KIM Radio reported, referring to Pristina based Albanian language newspaper Express, that former RTK 2 director Zarko Joksimovic is sentenced to 6 months in prison, under the charges of misusing official duty.

Presiding judge Hoti, announcing the verdict, informed Joksimovic that the prison sentence, with his agreement, can be replaced with a financial fine in the amount of 2.500 euros, KIM Radio reported.

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) MP Ganimete Musliu told the news site today that she will not vote in favor of the special court that is expected to address war crimes allegations in Kosovo. “In my opinion, this is going to be a political court and I have my doubts about trials that will be held in another country,” she said. Musliu, who recently visited Belgrade together with a group of Kosovo MPs, said she expects Serbia to recognize Kosovo’s independence soon.

Kosovo’s Minister without portfolio Edita Tahiri told the news site on Thursday that the issue of the Trepca mining complex would under no circumstance be discussed in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue. According to Tahiri, the red lines set in the dialogue with Belgrade do not allow for such topics to be addressed. She also said that the Constitution of Kosovo does not allow opening topics that are related to Kosovo’s wealth and territorial integrity.

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The Commander of NATO Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, said that NATO will continue to implement its mission in Kosovo in maintaining peace and stability and a  secure environment for all citizens.

Admiral Clingan made the comments in a farewell meeting with Kosovo President, Atifete Jahjaga.

Clint Williamson, the lead prosecutor for the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) investigating the war crime and organised crime allegations in the Council of Europe (CoE) report met this morning with Kosovo President, Atifete Jahjaga.

According to a press release from the meeting, Jahjaga said that Kosovo institutions are committed to cooperate with SITF in the coming period to strengthen rule of law and meet obligations to the local and international justice.

Hashim Thaci, the outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), wrote in his Facebook profile that Thursday’s decisions at the Assembly of Kosovo, which derived from an illegal, anti-democratic and anti-constitutional process are invalid and equal to a big null. “Yesterday we saw demeaning scenes for Kosovo’s democracy, induced by political leaders who never in their lives won any elections during the 15 years of free Kosovo.

Vlora Citaku is no longer Minister for European Integrations. She has left Kosovo while Gëzim Kasapolli was nominated Acting Minister. However, Presidnt Jahjaga has not yet decreed Citaku for the post of Consul of Kosovo in New York.

The General Secretary of the Alliance for The Future of Kosovo (AAK,) Burim Randani, writes that for years, irresponsible individuals lead Kosovo towards a serious state of anarchy. “These individuals do not know what democracy is. They only recognize the language of money, bribe, and corruption. In other words, they only know about personal, family or clan profits. They do not want to accept other arguments. Their intention is not establishment of democracy, because democracy is an obstacle for them.

Berat Buzhala considers that even if the Constitutional Court decides that the President should give Hashim Thaçi the mandate to create the new government, it is globally known that he does not have the sufficient numbers. Therefore, he says, if the Constitutional Court authorizes only the Democratic Party of Kosovo to create the new government, its leader, Hashim Thaçi, would become an extremely funny figure. “All that he can do is meet Gjergj Dedaj from Albanians and non-Albanian communities.

Leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK,) Ramush Haradinaj, met today at AAK premises with the former U.S. Governor and Director of the Board of National Democratic Institute (NDI,) Howards Dean. They discussed the current developments in Kosovo and further cooperation of AAK with NDI, economic development, rule of law and European perspective of Kosovo.