A senior U.S. official on Tuesday said he would be visiting Kosovo in the next days to put “back on track” talks on normalizing ties between Kosovo and Serbia, after tensions escalated over Kosovo’s decision to ban the use of the Serbian dinar.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar said he would discuss with Kosovo authorities a possible resolution of the “uncoordinated decision” to ban Serbia’s dinar and transfers from Serbia to citizens of Kosovo who depend on social services and payments.
The government of Kosovo banned banks and other financial institutions in ethnic Serbian-dominated areas, especially in…