Elected MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Driton Selmanaj, said after his registration at the Kosovo Assembly that Kosovo needs a stable government, which in no version depends from prime ministers or presidents of countries in the region. He also said that LDK would in no way be in a government where PDK is.
According to him, the decision of the LDK’s General Council is to have no communication with PDK.
The most distinguished fighter from Kosovo in the Islamic state was Lundrim Muhaxheri. However, after his death, Russian media are writing about a Kosovo women assessing her to be just as dangerous as her compatriot. Russian agency Sputnik reported about her citing allegedly a report of the Kosovo Center for Security Studies. However, director of this organization, Florian Qehaja, refuted Russian media, saying that Russia is leading a wild campaign against Kosovo.
Turkey’s Ambassador to Kosovo, Kivilcim Kiliç, said today on the anniversary of the failed coup attempt in Turkey that members of Fethullah Gulen organization, considered responsible for the act, are in Kosovo. “Terrorist organization behind the coup in Turkey is present in Kosovo and 170 other world countries, through private schools and media”, Kilic said adding that the Turkish government would appreciated Kosovo’s assistance in fighting the organization.
According to the Kosovo Centre for Security Studies there are currently 40 women from Kosovo that have joined religious extremist groups in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Furthermore, it is estimated that 37 children from Kosovo are in these conflict zones.
Vetevendosje MP, Albulena Haxhiu, said the PAN coalition led by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and its candidate for prime minister Ramush Haradinaj do not have required numbers to form the new government of Kosovo and that this was the reason why an Assembly session is not being called. In a Facebook post, Haxhiu said President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci was serving the interests of PAN by not calling the constitutive session of the Assembly. “They don’t even have the numbers to elect Kadri Veseli Assembly Speaker”, Haxhiu wrote.
Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement rebutting reports from the Serbian Foreign Ministry saying Kosovo was suspended by the World Customs Organization (WCO). Kosovo authorities said Serbia, backed by Russia, failed to dispute Kosovo’s full membership to WCO and that Kosovo remains a full-fledged member of the organization since January 2017.
The EULEX Special Prosecutor has requested for the three suspects of serious crime of killing two UNMIK officials and serious attempted murder of two other UNMIK officials in 2004, to be put under detention.
Two of the suspects, Bajram Kicmari and Alban Dizdari were arrested yesterday during an operation as part of the continuing criminal investigations by the Special Prosecution conducted by EULEX and Kosovo Police.
The third suspect, Faik Shaqiri, was extradited during the last night from Germany.
Arrest warrants were issued by a Kosovo judge.
Dusan Janjic from the Belgrade-based Forum for Ethnic Relations said the first indictments of the specialist chambers cannot be expected before autumn and that they will involve people of influence in politics and security in Kosovo. Janjic said the approval of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence reaffirms the commitment of the international community to criminally prosecute war crimes in Kosovo.
Deputy leader of Vetevendosje movement, Fatmire Kollqaku, said that Kosovo’s restart of the dialogue with Serbia, by President Hashim Thaci, at the time when Kosovo has just went through an election process, is illegitimate.
Maja Kocijancic, EU's Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations told Serbian news agency Tanjug that the speed and date of Serbia’s joining the EU depends mainly on Serbia’s progress on implementation of reforms and normalization of the relations with Kosovo. She added that the EU will be working with Serbia for a stronger and faster process of membership. “The EU is strongly engaged on Serbia’s strategic objective of EU membership.