PM Mustafa and UN SG Ban Ki-moon discuss progress in Kosovo
(Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa during his visit in New York met with United Nation Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, Albanian President Bujar Nishani, Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and representatives of other countries, Klan Kosova reported.
A press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, notes that Mustafa informed the UN SG Ban Ki-moon with the general progress in Kosovo. PM Mustafa thanked UN SG Ban Ki-moon for the support and requested a further continuation of the support, all broadcasters reported.
Opposition refuses Mustafa’s invitation
(KTV)
None of the three Kosovo opposition parties are ready to positively respond to a potential invitation for a new meeting with the Government to discuss the demarcation with Montenegro, KTV reported.
Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa told Kosovo’s public broadcaster that in beginning of October, together with the PDK chairperson, Kadri Veseli, they will invite opposition parties to a meeting dedicated to the demarcation issue.
But Zgjim Hyseni of Vetëvendosje Movement said that this political entity will never accept to attend such a meeting, except if the Government acknowledges that the current version of demarcation is wrong.
On the other hand, Ahet Isufi from AAK said that this political entity will not attend any meeting organized by the Government unless the latter annuls the current agreement on demarcation.
Bilal Sherifi from Nisma për Kosovën shares the same opinion and said that the response of Nisma would be also dependent on the content of the invitation.
Jevtic: Police received political orders to deport Djuric
(KTV &Klan Kosova)
Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return, Dalibor Jevtic said that Kosovo Police had no reasons to stop the Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric during his visit in Gracanica/Graçanicë. According to him, Police did this after receiving political orders to shamefully deport Djuric from Kosovo, the online version of Klan Kosova reported.
Jevtic considers also as unreasonable the decision of Kosovo authorities not to allow Djuric to visit Pejë/Pec.
Minister Jevtic told Serbian media, that he spoke with international representatives in Kosovo about this issue and that they have agreed that there was no solid reason for this.
“It is not good that someone tries to humiliate a representative of the Republic of Serbia. This is a bad message,” said Jevtic, the online version of KTV reported.
Jevtic also considered that Kosovo Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, is under great pressure, due to, as he said, the opposition against her for topics discussed in Brussels.
Nevertheless, he does not see the need for Kosovo opposition to be included in the Brussels dialogue, a recommendation which was requested by the EU representative in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova.
Kosovo to reapply for membership in UNESCO
(RTK)
Kosovo is making all the necessary preparations to reapply for membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Kosovo Government officials confirmed.
Although the date for reapplication in this organisation has not been confirmed yet, Kosovo Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Valon Murtezaj told Radio Free Europe, that Kosovo institutions are strengthening the internal coordination before applying. He underlined that Kosovo is also coordinating with external stakeholders that have experience with sectors covered by UNESCO in order, as he said, for Kosovo to learn from those experiences.
“Kosovo institutions, Foreign Ministry and other ministries linked to sectors covered by UNESCO are progressing in drafting legislative and strategic documents, in order to address issues related to UNESCO’ scope of activities,” said Deputy Minister Myertzaj, the online version of RTK reported.
Kosovo’s candidature for UNESCO membership submitted, last year was strongly opposed by Serbia, claiming that Kosovo wants to alienate Serbia’s cultural heritage in Kosovo. Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) also strongly opposed Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO.
SOC representative in Kosovo, Abbot Sava Janjic, did not want to comment a potential reapplication of Kosovo in UNESCO. According to him, SOC has not discussed this issue yet. However Abbot Janjic, said that respect for all religions, religious freedom, religious site and heritage should be implemented in practice, too.
“All religious communities and their sites should be guarded equally. While, the freedom of religion in all religious sites should be guaranteed by law,” said Janjic.
Handikos criticizes Law on Road Traffic Provisions
(KTV)
The Law on Road Traffic Provisions has triggered a harsh debate recently in Kosovo. Handikos representatives have also criticized the terminology of this Law. The Law on Road Traffic Provisions refers to people with limited abilities as ‘handicapped or incapable’, KTV reported.
Osman Shatri, legal advisor in Handikos, considers this terminology as offensive and discriminatory. He said that other laws contain such a terminology, too. Shatri blames those who draft and approve the laws for these errors.
Also the chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and Petitions, Lirije Kajtazi considers as scandalous the mistakes. She admitted that more caution must be paid to the terminology in the laws.
