Thaci: Year of historic success

In an interview with EuroNews, Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci said that, despite the difficult economic situation in Kosovo, he considers last year a historic success.

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In an interview with EuroNews, Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci said that, despite the difficult economic situation in Kosovo, he considers last year a historic success. A year after Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration, foreign soldiers are still present in large numbers, power cuts are still commonplace, and some 50 percent of the population is unemployed. However, Thaci says that last year was still a year of historic success. Thaci: Year of historic success “The decision for Kosovo to become a state brought more peace, stability, regional cooperation and European perspective. Our state now has unifying symbols relevant to all citizens; we have built a democratic environment with a multi-ethnic society,” he said during the TV interview. Asked what was going to happen with the northern part of Kosovo, Thaci said that the future of Kosovo Mitrovica was the future of Kosovo. “There are still some extremist voices there, but they do not represent the Serb population. Serbs are part of the institutions. But, EULEX (the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo) is deployed throughout the territory of Kosovo now. The institutions of Pristina are also starting to gradually deploy in the North and there will be no room for parallel, illegitimate and extremist structures,” said the prime minister. “I believe that in 2009 we will be recognized by new countries, even by our neighbor Serbia. Kosovo is ready to open an embassy in Belgrade, in the same way that I would like to see Belgrade thinking of opening an embassy in Pristina, so that we finally close this chapter of conflict between Kosovo and Serbia and have peace prevailing in our region forever,” said Thaci. Hashim Thaci (FoNet, archive)

Thaci: Year of historic success

“The decision for Kosovo to become a state brought more peace, stability, regional cooperation and European perspective. Our state now has unifying symbols relevant to all citizens; we have built a democratic environment with a multi-ethnic society,” he said during the TV interview.

Asked what was going to happen with the northern part of Kosovo, Thaci said that the future of Kosovo Mitrovica was the future of Kosovo.

“There are still some extremist voices there, but they do not represent the Serb population. Serbs are part of the institutions. But, EULEX (the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo) is deployed throughout the territory of Kosovo now. The institutions of Priština are also starting to gradually deploy in the North and there will be no room for parallel, illegitimate and extremist structures,” said the prime minister.

“I believe that in 2009 we will be recognized by new countries, even by our neighbor Serbia. Kosovo is ready to open an embassy in Belgrade, in the same way that I would like to see Belgrade thinking of opening an embassy in Priština, so that we finally close this chapter of conflict between Kosovo and Serbia and have peace prevailing in our region forever,” said Thaci.

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