In his remarks to Delo, he stressed that "the only people who can make a decision on the future of Kosovo are the people who live there: the Kosovo Albanians, the Kosovo Serbs as well as the Serbian government, of course." But, given the fact that the Kosovo Albanians account for 90 per cent of the province's population, "their views have to be listened to and respected," the US diplomat added.
U izjavi Delu , istaknuo je kako "su jedini koji mogu donijeti odluku o budućnosti Kosova ljudi koji tamo žive: kosovski Albanci, kosovski Srbi, kao i, naravno, srbijanska vlada". Međutim, imajući u vidu činjenicu da kosovski Albanci čine 90 posto stanovništva pokrajine, "njihova gledišta moraju se saslušati i poštovati ", dodao je američki diplomat.