Kosovo opened its embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli and President Hashim Thaci attended the ceremony, FM Behgjet Pacolli announced in his Facebook. He said that UAE was the first Arab country to recognise Kosovo’s Independence. Original post Here

Initiatives and projects of the NATO Advisory and Liaison Team (NALT) for the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), was the main topic discussed during the meeting of Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, and NALT director, General Ralf Hoffmann. Original post Here

Head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, says the EU-facilitated dialogue in Brussels is about exchange and free contacts between Kosovo and Serbia, and asked both countries to continue the dialogue on normalisation of relations. Original post Here

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has received on Thursday Vice President of the European Parliament and German MEP, Reiner Wieland, German Ambassador to Kosovo Christian Heldt and head of the Konard Adenauer Office in Kosovo, Johanes Rey. Original post Here

President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades during a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade said that as long as UN Security Council 1244 Resolution is in force, “the declaration of Kosovo’s independence will be unlawful.” Original post Here

Vice President of the European Parliament, and German-centre right MEP, Rainer Wieland, urged Kosovo leaders not to raise expectations for their citizens by mentioning deadlines on visa liberalisation with the EU. Original post Here

Kosovo should get visa liberalisation by the end of this year after fulfilling all the EU’s criteria, said on Thursday Speaker of Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli. Original post Here

Macedonian Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev accompanied by his wife Zorica, made a surprising visit to Kosovo on Wednesday. Original post Here

Gazeta Express has learned that Western powers including the U.S., Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany, have convened in Washington to discuss modalities of the final phase of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. Original post Here

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, reacted on the decision of Serbian authorities who banned a team of Kosovo Karate Federation from entering Serbia and cancelled invitations for Kosovo MPs to attend an event organised in Belgrade. Ironically the two anti-European actions were taken on the day celebrated as the …