A high-level American legislative delegation, comprised of US Congressmen Keith Self (R-TX) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), arrived in Preševo today for a closed-door summit with the political leadership of the region’s ethnic Albanian majority.
The meeting, held at the headquarters of the Albanian National Council, marks a significant diplomatic engagement by Washington lawmakers in the volatile border region of southern Serbia.
The Welcoming Delegation
The bipartisan US congressional duo was received by a unified front of the Preševo Valley’s most prominent political figures:
- Enkel Rexhepi, President of the Albanian National Council.
- Shaip Kamberi, the sole ethnic Albanian representative serving in the National Assembly of Serbia.
- Ragmi Mustafa, Deputy Mayor of the Preševo Municipality.
[US CONGRESSIONAL REGIONAL TOUR — MAY 2026]
│
┌───────────────────┴───────────────────┐
▼ ▼
MONDAY, MAY 25: TUESDAY, MAY 26:
• Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina • Preševo Valley, Southern Serbia
• Belgrade, Serbia • Pristina, Kosovo (Next Leg)
Mapping the Broader Balkan Tour
The stop in Preševo is part of a rapid, high-stakes diplomatic sweep across the Western Balkans by the two influential members of the US House of Representatives.
The lawmakers are conducting a multi-nation itinerary designed to assess regional security, minority rights, and geopolitical friction points:
- Monday: Congressmen Self and Subramanyam held official stabilization talks in Bosnia and Herzegovina before flying to Belgrade for meetings with Serbian state officials.
- Tuesday (Today): Following their morning session with Albanian leaders in the Preševo Valley, the delegation is scheduled to cross the border into Kosovo for high-level talks with institutional heads in Pristina.
The talks in Preševo are expected to center heavily on ethnic Albanian grievances regarding institutional passivization of residential addresses, economic underdevelopment, and political representation within Serbia’s centralized state structures.
