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.

Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, distributed through its Consulate in New York the documentary published by the Humanitarian Law Center, to the UN permanent missions and observes.

According to the Ministry, the documentary offers “convincing” evidence on the level of impunity of Serbia’s war crimes committed against Kosovo Albanian civilians.

The newly appointed director of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency Driton Gashi was previously accused for abuse of power but the charges were cleared only days before his appointment as intelligence chief, sources told Koha Ditore. Gashi was sued by a co-worker from the Ministry of Interior on allegations of unlawful demotion.

The European Union High Representative in Pristina, Natalia Apostolova, stressed the importance of the nomination of the Minister for European Integration.

The paper’s correspondent from Brussels, Augustin Palokaj, writes in an opinion piece that the biggest mistake the EU is making while facilitating the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is by not allowing the parties to make comments on what they’ve been discussing in closed meetings. The lack of information about what exactly the parties have agreed to, according to Palokaj, has led to so much opposition to the dialogue. How can the citizens support something if they don’t know what that is, Palokaj notes.

KFOR Commander Giovanni Fungo, was asked in a written interview of the paper, to comment the war-inducing comments of the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić, who threatened to send the army to Kosovo. Fungo said that the force that he commands, is the only army that can act in Kosovo. He added that this was also decided by the Kumanovo agreement, signed between NATO and Serbia in 1999. He also stressed that during the tensions of the last weekend, KFOR was in the state of alert.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, spoke to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci about the recent events regarding the Serbian train that was bound for Kosovo’s north. Koha Ditore contacted Mogherini’s spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic, to get more on the conversation. “She [Mogherini] stressed the importance of the calming of the situation and the need to continue dialogue for the needs of the people.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, leads today in Brussels with the delegation of Kosovo at the first meeting between the Council of Stabilization Association Agreement and Kosovo.

Kosovo’s delegation led by PM Isa Mustafa, is represented by ministers Enver Hoxhaj, Abdullah Hoti, Skënder Hyseni, Hykmete Bajrami and deputy minister Anila Statovci.

Pristina has entered the red category with regards to air pollution, the air quality index supported by the US Embassy shows. The level of air pollution in Pristina has reached 161 which puts the Kosovo capital under the “unhealthy” category. Pristina Municipality did not comment on the recent figures saying it will come out with a report on the matter this Friday. At the same time, officials from the Green Party said the air pollution in Pristina is at an “alarming” scale.

The paper’s Brussels-based correspondent, Augustin Palokaj, in an opinion piece today writes that the European Commission “looks ridiculous” when trying to justify why they have put the ratification of border demarcation agreement with Montenegro as a condition to Kosovo obtaining visa liberalisation. “In the European Commission’s documents, we can find many evidence that Kosovo is being drastically discriminated.