The United States on Monday called on Kosovo's political parties to ratify a border demarcation deal with neighboring Montenegro, saying the delay is damaging the Balkan state's credibility abroad.

The U.S. Embassy urged the government in Pristina to resubmit the ratification question to parliament. The embassy says the holdup also is hindering the ability of Kosovars to travel freely through Europe.

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Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Ismet Beqiri, said that the meeting of this parliamentary group with the U.S. Ambassador, Greg Delawie, was substantial, however he did not give any more information about the discussions.

“I can say that the agenda is already set: tomorrow is a motion initiated by the opposition. We said that the points mentioned in the motion are not true,” Beqiri said.

Insajderi: Was there any initial coordination between Kosovo authorities, namely the Office of the President, with the U.S. Embassy Pristina regarding the future steps on creating the Kosovo Army?

Kosovar President Hashim Thaci says there is "no turning back" from his plan to transform the Balkan country's lightly armed security force into a national army, brushing off strongly voiced concern from NATO and the United States.

The security force "will be transformed into a Kosovo army," Thaci told RFE/RL on March 8, seeming to dismiss warnings from the U.S. Embassy and the Western military alliance against making the change without amending the constitution.

The U.S. Embassy in Pristina distributed a press release which says that the U.S. supports gradual and transparent transformation of the KSF into a mulietnic force in accordance with NATO standards.

The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, welcomed the letter of the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the government of Kosovo. “Welcome NATO Secretary General letter on strengthening interaction, new cooperation & activities with Kosovo. Foundation for deeper NATO ties,” Delawie wrote on his Twitter account.

The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, said that fighting corruption should be a priority for all actors in Kosovo. Delawie made these comments during the round table organized by the Institute for Justice, supported by the U.S. and United Kingdom Embassies in Kosovo. They discussed performance and results of the justice institutions with a focus on fighting corruption.