Vetëvendosje Movement parliamentary group coordinator, Naim Jakaj, today confirmed that representatives of this party will participate in the debate on border-demarcation with Montenegro scheduled for 3 August. Jakaj did not give any names on who will represent Vetëvendosje but said there will be MPs and experts on the issue. “We don’t have a final list yet because we are waiting for confirmation from some of the professors and experts. We will publish the list of participants within a few days,” Jakaj said.

Two weeks prior to the inter-party debate, between the coalition-government and opposition regarding on the border demarcation agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), as leader of the government, has already started with preparations for this debate.

The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, expressed conviction that the debate on demarcation expected to be held on 3 August, will unify the government and opposition, which currently hold different positions with regards to the borderline between Kosovo and Montenegro.

He told the media after the meeting with the head of Kosovo’s Olympic Committee, Besim Hasani,  that daily politics should be left aside and that state interests should be a priority.

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) MP, Pal Lekaj, said on Tuesday that during the border-demarcation debate organized for 3 August, the AAK will call for the current demarcation commission to be dismissed and for a new mixed commission to be established for this issue. “The current commission has an obligation to participate in the debate on 3 August, since it is being organized by the Kosovo Assembly.

Ratification of the controversial agreement on demarcation of the border with Montenegro is shaping up to be the biggest challenge facing Kosovo’s ruling coalition, as public opinion at home and in diaspora mobilizes firmly against it.

Government announcements that it intended to forward the deal to parliament for ratification have still not been realized.

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President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, said today that the presidency has decided to call a round table on the issue of border demarcation with Montenegro on 3 August. Veseli said the round table as well as the debate on the matter should have taken place much sooner but, “better late than never.” “It is in our interest to protect the territory of Kosovo,” said Veseli further. At the same time, the regular plenary session of the Assembly has been scheduled to take place a day after the debate, on 4 August.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said in today’s meeting of the government that the draft law for ratification of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro will not be immediately sent to the Assembly for approval in order to give more time for the issue to be discussed with MPs and the public. According to Mustafa, Kosovo is not losing territory through the agreement and the debate will confirm this.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, replied on his Facebook page to the accusations of the former Assembly President, Jakup Krasniqi, presented today in an opinion piece published in the media, regarding the Agreement on demarcation of the border with Montenegro.

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), has reacted through a press release to the statement of the Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa, who claimed that establishment of the Kosovo Armed Force (KAF), is conditioned with the ratification of the Agreement for demarcation of the border with Montenegro.

The press release requests from the government of Kosovo not to link up its failed situations.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hajredin Kuçi, said on Wednesday that in the coming days there will be intensive meetings of the political spectrum to discuss the border-demarcation agreement with Montenegro. According to him, issues of national importance such as demarcation, must overcome the political differences. However, when asked whether the coalition between the Democratic Party of Kosovo and Democratic League of Kosovo is in crisis, Kuci said there is no crisis in the ruling-coalition.