Commenting on the announcement of the imminent formation of the Armed Forces of Kosovo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Petrit Selimi says for daily Danas that the question remains how the next few days and weeks to continue towards the joint goal in enabling Kosovo to implement the sovereign decision to establish its own army.

Selimi also argues that Belgrade has no say nor it can block the formation of this army.

Vetevendosje MP Rexhep Selimi told Botapress today that the problem with the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro is in Pristina and that it needs to be resolved there. “This is the first time that I’m hearing about ideas to go to the border. The problem is here in Pristina and it needs to be resolved here. There may be protests all over Kosovo in the future.

Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Petrit Selimi, has expressed his revolt regarding the government decision to dismiss him from the position of the national coordinator of the Millennium Challenges Corporation, considering it as unjustifiable and illegal. He said that he has offered his resignation from the position of the Deputy Foreign Minister in order to avoid conflict of interest. He believes that today’s decision will be annulled.

The Kosovo government has annulled its decision made on May 13 whereby Petrit Selimi, Deputy Foreign Minister, was appointed as national coordinator of the Millennium Challenges Corporation. Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, said today that the government received complaints from the Anti-Corruption Agency that Selimi cannot hold both the post of Deputy Foreign Minister and MCC coordinator. Principal Deputy Prime Minister, Hajredin Kuçi, said today that the government will recruit a civil staff to the post of MCC national coordinator.

Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency director Hasan Preteni sent a letter to Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, saying that holding the post of the deputy minister and coordinator of Millennium Corporation Challenges constitutes a conflict of interest.

During the election campaign for the Serbian parliamentary elections, some leaders of political parties visited Kosovo, while entry into Kosovo  for others like the President of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS), Vojislav Seselj and the Chief of the Serbian General Staff, Ljubisa Dikovic, was denied in advance. The reasons, as Petrit Selimi, the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Government of Kosovo, says, are that they are war criminals and that they will never enter Kosovo.

Kosovo’s acting-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Petrit Selimi, commenting on Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj statements that he might visit Kosovo soon, said that Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared Seselj as persona non grata, and that now it is up to the prosecution not to allow Seselj to enter Kosovo’s territory.

Prime Minister Vucic has requested permission from the Kosovo Government to visit Kosovo Serbs with dual citizenship, who will vote in Serbian elections. Such permission is given, and we regret that this opportunity has not been used to promote better neighbourly relations but to spread the false statements in connection with the property, said to Danas daily, the Acting Head of Kosovo Foreign Ministry Petrit Selimi, commenting on the visit and the rhetoric of the Serbian Prime Minister during his visit to Kosovo.