Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, is visiting Thailand where he met senior state officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister, Virasadaki Futrakul. The latter hailed Kosovo’s progress in the last couple of years and said that Thailand would vote in favor of Kosovo’s accession bid to the UNESCO. The UNESCO General Assembly is expected to vote on Kosovo’s accession in early November.

The Kosovo Government issued a press release condemning today’s attack by Vetevendosje activists against Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi. The government said the violent act, “which is in the series of recent violent actions by the Vetevendosje Movement and supported by other opposition parties, is directed against the legitimate institutions and the will of the people of the Republic of Kosovo”. “This attack, which was carried out at a time when Mr.

Vetevendosje MP Rexhep Selimi said in an interview with TV Dukagjini today that, at the Kosovo Assembly session on Thursday, the opposition will continue its protest against the formation of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “Even in earlier sessions [of the Assembly] it was decided to continue with the sessions, but we were adamant to prevent this until the signatures on the Association are withdrawn. We are determined to continue our protests until the Association is stopped,” he said.

The latest Kosovo official to be targeted with eggs by Vetevendosje activists was Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi. Vetevendosje confirmed it is behind today's attack and its spokesperson Frasher Krasniqi said Selimi was targeted for his friendship with Serbian FM Ivica Dacic. Krasniqi said the officials of the Kosovo government will not be able to function freely until the agreements on border demarcation with Montenegro and those with Serbia are annulled. Selimi later took to Twitter to react against the incident. "Just got pelted with eggs by fascist thugs of Vetevendosje.

Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Petrit Selimi, said in an interview for TV Dukagjini, that according to information of the Kosovar diplomacy, the Stabilization/Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Kosovo will be signed in October. Selimi said he is fully confident that this year Kosovo will be an official candidate for membership in the Council of Europe. Selimi added that this year Kosovo was recognized by three countries. “These are sovereign states. The Kosovar diplomacy has had diverse priorities.

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, told Radio Free Europe that Kosovo’s eventual membership in UNESCO would bring many benefits, but responsibilities as well. Selimi said that Kosovo with a very young population, needs assistance and reforms in the education sector, and UNESCO is the one dealing with the issue of reforms, standardization and exchange of educational programs.

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi is visiting the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Selimi met with the OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani and a team of OIC experts, and briefed them on the lobbying campaign for Kosovo’s membership of the UNESCO. The OIC Secretary General promised the full commitment of his organization in support of Kosovo’s membership of the UNESCO.

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi said in an interview for Radio Free Europe that Kosovo has created a powerful lobbying group for membership in the UNESCO. Selimi, who visited the Holy See on Tuesday, said the main topic of discussion there was Kosovo’s membership in the UNESCO. He mentioned Serbia’s negative discourse against Kosovo’s membership and highlighted a recent statement by Serbia’s ambassador to the UNESCO, Darko Tanaskovic.

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, visited Rome and Vatican as part of lobbying for Kosovo to secure the support of the Holy See and Italy for Kosovo's membership in UNESCO.  "The United States, France, Britain, Germany and Italy are on our side in our battle to join UNESCO. The battle will be tough, but we will succeed, " Selimi told the Italian news agency ANSA.

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, told Radio Kosova that Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, during the United Nations Security Council meeting today will report on Kosovo’s successes and will require the closure of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).  “Today the Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci during the UNSC meeting will call on the UN not to spend money on its mission in Kosovo because the situation has improved, and that seven years after independence, Kosovo is governed by its legitimate institutions,” he s