Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj, has reacted to the reiteration of statements of the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Crnadak, that Bosnia will not recognize independence of Kosovo. He took to Twitter to condemn “destructive statements” which according to Hoxhaj are being made to satisfy Serbia.

“Destructive statements from Bosnia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs against Kosovo’s statehood to satisfy Serbia. This attitude goes against regional cooperation and good neighboring,” Hoxhaj wrote.

Kosovo’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli said today at Forum 2015 which discussed specter of EU policies towards Kosovo, that the African state, Guinea Bissau has not withdrawn recognition of Kosovo. “Recognition by Guinea Bissau is not withdrawn. Kosovo was recognized through a verbal note in 2010, by the President who does not live anymore,” Pacolli said. He added that in January of the next year, Kosovo will establish diplomatic relations with this country. “We have visited the President of Guinea Bissau yesterday,” Pacolli said.

According to the daily newspaper Vecernje Novosti, Belgrade in the coming months will determine through "a comprehensive diplomatic action" how many precisely states have recognised the independence of Kosovo.

As the daily writes, there are doubts that the list of recognitions presented by the authorities in Pristina is not credible, because of which Belgrade decided to check the situation 'on the ground'.

The government of Kosovo has refuted the statement of Serbian Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, that Suriname has withdrawn recognition of Kosovo calling it a speculation. Halil Matoshi, media advisor to Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, said relations with Suriname are good and there is no recognition withdrawal. “The international law does not foresee de-recognition or withdrawal of recognition,” Matoshi said.

The US State Department has dismissed Serbian claims that the late US diplomat Richard Holbrooke wrote to Milosevic, pledging that Washington would not recognise Kosovo's independence.

The US State Department has denied Serbian claims that the late diplomat Richard Holbrooke's letter wrote to the late Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in 1998/9, pledging that the United States would "never recognize Kosovo".

“This is simply not true. There is no such letter,” the US State Department wrote in an email to BIRN.