The president of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, hosted a meeting with the chiefs of the missions of the EU member states accredited to Kosovo.

 After the meeting he held a press conference where he spoke about Kosovo’s path towards the EU.

He said that Kosovo is contributor of the stability in Balkans and that Kosovo’s path is integration in the EU.

The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli, told the Austrian prestigious newspaper “Die Presse” that what is happening in northern Kosovo reminds him on the operations at Crimea peninsula, prior to being annexed by Russia.

Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli said today that the situation regarding Serbia’s train was an “artificial provocation” and urged the people of Kosovo to have more faith in their institutions. “The situation is serious but people should feel safe. They should not feel threatened. We will not allow Serbia’s walls and trains in Kosovo,” Veseli said after the meeting of the Kosovo Assembly presidency. He also said that the Mitrovica North wall will be taken down. “I am not sure whether on 1 or 17 February but it will most definitely be demolished,” Veseli said. “The wall is artificial.

The Mayor of North Mitrovica Goran Rakić says that it is the right of local government to build on the territory on which they govern, and adds that the announcement of the central authorities in Pristina on demolishment of the supporting wall goes beyond their limits.

Kadri Veseli, President of the Kosovo Assembly and leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), said that this month he will organise a round-table with political leaders to discuss major unresolved issues such as the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro. Representatives of opposition parties however are saying that they will not attend the roundtable if the ruling parties will only try to “recycle” these issues.

Several news websites report that the Kosovo Assembly has decided to discuss on Friday the recently-built wall in Mitrovica North. Pal Lekaj, head of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) parliamentary group, initially suggested that the wall should be discussed today but later agreed for discussions to be held on Friday. Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, said he agrees with Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s proposal to discuss the matter on Friday.

The President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, announced that his party – the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) – is expected to gather necessary signatures for a plenary session into the death of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari in Prizren’s detention facility. “There will be a session on the 19th of December and the initiative will be PDK’s,” Veseli said.

The opposition parties' MPs could not secure enough votes during the Assembly plenary session today to call for an extraordinary session to discuss the death of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari in Prizren detention center. The ruling coalition partners said they were against holding of the extraordinary session on Dehari case prior to the publication of final results of the investigation. “I don’t think now is the time to vote, now is the time for justice.

Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, said today that the people of Kosovo should not remain isolated due to the border demarcation with Montenegro. “We have talked with Montenegrin officials and they confirmed that they will send an official note to the European Union asking for the people of Kosovo not to remain isolated due to the border demarcation,” Veseli said. He also commented on the telephone code for Kosovo, saying that Kosovo’s independence and sovereignty cannot be reversed. “Kosovo will no longer have the 00-381 telephone code.

Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli said today that Montenegro will soon address the European Union regarding the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. According to Veseli, Montenegro will do this because it does not want the citizens of Kosovo to remain isolated because of this issue. “We talked with Montenegrin officials, who have confirmed to us that they would approach the European Union with an official letter which will require that citizens of Kosovo should not remain isolated because of demarcation,” Veseli said.