Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Kuçi, today received a delegation of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations chaired by the Assistant Secretary-General for Operations in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Edmond Multe.

The meeting was focused mainly on developments that occurred in Kosovo in recent years in the area of ​​rule of law and in other areas, the process of dialogue with Serbia, Kosovo's EU integration process in the EU and other regional and international organisations including United Nations.

Minister Kuçi informed the Assistant Secretary-General Mulet on the latest achievements in Kosovo, namely developments and structural and functional reforms in the judiciary, the process of dialogue with Serbia and the integration of northern Serbs in Kosovo institutions. 

Kuçi presented concrete developments in European perspective, as MSA agreement and visa liberalisation, stressing that Kosovo institutions have almost fulfilled the obligations arising from these processes and further added that they are committed to fulfil all obligations arising from agreements in question. 

Moreover, Kuçi stressed that Kosovo is now entering into a development stage with a clear European perspective and that the UN and specialised institutions in Kosovo, are among the main partners, thus expressing the intentions of Kosovo for UN membership, which according to him, would guarantee Kosovo citizens equal rights with citizens of the region and beyond. 

Assistant Secretary-General Mulet said he is very impressed with the positive developments that have taken place in Kosovo in recent years. He said that "in general we are seeing a very encouraging picture and we are impressed with the processes that have been developed. The contribution of the UN and the EU has been great, but it is obvious that Kosovo institutions are those that have done the most for the development of the country ".

He also said the UN supports the dialogue with Serbia and results of this dialogue, emphasising that the integration of Serbs in the north is a very important process and national elections are the best opportunity to testify this integration. 

The mutual cooperation between the UN, through their representatives in Kosovo, was also discussed, while the parties stressed the need to continue with the cooperation in various fields of common interest, in particular in the field of further strengthening the rule of law, namely a greater commitment to the implementation of legislative framework is already drafted.