The new American strategy for the Balkans means a return to the region

The newspaper writes that the possible intentions of Washington to deal more actively with the Macedonian issue are confirmed by the information that the new American ambassador in Skopje will be Hoyt Brian Lee.
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Ažurirano: 04.12.2017. 10:39h

If the new American strategy project in the Balkans is accepted, it will mean the return of the USA to the region and an attempt to prevent the strengthening of Russia's position, writes the Moscow daily Komersant today. The newspaper reminds that the project of the new Balkan strategy was developed by the Atlantic Council, close to the US administration, and that it does not have an official character, but that it could become a platform for American policy in the Balkans in the near future. Dnevnik states that the Balkans reacted to the published document "very seriously and with interest". "Of course, increased interest was shown by Serbia, which occupies a special place in the document. President Aleksandar Vučić stated that it is an 'important topic'. And a source close to the authorities in Serbia told Kommersant that the document is very positive for Belgrade because it recognizes the importance of Serbia in the region and corresponds to Belgrade's efforts to have strategic relations with the USA," the newspaper writes. Komersant adds that the authors of the document are counting on such an aspiration of Belgrade. The newspaper writes that the possible intentions of Washington to deal more actively with the Macedonian issue is confirmed by the information that the new American ambassador in Skopje will be Hoyt Brian Lee, who actively participated in the preparation of the document on the new Balkan strategy.

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