# § 10709. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia
**(a)** **Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that—
**(1)** the Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations, which was agreed to by Kosovo and Serbia on February 27, 2023, with the facilitation of the European Union, is a positive step forward in advancing normalization between the two countries;
**(2)** Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make immediate progress on the Implementation Annex to the agreement referred to in paragraph (1);
**(3)** once sufficient progress has been made on the Implementation Annex, the United States should consider advancing initiatives to strengthen bilateral relations with both countries, which could include—
**(A)** establishing bilateral strategic dialogues with Kosovo and Serbia; and
**(B)** advancing concrete initiatives to deepen economic ties and investment with both countries; and
**(4)** the United States should continue to support a comprehensive final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia based on mutual recognition.
**(b)** **Statement of policy** It is the policy of the United States Government that—
**(1)** it shall not pursue any policy that advocates for land swaps, partition, or other forms of redrawing borders along ethnic lines in the Western Balkans as a means to settle disputes between nation states in the region; and
**(2)** it should support pluralistic democracies in countries in the Western Balkans as a means to prevent a return to the ethnic strife that once characterized the region.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIII, § 8340, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1877.)