Trump Says Balkan Rivals Serbia, Kosovo Agreed to Economic Deal
- Agreement is short of Belgrade recognizing Kosovo independence
- Text of agreement hasn’t been made public, leaving uncertainty
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President Donald Trump said that Serbia and Kosovo had agreed to “economic normalization,” in what he said was a step toward ending a two-decade old conflict. But the deal fell short of Belgrade recognizing its neighbor as an independent nation.
“My administration proposed a new way of bridging the divide by focusing on job creation and economic growth,” Trump said during a meeting with leaders of the two countries at the White House on Friday.