Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, said Kosovo has managed to secure enough votes to gain membership in UNESCO. He said that in meetings with foreign diplomats in the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Kosovo delegation has secured the necessary votes for UNESCO although he admitted that Kosovo would still need to adopt two pieces of legislation regarding religious equality.

Speaking about Kosovo’s Interpol bid, Pacolli said they are considering withdrawing from applying this time due to problems with votes and the fact that Interpol’s upcoming General Assembly is set to take place in China which has not recognized independence of Kosovo. “I am very skeptical and not at all encouraged to say everything will go well with this membership being that the host of the event has barricaded everything. It is a huge responsibility to say that we will withdraw,” Pacolli said underlining that more efforts need to be put for Kosovo’s bid next year.