"If our largest strategic objective is a peaceful, secure, united Europe… that objective cannot be attained as long as the Balkans are unstable and as long as the Balkans are not connected to the rest of Europe," a State Department transcript released Tuesday (14 June) quoted Burns as saying, following his trip to Sarajevo, Pristina and Belgrade last week.
"Аko je naš najveći strateški cilj miroljubiva, sigurna, ujedinjena Europа… taj cilj se ne može ostvariti sve dok je Balkan nestabilan i sve dok se Balkan ne poveže s ostatkom Europe", kazao je Burns nakon posjeta Sarajevu, Prištini i Beogradu prošlog tjedna, navodi se u transkriptu State departmenta objavljenom u utorak (14. lipanj).