Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, said in a debate organised by the Pristina Institute for Political Studies that Kosovo needs a national consensus on the border demarcation issue with Montenegro, creation of a Kosovo army, application for EU candidate statue, and finalization of dialogue with Serbia which would end in a mutual recognition and Kosovo’s membership to the UN.

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell valued establishment of the Reconciliation and the Truth Commission, initiative of the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci.

O’Connell said it is very important for youth to understand what has happened and agree not to repeat the war. He offered his support for any need of the commission.

Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli, said that none of the countries of the region can impede or delay Kosovo’s membership at NATO.

During the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Adriatic Charter (A5) countries in Skopje, Pacolli said that process of Kosovo’s international integration is irreversible.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said in a Facebook post that he was looking forward to the visit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, to Kosovo. He said Zaev’s visit is a sign of good will and will contribute to deepening of bilateral relations. “As Prime Minister of the country, I will duly represent the people and the state of Kosovo in building sustainable relations,” Haradinaj wrote. Zaev is expected to visit Kosovo on Tuesday, 12 December.

Next year Kosovo is expected to chair the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Kosovo’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Bajram Hasani, told Radio Free Europe that Kosovo will be presiding only under the name Kosovo, without UNMIK acronym. He added that representatives of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo will not be participating at CEFTA meetings either.

A few weeks ago official Pristina threatened that it would leave CEFTA if presented as UNMIK.

International officials in Kosovo called on the local institutions to step up fight against corruption and empower the rule of law. In an event organised to mark the Anti-Corruption Week, head of the EU Office in Kosovo and Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, said fight of corruption is a step that needs to be undertaken as part of Kosovo’s European integration. “For the EU, the fight against corruption is one of the priorities and key messages I wish to pass on today.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, met in Washington D.C. the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Wess Mitchell, who was also accompanied by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Hoyt Yee. Pacolli said the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere and that they discussed Kosovo-U.S. relations, including priority issues and the need for increasing the U.S. presence in the region. “U.S.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today during the meeting of the government of Kosovo that head of the Commission for border demarcation has informed him on Thursday that the commission’s report with its findings is ready.

“I proposed to him to come at one of the future meetings of the government. Most certainly the conclusion will be for the government to proceed the agreement to the Assembly. To proceed the findings of the report to the Assembly.

Vetevendosje MPs, Albin Kurti and Donika Kadaj Bujupi were brought this morning handcuffed at the Basic Court in Pristina. The other two MPs from Vetevendosje Movement, Albulena Haxhiu and Faton Topalli also arrived at the court. Kosovo Assembly MPs from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) are also present as the damaged party. However, witnesses Armend Zemaj, Naser Osmani and Kadri Veseli are not present at the court session.

A group of Kosovo MPs and representatives of the Kosovo Democratic Institute (KDI) visited today the basic prosecution in the northern part of Mitrovica as part of efforts to increase transparency of Brussels agreements and to strengthen the supervisory role of the Kosovo Assembly in the implementation of agreements process.