The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said today in Pristina that Kosovo is not a destabilizing factor and that it had nothing to do with the latest incidents in Kumanovo, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. He also said that stability in FYROM means stability in the region, including Kosovo. Mustafa made these remarks during the regular meeting of the Kosovo government.

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa expressed concern over, as he said, attempts to manipulate the public by allegations that he had prior information from the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA) about events in Kumanovo, FYROM.

The paper’s front-page editorial notes that Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa have called on the FYROM authorities to conduct transparent and credible investigations into the Kumanovo clashes, “but first they [Jahjaga and Mustafa] should ask our own security mechanisms what they know about several Kosovars who were involved in the latest events there”.

Kosovo's leaders have condemned "any involvement" of the territory's citizens in a weekend gunbattle in neighboring Macedonia that left eight police officers and 14 suspected gunmen dead.

Kosovo's President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa issued the condemnation in a joint statement on May 11, as Macedonia was observing a second day of national mourning after the shoot-out in the town of Kumanovo.

President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa have expressed their deep concern over the recent events in Kumanovo, FYROM, and condemned any involvement of the people of Kosovo. After a meeting today, Jahjaga and Mustafa called for a transparent and credible investigation into the recent events and expressed the readiness of Kosovo institutions to help in the process. “Republic of Kosovo remains committed to a multiethnic, stable Macedonia, committed to equal rights for all communities and implementation of Ohrid Agreement,” a joint Jahjaga-Mustafa statement reads.

Kosovo's Prime Minister and current leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Isa Mustafa admitted on Wednesday that he will run for another mandate for the post of the leader of the LDK.  Mustafa also highlighted that the internal elections in LDK would be a process well organized and completely democratic.

Public administration reform in Kosovo should be finalized by the end of May, said today Prime Minister Isa Mustafa. He said the reforms process, that began several years ago, will definitely have to end before June. He said the Kosovo institutions need to implement obligations and tasks related to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.

The Kosovo government said today that it opposes what it called “an unreasonable strike” organized by the Education Union and called on the teachers to resume their classes. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said the government has gone beyond the budgetary limits to meet the demands of the teachers. “There is no reason to stop classes. Schools are there to provide education for the children, and not for someone to get paid without holding their classes. We all need to act responsibly. The teaching staff and the organizers of the strike need to act responsibly.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that through dialogue in Brussels, Pristina will put pressure on Belgrade for the issue of missing persons. Mustafa made this statement during the unveiling of a monument in the memory of missing persons in the yard of the Kosovo Assembly in Pristina on the occasion of Kosovo’s National Day for Missing Persons. “I know this is a very sad day. You [families of missing persons] are still waiting for news about your loved ones. We will see that all those responsible will face justice.

Prime ministers of Albania and Kosovo, Edi Rama and Isa Mustafa, as well as Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, had a working breakfast today in Brussels. The leaders are reported to have discussed joint projects within the process launched in Berlin by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Rama, Mustafa and Thaci are taking part in the Western Balkans summit organised by the European Commission.