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Thaci: Kosovo will be in the focus of the Trump administration (Telegrafi)

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said today that the United States of America will continue their unwavering support to Kosovo. In an interview for RTV Dukagjini, Thaci said Kosovo will be in the focus of the new U.S. President, Donald Trump. “I don’t think there is any reason for concern. The United States of America will support Kosovo. The Trump administration will support peace and stability in the region; they will support the values we represent and our Euro-Atlantic vision.

Collaku leaves Ministry of Integration, will join Office of the President (media)

Kosovo’s Minister for European Integration, Bekim Collaku, said in an interview for RTV Dukagjini that the latest by January next year, the people of Kosovo will be able to travel without visas in EU member states. Collaku said Brussels once again confirmed for Kosovo’s European future with the positive vote by the European Parliament’s Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Government to submit demarcation deal to Assembly on Wednesday (RTV Dukagjini)

The Kosovo government seems determined to send the border-demarcation deal with Montenegro to the Assembly. Unnamed sources told RTV Dukagjini that the government will meet on Wednesday at 10:00 to adopt the demarcation deal and then submit it to the Assembly. According to the same sources, the Assembly will meet in an extraordinary session to ratify the deal. “The agreement with Montenegro will be submitted [to the Assembly] on Wednesday. Everything is ready.

Hoxhaj: We will stop "Sunny Valley" (media)

Kosovo Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, told RTV Dukagjini ​today that Serbia's project for building a settlement called "The Sunny Valley" in the northern part of Kosovo will not be implemented. Hoxhaj said the project is illegal and that the Kosovo government will put pressure on Belgrade to stop further construction work. Arguing that the project has colonizing objectives, Hoxhaj also said that only Milosevic's regime could come up with such initiatives.

Caushi: Vetevendosje did not burn the cars, attacks are not unexpected (Telegrafi)

Vetevendosje Deputy Leader, Driton Caushi, told RTV Dukagjini today that an increasing number of people are joining the protest organized by the joint opposition in downtown Pristina. Asked to comment on the attacks against the vehicles of two government ministers, Caushi said the Vetevendosje Movement has nothing to do with the attacks. “However, such attacks are not unexpected given the aggressiveness of the government vis-à-vis the opposition and the people of Kosovo,” he added.

Lunacek believes Assembly needs to ratify agreements with Serbia (Telegrafi)

European Parliament vice president and rapporteur for Kosovo, Ulrike Lunacek, told RTV Dukagjini that the two agreements disputed by the opposition, that on the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities and border demarcation with Montenegro, should be put for ratification at the Assembly of Kosovo. She said opposition actions such as releasing teargas are unacceptable. “ Lunacek said she was surprised by the statement of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa that the agreements would not be ratified by the Assembly only discussed.