Thaci meets with top Slovenian officials

Hashim Thaci was in Ljubljana Friday, where he met with Slovenia's Premier Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. The Kosovo prime minister said that whatever the outcome of the elections in Serbia, it would not affect the stability in Kosovo, since, as he put it, "Kosovo is a sovereign state and part of the international community". Thaci meets with top Slovenian officials "What decision Serbia will make is their own affair and it will influence only their own fate," Thaci told reporters in the Slovenian capital, where he was taking part in a political debate of the European Forum. Addressing the participants of the conference, Thaci voiced hope that "Kosovo would very soon become a member of the EU and NATO". In his meeting with Jansa, Thaci thanked Slovenia for recognizing Kosovo. Both agreed that the government in Pristina "should continue to cooperate with the international community with the aim of advocating permanent stabilization, and democratic and economic development that should benefit all residents of Kosovo", a statement said. Jansa also stressed "the importance of good regional cooperation and European perspective of all the countries in the region". A statement from Rupel's cabinet said that the Slovenian foreign minister spoke about the situation in Kosovo as he met with Thaci. Thaci for his part informed Rupel about the most relevant issues, including "preparations to adopt the Kosovo constitution". "Thaci paid particular attention to the role of the EU, and its EULEX mission, especially bearing in mind the well-known position of the UN secretary-general," the same statement said. Another topic of conversations was "the situation in northern Kosovo, especially on the border with Serbia", Rupel's cabinet said. Rupel, whose country holds the six-month EU presidency, said in a separate comment in Ljubljana Friday that one of the priorities of the presidency is that the countries of the Western Balkans, including Serbia, move closer to Europe. “We want a European Serbia,” Rupel pointed out in a statement on the occasion of Europe Day . Referring to Kosovo, the Slovenian foreign minister said that it is "a European issue, which, if it remains unresolved, might cause instability and tension”. Jansa meets with Thaci in Ljubljana Friday (Tanjug)

Thaci meets with top Slovenian officials

"What decision Serbia will make is their own affair and it will influence only their own fate," Thaci told reporters in the Slovenian capital, where he was taking part in a political debate of the European Forum.

Addressing the participants of the conference, Thaci voiced hope that "Kosovo would very soon become a member of the EU and NATO".

In his meeting with Janša, Thaci thanked Slovenia for recognizing Kosovo. Both agreed that the government in Priština "should continue to cooperate with the international community with the aim of advocating permanent stabilization, and democratic and economic development that should benefit all residents of Kosovo", a statement said.

Janša also stressed "the importance of good regional cooperation and European perspective of all the countries in the region".

A statement from Rupel's cabinet said that the Slovenian foreign minister spoke about the situation in Kosovo as he met with Thaci.

Thaci for his part informed Rupel about the most relevant issues, including "preparations to adopt the Kosovo constitution".

"Thaci paid particular attention to the role of the EU, and its EULEX mission, especially bearing in mind the well-known position of the UN secretary-general," the same statement said.

Another topic of conversations was "the situation in northern Kosovo, especially on the border with Serbia", Rupel's cabinet said.

Rupel, whose country holds the six-month EU presidency, said in a separate comment in Ljubljana Friday that one of the priorities of the presidency is that the countries of the Western Balkans, including Serbia, move closer to Europe.

“We want a European Serbia,” Rupel pointed out in a statement on the occasion of Europe Day .

Referring to Kosovo, the Slovenian foreign minister said that it is "a European issue, which, if it remains unresolved, might cause instability and tension”.