Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi has stressed that stability can only come to the Balkans after Serbia formally recognizes the independence of Kosovo, but added that Kosovo and Serbia must move forward to normalize their relations. In an exclusive interview with Today's Zaman on the anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence on Feb. 17, 2008, Thaçi said: “We cannot forget what was done in 1999, nor can the Balkans be fully stable until Serbia formally recognizes the independence of Kosovo.

September 25, 2014, Thursday/ 18:04:10/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ANKARA A main opposition party deputy has asked a parliamentary question demanding to know if the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA) and the Yunus Emre Foundation ever offered financial support to any of the nongovernmental organizations in Kosovo that were recently closed down due to their links with terrorism. “To which nongovernmental organizations in Kosovo have TİKA and the Yunus Emre Foundation offered [financial] support?