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In a meeting with representatives of Kosovo civil society, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci spoke about the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities and the border demarcation with Montenegro. “With regards to the Association, the Government of Kosovo respects the decision of the Constitutional Court which noted that certain elements of the principles for its establishment are not in line with the spirit of the Constitution.

After today’s meeting of political leaders called by President Atifete Jahjaga, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said that all political parties must meet in the Assembly and discuss possible solutions to the current situation. “We accepted the invitation sent by the President of Kosovo to discuss ways in which to emerge from the current situation.

The Director for Kosovo at the Government of Serbia, Marko Djuric, told Serbian media that the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa is misinterpreting the result of the most recent round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade, especially regarding the statute of the Association/Community for Serb-majority Municipalities.

The director of the Office for Kosovo in the Serbian government, Marko Djuric, stated that Belgrade would not accept any alternative other than full implementation of the agreements signed in Brussels with the government of Pristina. This official stressed that Serbia is determined to pursue this issue until resolved and added that changes of the draft would not be accepted.

Adriatik Kelmendi writes that after the verdict of the Constitutional Court on the establishment of the Association/Community of the Serb-majority municipalities, the 200 thousand signatures of the petition against this Association, tens of thousands of protesters, the only solution for the situation in Kosovo appears to be early elections. However, new elections would be a solution only if the five main political parties of Albanian majority reach a consensus on a several-points plan for national reconciliation.

The news site reports that opposition parties are still adamant to block the upcoming sessions of the Kosovo Assembly. The Vetevendosje Movement, the biggest opposition party, said that the opposition has no reason to change its approach and that it is the government that should change. Vetevendosje spokesman Frasher Krasniqi said: “Over 200,000 citizens have signed the petition against the Association [of Serb-majority Municipalities] and the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Association is against the spirit of the Constitution.

Halil Matoshi writes today that quarrels and aggressive discourse against the opposition cannot overcome the situation “of the small and clashed country” as referred to Kosovo in the western media. He considers that the solution stands in an offer for a political, unconditioned discussion, which would not exclude early elections.

Besnik Berisha, legal adviser to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, told the news website there will be no changes or renegotiation of the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. According to him, the Constitutional Court has found no violation of the Constitution with this agreement. “The Constitutional Court made some remarks that should be taken into account by the drafters of the statute of the Association.

At the end of the year press conference, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said that 2015 is characterized by two different approaches: “The government approach to implement the governing plan and resolve problems of the citizens, and that of the opposition, to impede the processes and the work of the government.” He said that opposition used teargas, impeded the work of the Assembly, destroyed public property and attacked government officials.