Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, on the statements given by Kosovo's representatives regarding the continuation of the dialogue, that he told the representatives of the European Union that, if those are Albanian attitudes then one should not waste the time on going to Brussels to continue the dialogue, reports Belgrade based daily Danas.

Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Culture, Rexhep Hoti, said in a debate on RTV21 on Thursday that the Kosovo Army will be formed next week and that the process is in line with the constitution and in cooperation with Kosovo’s international partners. Hoti said President Hashim Thaci in his recent address said that Kosovo’s Army has been projected together with the United States of America and NATO and that this is an unstoppable process. “The time of the army is now and the concern of our international partners – the U.S.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, is saying that Kosovo’s budget for 2017 will be €2 billion; however, the issue of the budget could be the reason behind the eventual breakup of the ruling coalition. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), led by Kadri Veseli, is not satisfied with the budget lines drafted by the Ministry of Finance led by Avdullah Hoti, a member of the LDK chairmanship.

Opposition parties in Kosovo have not welcomed the government’s request to change their position on the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro, the news website reports. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said today they were not willing to make any compromise that damages the country. AAK deputy leader, Ahmet Isufi, said the government needs to dismiss the committee that worked on the border delineation and to resume negotiations with Montenegro. “The government committee made mistakes in their work.

Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports, Rexhep Hoti, said today that talks between Pristina and Belgrade should not continue without the approval of the opposition majority in Kosovo. In a Facebook post, Hoti advised Kadri Veseli, the recently-elected president of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) to involve personalities from the civil society and the media in the process of talks with Belgrade.

Kosovo delegation headed by Minister of Finance Avdullah Hoti, is participating in the regular annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington.

The fire on the car "Ford Fiesta" owned by journalist of KoSSev Nevenka Medic most likely was caused by bad installation, according to Besim Hoti, Deputy Director of the Regional Police in the North.

"In this case no one was a suspect, since the owner of the vehicle had problems previously with the electrical installation."

Kosovo’s Minister of Finance, Abdullah Hoti, writes in an opinion piece that the highest representatives of the European Union and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa will sign the Stabilization/Association Agreement for Kosovo on Tuesday. Hoti argues that the signing of the agreement represents the most important development for the consolidation of Kosovo’s statehood since the declaration of independence.

Besim Hoti, the Deputy Commander of Kosovo Police Regional Directorate in Mitrovica North, told Lajmi today that it is not true that 50 Serb police officers in northern Kosovo were suspended from duty. “There can be daily suspensions or even longer suspensions on certain issues and depending on the cases, but the information about the dismissal of 50 Serb police officers is not true,” Hoti said.

Avdullah Hoti, member of the presidency of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), said his party would not join a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Hoti’s statement comes after PDK senior official Rrustem Mustafa told Epoka e Re daily newspaper that a PDK-LDK coalition would be functionalized in the next couple of days. “He (Rrustem Mustafa) is expressing only his wish. The LDK-AAK-NISMA coalition will form the government, without the PDK. This is a done deal,” Hoti told the paper today.