The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, currently in France pending a final decision of the court on whether he will be extradited to Serbia on war crimes charges, wrote in his Facebook account that the decision of President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, and Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, to take part in the Brussels dialogue despite “Serbia’s successive attacks on Kosovo’s sovereignty, is a puppet’s move.” “To sit at a discussion table with Serbia which is causing Kosovo so much damage through recent attacks and such stunts like the wall, the train and false arrest

Kosovo government spokesperson, Arban Abrashi, confirmed for the portal that the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi, will participate together with the Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, at the meeting that will be held on Tuesday in Brussels.

 Deputy Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Haki Rugova, said that continuous provocations from the Serbian state could be avoided only by political wisdom and cooperation between the government and opposition.  He said that support of the international friends is also required. He praised PM Mustafa for managing the situation with the train from Serbia.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said at today’s government meeting that Kosovo is determined to enforce legal and constitutional order throughout its territory. He said there has been recently intensification of provocations from Serbia but underlined that all Kosovo institutions are well-prepared and coordinated to protect stability of Kosovo.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa said detention of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) leader Ramush Haradinaj on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia was “unacceptable.” “I wish to express the concern of the government over this arrest on a political and hostile warrant issued by Serbia. These are unlawful and unjust act aimed at provoking tensions and blocking Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic perspective,” said Mustafa at today’s cabinet meeting. He added that all government departments are making efforts to secure Haradinaj’s release as soon as possible.

Citing sources in the Kosovo government, the news website reports that Local Government Minister, Mirjana Jevtic, has resigned from her post. “The decision has been sent to the office of the secretary. Tomorrow the decision could be sent to the Office of the Prime Minister and he will be officially notified about her resignation,” the source added. Slavko Simic, leader of the Serbian List, confirmed Jevtic’s resignation on Thursday.

Representatives of opposition parties in Kosovo are adamant that the current version of the border demarcation with Montenegro will not pass and they also claim that Prime Minister Isa Mustafa is well aware of this. Valdete Bajrami, head of the NISMA parliamentary group, told the news website: “If he [Prime Minister Mustafa] tries to bring back the agreement we will reiterate our position against it. Our position is known and the people know that the agreement is damaging and unacceptable for Kosovo.

Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said in an interview for the news website that, the best-case scenario for the end of this year would be if the Kosovo Assembly manages to ratify the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. “The best possible solution would be to ratify the agreement by the end of the year.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, has dismissed Ljubomir Maric from the post of Minister of Local Government and Administration and replaced him with Mirjana Jevtic who until now was Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. “The decisions have been taken following proposals and consultations of the Serbian List representatives at the Assembly of Kosovo,” reads a press release issued by Mustafa’s office.

Kosovo Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that the ruling coalition is working to secure the required number of votes to resubmit the demarcation deal with Montenegro in the Kosovo Assembly. Mustafa also said he was confident that the draft law on the border demarcation with Montenegro will be ratified soon.