Serbia Won’t Take U.S. Pressure on Kosovo, President Says

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said he won’t accept any pressure from the U.S. to make more concessions to normalize relations with Kosovo so it can begin talks to join the European Union.

Serbia “has made great progress and is open to doing even more” and “rightfully expects to start talks with the EU,” Nikolic said in Belgrade before a meeting tomorrow with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Rome, where both will attend the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis. Serb opposition leaders have accused the EU and U.S. of using entry to the bloc as a tool to pressure the country into giving more ground on Kosovo.