Balkan remains important to USA

BALKANS

Although the United States is not focused on the Balkans as it was in the 1990s, the challenges in this region are still reviewed at a very high level in Washington, a prominent US political expert said.

John Stilides, a political strategist of the Republican Party and chairman of major programs at the Washington-based Woodrow Wilson Center Southeast Europe, gave the statement while answering a journalist’s question over the degree the United States’ plans to retain its engagement on the Balkans.

“The recent visit to the Balkans of the US Vice President Joe Biden was a signal that although the region is not subject of the President’s constant attention, the challenges in this region are still reviewed at a very high level,” Stilides said.