President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today the chief of the European Union Election Observation Mission, Alojz Peterle, and discussed preparations for Sunday’s local elections.  Thaci commended the EU’s readiness to monitor the elections which he said he believed would take place in a democratic manner.

“Kosovo has already demonstrated that it knows how to organize free, fair and democratic elections, recognized by all political parties and the international community. It will reaffirm this tradition yet again on Sunday,” Thaci said.

Chief EU observer Peterle said on the occasion that the mission’s staff will be deployed throughout Kosovo on Sunday.