Several news sites are re-running an interview that U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher initially gave to Radio Free Europe in 2013.

RFE/RL: Could we start with your assessment of the recent agreement initialed by the prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia?

Dana Rohrabacher: Let's recognize that Kosovo got absolutely nothing for what they gave up. And what they gave up was the ability to govern the northern tier of their country and a few communities within Kosovo itself.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has condemned the violent actions of opposition parties in the Kosovo Assembly. In a 17-page report that will be presented at the United Nations Security Council session on Thursday, Ban condemns "the use of violence and intimidation by the opposition parties to impede the normal procedures of the Kosovo Assembly". The report further notes that physical attacks by opposition members against the Prime Minister and members of his cabinet are unacceptable.

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi said in an interview for Radio Free Europe that Kosovo has created a powerful lobbying group for membership in the UNESCO. Selimi, who visited the Holy See on Tuesday, said the main topic of discussion there was Kosovo’s membership in the UNESCO. He mentioned Serbia’s negative discourse against Kosovo’s membership and highlighted a recent statement by Serbia’s ambassador to the UNESCO, Darko Tanaskovic.

The Freedom House has published the 2015 annual report on the freedom of the media. The report, which covers 199 countries and territories, ranks Kosovo 100^th in the list, compared to the 98^th position it had last year. Zekirija Shabani, the chairman of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AGK), said he was not surprised by Kosovo’s ranking and said that an even more negative assessment was expected. “There is a marked increase of attacks, threats, blackmails and censorship against journalists this year.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, in an interview for Radio Free Europe, says that the establishment of the special court will not be easy but that Kosovo must overcome this challenge.

Mr. Prime Minister, regarding the statement by EU High Representative Mogherini that you will hold your first meeting with your Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, in January. What do you expect from this meeting?

In the first six months of this year, police in Kosovo has filed more than 500 criminal charges for possessing illegal weapons, which leads to the conclusion that in the hands of the citizens of Kosovo is still a large number of illegal weapons.

Kosovo police spokesman Baki Kelani told Radio Free Europe that the police officers in the first half of this year launched more than 500 cases for possession of illegal weapons.

The Islamic Community of Kosovo (BIK) has expressed concern after the arrest of 12 imams in several locations in Kosovo during a police operation aimed at combating the incitement of inter-religious hatred and national division. Ahmet Sadriu, spokesman for the Islamic Community, told Radio Free Europe that BIK is concerned with the fact that imams were escorted to the police, but also added that “no one can be above the law and institutions need to do their job”.

“There is a very clear tendency to force us into entering negotiations with Thaci and the Democratic Party of Kosovo. There is a tendency to keep one part of the power at any cost,” Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), says in an interview for Radio Free Europe. Haradinaj also argues that the opposition coalition (LDK-AAK-NISMA) will not make any compromise with the PDK, “despite the fact that the decision of the Constitutional Court tries to force political parties to talk with the PDK”.

Outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Hashim Thaci said in an interview for Radio Free Europe that he will form the new government. He said his party’s victory in recent elections represents the will of the people and no one can overlook this fact. “I will manage the whole process as mandated by the President, in accordance with the Kosovo constitution and laws”, stressed Thaci.