U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick has stated that Washington strongly supports Serbia in its EU integration and stressed that the dialogue between Belgrade and Prstina is very important and expected to result in great progress in the coming months.

More work is still needed when it comes to reforms required by the EU, she noted, adding that another significant item was continuous progress in cooperation within the region. That is why the talks between Belgrade and Pristina are so important, she remarked in an inteview for the Politika daily.

The talks can solve many issues, like the cadastre, telecommunications and electrical power, all of which can be very useful for the people in Kosovo.

When asked why a partition of Kosovo was acceptable to Washington in the 90s and not now, she responded that she saw no reason to look back.

As far as the U.S. is concerned, the status and the borders of Kosovo have been settled, said Warlick. However, the U.S. does recognize Serbia's special interest and relations with the Serbs living in Kosovo, as well as in terms of the monasteries and cultural heritage there, she added.

Commenting on Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty's report on human organ trafficking in Kosovo, Warlick reiterated that the U.S. believes the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo is perfectly capable of investigating those crimes.

Ratko Mladic's arrest was very important for Serbia and its cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), but also for all the victims of the Bosnian war, especially those affected by the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, the ambassador underlined. She is convinced Serbia is going to complete its obligations towards the ICTY.