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13/05/2021
Israel’s Ambassador to Serbia Yahel Vilan said that his country recognized Kosovo’s independence under pressure from the United States.
The ambassador told the Prva TV that Israel recognized Kosovo as part of the Washington Agreement which included Kosovo opening its embassy in Jerusalem.
“Israel’s decision to recognize Kosovo was made under American pressure and don’t forget that it was done as part of the agreements between Serbia, Kosovo and the U.S. – not with us, with Israel,” he said.
The ambassador also said that the decision came after years of his country refusing to recognize Kosovo as an independent state.
Printskrin: TV Prva Don t get me wrong, that s an important topic, but it s a different story. Israel s decision to recognize Kosovo s independence was made under American pressure, otherwise let s not forget that it was done within the framework of the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo and America, not us. I am not trying to hide behind that, that decision was made by Israel after many years of refusing to recognize Kosovo. It is against our interests in Serbia, he said. Asked whether Israel would revise its decision on Kosovo, the ambassador said he did not want to make any room for optimism for the Serbian public.
Printskrin: TV Prva
During his guest appearance on the morning program of TV Prva, Israeli Ambassador Yahel Vilan was asked why his country recognized the so-called Kosovo, he claimed that Israel did it because it was under pressure from America. Those two sentences immediately provoked reactions from the host who printed out the agreement and showed it live. First, the study shows the agreement signed in Washington, i.e. in the White House and in the presence of the then U.S. President Donald Trump, and from which it is clear that Pristina and Belgrade signed two different agreements with Washington, parts of which are not the same.
Ambassador says US pressured Israel to recognize Kosovo Source: Tanjug/Rade Prelić
Israel’s Ambassador to Serbia Yahel Vilan said that his country recognized Kosovo under pressure from the United States.
The ambassador told the pro-government TV Prva that Israel recognized Kosovo as part of the Washington Agreement which included Kosovo opening its embassy in Jerusalem. “Israel’s decision to recognize Kosovo was taken under American pressure and don’t forget that it was done as part of the agreements between Serbia and Kosovo and America, not with us, with Israel,” he said.
The ambassador said that the decision came after years during which his country did not recognize Kosovo. “That is definitely against our interests in Serbia, that is against my interests,” Vilan said, adding that he does not see any reason for Israel to revoke the decision as long as both sides stick to their obligations.