It is always a great pleasure for me to participate in such ceremonies, where is presented and congratulated the work of our institutions, especially when this work is done in the field of rule of law, like this today.

Rule of law and justice sector in general is known to be areas where society and the state of Kosovo will face the most challenges. The challenges to be faced with hard and constant work and.

I am convinced that I am not the first nor the only one that I consider that an extremely large burden on the direction of achieving our aspirations for the rule of law belongs exactly to  the judiciary, with particular emphasis on those who put it in movement : prosecutors.

I am glad that our prosecutors offices today present their work done during the previous t year, with the confidence that this will contribute to the transparency of their work. 

We are  witnessing the critics which are not rare that are made towards the work of our prosecutors. But at the same time, we are also witnesses of the fact that during the past year, our prosecutors are facing various difficulties, ranging from materials to safety at work.

Today, the Ministry that I lead, the main priority has  cooperation and coordination with the justice system, particularly the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC), the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), the Supreme Court (SC) and international institutions of justice in Kosovo. To achieve greater efficiency in this regard, we have regular meetings where we get informed about the latest events in their work, discuss problems and challenges we face and, more importantly, we work together on solving them in most effective way.

Ministry of Justice, among the first steps taken towards improving the work of our Prosecutors, has been the agreement of understanding with which it was agreed between our Ministry and Prosecutorial Council for the transfer of personnel, files and assets from MoJ to KPC. This agreement is intended for better and self management of Prosecutor's offices in the future, and it shows further commitment of the Ministry of Justice as part of the executive on power sharing, as required by our Constitution. In the course of activities in this regard, the Ministry of Justice  is committed  in the implementation of the Law on Prosecution Council. We are currently recruiting 45 new prosecutors, who will facilitate the work of those who are already part of the prosecution, expect this it will increase their efficiency and bring enthusiasm to your work constantly. When talking about future generations of prosecutors, should however be noted that we have already begun the work of establishing the Academy of Justice, in order to invest in the  future of the prosecution offices, there where exactly emanates their careers: the education

Our prosecution offices  will take special place in the Justice Advisory Council, which is newly established, at the initiative of the Ministry of Justice, in order to advance the justice system and rule of law, implementing the strategies of judicial and prosecutorial bodies, ensuring the conditions, proposing and undertaking measures in the field of Judiciary and prosecution. Ministry of Justice has already begun functioning of this Council, and will soon begin concrete work to fulfill the purposes of its establishment. Justice Council aims to include specific ideas of all relevant stakeholders, including representatives of executive bodies, the judiciary, prosecution, international organizations and civil society, the need for substantial changes that will improve working conditions, among other, the prosecution. The establishment of this Council, in combination with the daily work of our Ministry, once again demonstrate my personal commitment but also the commitment of this government to invest as much as possible in material and physical security of prosecutors.

The first results of this commitment Have already begun to be noticed: last week we made the decision substantial allowance for  prosecutors and supporting staff of the Special Prosecutors office of the Republic of Kosovo. As a very important step, these allowances are in fact only one of the first steps among many of them to be taken continuously to improve your working conditions.

On our way to improve your working conditions, we haven’t avoid the legal infrastructure under which is managed your daily work. In cooperation with international actors, Criminal Codes are being reviewed in order to be reflected in the most known modern and sophisticated international practices . In this field, the cooperation is being done with a range of international experts, so that our prosecutors be given the strength and the tools needed to fight crime in every area in the most efficient way, always respecting the human rights as it is in most democratic countries in the world.

However, to achieve all the aims of our society for the rule of law, is required your highest dedication in carrying out your duties in the most diligent and correct way.

Societies in general and especially the society and our state have always been eager for justice, maintain very high professional and moral standards for prosecutors.

Deciding in a very famous case, the Supreme Court of the United States, in its decision states that "… the prosecutor is not simply a representative of one party to the dispute, but representatives of sovereignty, and for him the obligation to govern correct is as important as self-governance in general, and his interest in a criminal proceeding, therefore, is not to win the case, but decide correct (fair). Thus, in a very special sense, he is servant of the law, the dual purpose of which is that guilt should not remain unpunished, nor innocence to suffer"

I have strong confidence in the bright future of our prosecutors office, and today in front of you  I want again to remind the maximum commitment of the Ministry of Justice and the Government of Kosovo to support prosecution, and at the same time I  ask your support with hard work in this direction, which is not only the basis of our European path, but first as a field with direct impact on the lives of each of us.