Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, today expressed regret over the opposition boycotting the vote on the ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) in the Assembly. According to him, this action cannot diminish at all the importance of this agreement. "Congratulations to all for the ratification of the SAA, the first contractual agreement between the Kosovo and the EU. This happy event marks a long-awaited success for Kosovo in meeting the aspirations of our people for European integration. I express regret over the opposition parties boycotting the voting process, but anyway I am convinced that this nihilistic action doesn’t diminish at all the importance of this historical achievement of our country's foreign policy,” Thaci said.