About 30 students of the American University of Rome, accompanied by their Professor James Walston, today visited the Ministry of Justice where they were hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi.

In his speech, Minister Kuçi initially spoke in general about the priorities of the Government in achieving the rule of law, economic development and European integration. Minister Kuçi focused on reforming the justice system, the fight against corruption and organized crime, foreign investment, cooperation with international institutions operating in Kosovo and the dialogue with Serbia.

Minister Kuçi said that Kosovo has undertaken significant reforms in justice and this was firstly started by creating a good legal infrastructure with international standards, and by establishing institutions which are involved in combating organized crime, corruption and other negative phenomena. He said that the greatest work in their implementation remains to be done now by the relevant institutions.

Minister Kuçi highly appreciated the work of international institutions such as EULEX, the EU Office, the US Embassy, and many other institutions which strongly support the daily work of the Kosovo institutions.

Speaking of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Minister Kuçi said that the aim of this dialogue is to reach an agreement which would be useful not only for Kosovo and Serbia, but which would bring stability in the entire region.

Minister Kuçi also spoke about the challenges that Kosovo has on both the internal and international level, and mentioned the obstacles it faces from certain countries regarding the membership path in international institutions.

Finally, students asked questions to the Minister Kuçi, and expressed interest about the political and economic situation, fight against organized crime and corruption, legal infrastructure, integration, privatization and foreign investment.