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. "I know that RTK2 broadcasted nearly 4,000 TV reports and had 1,200 guests. In particular, I congratulate on the diversity of guests, not only in terms of ethnicity, but also the representation of different profiles, from president to the sportsmen.

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. Mustafa and Vucic, late yesterday night have reached an agreement on judiciary in the dialogue mediated by EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini.

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.

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.

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. She said that Kosovo leaders have a tradition of corruption. As an example, she referred to Fatmir Limaj and Isa Mustafa.

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.