Not only that Kosovo can’t sue Serbia for genocide, but due to such politicians’ statements it will pay a huge price – blockade of the UN membership, assessed Serbian politicians and political analysts following the statement of Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci that Kosovo will sue Serbia for genocide and request reparations. They also assessed that this, at least, presents Thaci’s demonstration of a hostile attitude toward Serbia.

Hashim Thaci's announcement about "a genocide lawsuit" is aimed primarily "at spoiling the visit of PM Aleksandar Vucic to Tirana," says Aleksandar Vulin.

"Whoever knows the policy of the Kosovo Albanians, knows that they never say such things accidentally and that they very rarely speak from their own heads. The policy of the Kosovo Albanians is similar to that drone - always shooting from someone else's hands," the labor minister told Tanjug.

Kosovo’s Principal Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, writes on his Facebook account today that Antigua and Barbuda have recognized Kosovo’s independence. “Amazing news! I just received the official notification that our country has been recognized by Antigua and Barbuda,” Thaci writes.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hashim Thaci, is visiting Luxembourg, where he met with Luxembourg  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Asselborn. Thaci appreciated the support of Luxembourg for Kosovo and urged the support of Luxembourg on Kosovo’s membership in international organizations.  "We are deepening the cooperation with neighboring countries and Kosovo is continuing to prove constructive dialogue with Serbia in Brussels.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Hashim Thaci has welcomed the adoption of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) by the European Commission on Thursday. "I welcome the news of the approval of the SAA by the European Commission, which is now sent to the EU member states who will take the final decision on the signing of the SAA with Kosovo," Thaci wrote in his Facebook page. "The next step is to as soon as possible to sign this document, which would formalize and strengthen the relationship between Kosovo and the EU.

Czech President Milos Zeman says that he personally does not recognize Kosovo as independent and therefore is not sending an ambassador to Pristina.

When a reporter for the Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti noted his "well-known position that Kosovo is ruled by a mafia regime financed by drug trafficking," Zeman stated that he "said it many times publicly that Hashim Thaci is a war criminal".

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, is on an official visit at the Vatican today where he will meet with cardinals of the Holy See.

Deputy Prime Minister Thaçi will meet the President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for the Family and bishop emeritus of the diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia in Italy, Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia.

Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, said today in Pristina that it is not the position of the FYROM government that a group of Kosovars are responsible for the recent incident in Gushnica, but that it is rather the position of an individual official. Ahmeti made these remarks after meeting Hashim Thaci, the Principal Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo. Thaci told reporters that Kosovo appreciates Ahmeti’s role in the affirmation of Albanians in FYROM.

BRDO -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic today "spoke briefly and shook hands" with Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, ahead of a conference in Slovenia.

The encounter occurred regardless of the controversy between Belgrade and Pristina caused by Thaci's intention to attend an NGO's conference in Belgrade.

The Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics, during his visit to Kosovo on Thursday said that the recent statements of Belgrade officials barring the visit of Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci to Serbia, are against the Pristina – Belgrade dialogue. According to him, such statements do not help the process of normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. "Politicians on both sides have to abide by such statements," said Minister Rinkevics.