The ceremony of certification of the first generation of Kosovo Security Force (KSF) recruits from non-Albanian communities is being held today at the Doctrine and Training Command in Ferizaj. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie and KSF leaders are participating at the ceremony which is taking place at “Skenderbeu” caserne.
Faton Abdullahu, adviser to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, said on Wednesday that the case of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari who died in Prizren detention center has diverted the attention from the attack on the Kosovo Assembly building a few months ago. Abdullahu said that in the case of the attack on the Assembly there was no petition or requests for extraordinary sessions to condemn the act.
The Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) communities continue to face high unemployment in Kosovo. According to RAE communities’ representatives, 90% of members of these communities do not have employment contracts. The government of Kosovo has drafted a strategy for integration of RAE communities in 2008. However, RAE communities representatives say that this strategy has remained only on paper and it was never implemented in practice.
Kosovo government approved today the decision to allocate 20 thousand Euros to support the project of the Coordinating Council of Family Associations of the Missing Persons in Kosovo for the rehabilitation of the families of missing persons. Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hajredin Kuci, said this amount of money is intended for different activities for family members of missing persons, including spa treatments for their rehabilitation.
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli, met today with Croatia’s Ambassador to Kosovo, Marija Kapitanovic, with who he discussed the excellent relations between Kosovo and Croatia. Veseli and Kapitanovic also discussed the steps being undertaken by Kosovo in the path of European integration, with particular emphasis on the process of visa liberalisation for Kosovo citizens. Veseli said that the EU is unfairly keeping Kosovo citizens isolated.
Kosovo’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Skender Hyseni, met on Monday the United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie. Hyseni and Delawie discussed the cooperation between Kosovo and the US in the field of rule of law. “In all the processes through which we have passed, we always had the support of the US and for this we will always be thankful,” Hyseni said.
The leader of the Serbian List, Slavko Simić, today confirmed that his party will participate on the debate on border-demarcation with Montenegro to be held on 3 August. Simić said he supports the public debate and hopes that a concrete solution will come out from the debate. “It should be a technical solution through negotiations… The best way to confront the public is with all the facts and to find a pragmatic solution,” he said.
Head of the so-called Office for Kosovo at the Government of Serbia, and Deputy leader of the Serbian Progressive Party, Marko Djuric, is visiting Moscow, where he informed his interlocutors about the situation in Kosovo.
The government of Kosovo has approved the draft law for ratification of the international agreement between Kosovo and the European Union, with regards to the extension of the mandate of the EU mission for the rule of law in Kosovo (EULEX), until 15 June 2018.
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, during the meeting of the government today said that Kosovo still remains strongly committed to strengthening the rule of law and fighting organized crime and corruption as one of the most important priorities of the government.