![(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 11, 2020 Kosovo President Hashim Thaci takes part in a tribute ceremony at a statue of late Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander in Pristina as the country celebrates the Liberation Day marking the deployment of NATO forces on the ground. Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci on June 24, 2020 canceled a visit to Washington to discuss tensions with Serbia after he was charged with war crimes, the US mediator said. Saturday's talks will go ahead with the participation of Kosovo's new Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, who has moved to ease friction with Serbia, envoy Richard Grenell wrote on Twitter.
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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been indicted for war crimes. AFP / Armend NIMANI
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been indicted for war crimes. AFP / Armend NIMANI
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and nine others indicted for war crimes
Charges relate to actions against ethnic Serbs and others during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia