During his visit to RTK2, US Ambassador in Kosovo Tracey Ann Jacobson said that for Kosovo is very important to have a public broadcaster in the Serbian language. She expressed her satisfaction that the RTK2, in less than two years of functioning, managed to meet the needs of program content, specified by the law on RTK.

The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Tracey Ann Jacobson, said on Wednesday that organized crime, migration and participation in foreign wars, remain issues of concern for the security of the Western Balkans. "In this region, of particular concern are the cross-border organized crime, irregular migration and the growing trend of fighters participating in foreign wars in Syria and Iraq,” Jacobson said. According to her, the only way to prevent these crimes is the interstate cooperation in the region.

The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Tracey Ann Jacobson, congratulated the Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia, Isa Mustafa and Aleksandar Vucic, for the agreement on integration of the judiciary that was signed last night. “Congrats to Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia for accord on integration of justice. Look forward to full implementation of agreements,” wrote Jacobson on her Twitter account.

Hashim Thaci, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister for Foreign Affairs, met today with Tracey Ann Jacobson, the United States Ambassador to Kosovo. Thaci and Jacobson discussed the agenda of the new government of Kosovo. Thaci wrote on Facebook that he called on Jacobson to continue supporting Kosovo’s path in Euro-Atlantic integration processes. Thaci assured Jacobson that Kosovo would focus on consolidating its democracy, on the rule of law and on dialogue with Belgrade.

The USAID Project "New Business Opportunities" marked today the conclusion of the program in support of the agricultural sector, Zeri newspaper reports. According to Zeri, this program has generated about 6000 new work places, and there were about 23 million Euro export in the region. In February 2011, USAID started new program ‘Opportunities in Agriculture’, designed to increase agricultural production in Kosovo and to generate jobs in this sector.

Organized crime and terrorism are threatening Kosovo and the whole region, so the combat against these phenomena must be done with regional cooperation. This was said during the regional conference on "Challenges in combating organized crime and terrorism, and the cooperation in South-Eastern Europe,” Kosova Press reports.  Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga said that combating organized crime and terrorism must be a common struggle and that every country in the region is facing illegal migration due to lack of cooperation in these areas.

The American Ambassador in Pristina, Tracey Ann Jacobson, had a message for party leaders, in a meeting with them. In Albanian, she told them not to screw up.

“My message to the politicians has been clear. In fact I can even say it in Albanian: Mos e dhij punën.”

Ambassador Jacobson was speaking at the end of the conference organized by FOL, a local NGO.

Tracey Ann Jacobson, the United States Ambassador to Kosovo, has advised leaders of political parties to engage in breaking the political deadlock and to form the new institutions. During her address at the celebration of “The Week for Rights of Crime Victims” in Pristina, Jacobson said Kosovo needs adopted laws “but there is no Assembly yet to do this”. “Set your differences aside and form the government and the Assembly,” Jacobson said.

Relations between the United States and Kosovo are at a critical point. U.S. diplomat Tina Kaidanow has cancelled her visit to Kosovo, while U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has announced a shortened agenda during his stay in Pristina. Diplomatic sources told Express that Kaidanow, Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the State Department, cancelled her visit because of the political deadlock and problems in the judiciary, especially after the recent release of terrorism suspects from detention.

The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Tracey Ann Jacobson, said today that the US Embassy will not interfere in the political crisis. “The solution lies with the representatives of the people. I hope they will find a solution very soon. I fully support the process of consultations led by the President,” Jacobson said during a visit to the Kosovo Ministry of Interior Affairs.