 Good morning. My name is Daniel Serwer. I'm Vice President for Centers of Innovation here at the US Institute of Peace. And it's a particular pleasure to welcome you this morning to this session on Building Kosovo's Euro-Atlantic Future, The Opportunities and Challenges Ahead. It's a particular pleasure because Hashim Tachi is a well-known figure here at the Institute. I won't go into all the many contacts we've had with him over the years. I think he and I first met in 1999 at Lansdowne. That was famously an all-Albanian meeting after the war at Lansdowne that issued a declaration of significant importance. And then a year later, a meeting between Serbs and Albanians at Ehrlich House that likewise Hashim attended and was a serious and important contributor to. And it's just an enormous pleasure to see him now as the prime minister of what I still call newly independent Kosovo, even if it's a couple of years now. He faces, indeed, enormous challenges ahead. And we want to hear from him first. He has a prepared text, which will be delivered in Albanian and translated. And then he's agreed to take questions afterwards. One of the many contacts we've had over the years was actually when he came here, sort of in secret, to study English. And we met over dinner. I think he found it painful. But it was very enjoyable for me. And his English is, in fact, very good. And one day we'll convince him, even as prime minister, to address us in English. Let me remind you to turn off or at least silence your cell phones. And without further ado, let me introduce Prime Minister Hashim Tachi. Thank you very much, dear Daniel. Thank you very much to everybody for being here today. Sorry, let me to continue in my language. Tenderua Pesuaras, Zoni Alazotrini. Dear participants, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present the team of the Zoni Alazotrini Institute in the United States. I would like to present the team of the Zoni Alazotrini Institute in the United States. I will start my presentation by initially thanking the United States Institute of Peace, and particularly Mr. Daniel Server, for the opportunity given to me to address the esteemed audience regarding the future of Kosovo and the other Western Balkan countries. I would like it's an honor for me to use this opportunity to discuss jointly with you. Most of you have been following the events in the region and in Kosovo and have been contributing to those. The future of Kosovo and other Western Balkan countries is secure and will be in NATO and the European Union. This aspiration is not only a desire but a necessity for long-term peace and stability. I would like to present to you the events in Kosovo and the other Western Balkan countries. Eleven years have passed in freedom in more than two years of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state, and Kosovo today is consolidated as a state. Until now, Kosovo has been recognized by 69 states around the world, as a member of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and we expect soon to gain membership in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Unfortunately, there are still countries that behave like Kosovo as if Kosovo doesn't exist as a state. My message today from Washington is clear again. Kosovo exists. It's a sovereign, independent, democratic state. It existed yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forever. United States and the American people are proud of the values that they represent. Similarly, Kosovo citizens are also proud, proud of our heritage and our multi-ethnicity, proud of our history and full of hope for the future. The state of Kosovo will be an example of tolerance as a multi-ethnic society for all of Europe. In the course of these couple of years that Kosovo has been an independent and sovereign state, we've made considerable progress in many areas, having in mind the limited opportunities and also the challenges that we have faced. In the sphere of economy, Kosovo has inherited a weak economy as a result of management of the past system and damages caused during the war. Nevertheless, in recent years we have managed to maintain the positive economy growth despite the serious global crisis. We are reducing the government's participation in the economy to stimulate the private sector, something that has been lacking in the last 10 years. We have just started with the building of the first major motorway in Kosovo, a major project that connects from the border with Albania to the border of Serbia. It's a project of more than 700 million dollars. We hope that Serbia will continue this project in its own territory. We have just concluded with a huge success the concessioning process of the Pristina International Airport. The process that was greeted and saluted by all the international mechanisms in Pristina. But being conscious that we cannot have economy or business without having proper energy supply, although all the countries in the region deal with energy crisis. We will soon commence with the building of a new power plant, the new Kosovo power plant with a capacity of 600 megawatts plus. Also in the hydro energy sector we are doing a good job. We have a project for the hydro power plant of JUR with a capacity of 300 megawatts. It's an important regional project because it lies in a place very close to Albania and Macedonia too. At the same time we are continuing with the privatization of our post and telecom services. For which I'm pretty sure we will have a complete success with a fully transparent process. Speaking about energy, it's going on parallel. We have another project of the privatization of the distribution of the Kosovo energy cooperation. And I feel very good that a favorable, correct and transparent environment for the business, for international business in Kosovo has been created. We have some very powerful international consortia taking part in Kosovo's economy, including the American-Turkish consortium, another French-Turkish consortium for the International Airport. And a lot of interest for other projects including energy, including big major corporations from the United States, Western Europe, India, China and other countries. Therefore I keep on and even today call upon all American investors to come to Kosovo because Kosovo is a new state but it's a great opportunity. What are the advantages of this project? Only with the project of construction of this motorway connecting Kosovo with Albania and Serbia, we are ensuring the opening of approximately 4,000 new jobs. Therefore I believe also the other project that I mentioned will create a new space for opening new jobs that are very important and necessary for Kosovo. Ladies and gentlemen, one of the most challenging areas focused on but also for the whole region remains the rule of law. I would like to point out that the project of construction of the Republic of Kosovo and its infrastructure is illegal and it's considered to be financed by the state of Serbia. Therefore I would like to point out that I am actively working on the corruption of the criminal organisation of the Republic of Kosovo. This is not only due to the fact that in the northern part of Kosovo illegal security structures which are being financed by Serbia are still operating but also due to the fact that results of the fight against organised crime and corruption are not satisfactory. In order to overcome this situation my government and other Kosovo institutions are working closely with the ULAX mission and other international mechanisms in Kosovo in order to improve the rule of law. We are very conscientious that without the rule of law in that part of Kosovo we cannot create a democratic order. We cannot have proper elections in those three municipalities in the north or as we are seeing with the authoritarian proposals and we cannot have proper economic development in that area. The institutions of Kosovo will continue to be at the forefront of the fight against corruption, organised crime and other negative phenomena. Dear honourable guests, this battle is given its first initial results after 11 years and this fight will extend to the north of Kosovo very soon. Because in the last 10 years this was silenced in the name of stability. But I say today that without winning the war against corruption and organised crime we can have no stability and we will win this war. It is not an easy battle. There is not an easy battle as I said but I have assured my fellow citizens that I will not be compromising and I can also assure you today in Washington all of our friends that we will be successful. I am very confident that we will have success. Because building a functional state with rule of law is the only alternative that guarantees a democratic order. For this purpose we have started a thorough reform in the judicial system. We have to implement the financial cost of the law. The reform of the judicial system will enable the creation of a modern, effective and independent judicial system. Justice is at the disposal and equally available to all citizens throughout the territory of Kosovo. Ladies and gentlemen I want to reiterate that Kosovo is a multi-ethnic state and I feel proud that our constitutional laws affirm the rights of all communities living in Kosovo. Lately we have initiated amendments of pieces of legislation for the integration of a new law in the region. I want to reiterate that Kosovo is a multi-ethnic state and I feel proud that our constitutional laws affirm the rights of all communities living in Kosovo. Lately we have initiated amendments of pieces of legislation for the integration of a new Montenegrin minority in Kosovo. I am pleased to say that over 90% of the provisions from the comprehensive plan of President Otisare have now been fulfilled. Decentralization has been a success. We have organized free local elections for the first time in independent Kosovo last year and even this year. And I know that the whole world was surprised with the success that we had with these elections, especially with the participation of the Serbian community. Now in those municipalities where the Serbian community is a majority, they run their own affairs. They were the first, these were the first elections in an independent Kosovo. But we had the biggest turnout of Serb community in these elections. And this is a new success for the new state of Kosovo. Because the Serb citizens themselves have distanced themselves from their vote from the illegal, extreme structures. Today, myself as a Prime Minister and the institutions of Kosovo are cooperating closely with these newly elected local leaders. And we have put funds aside, special funds aside for building up the infrastructure needed in these new municipalities. Because we've started the building of new roads, new schools, new health facilities. Now you're talking about the election of 3, and the organization of the state of Kosovo or the state of Kosovo that has been founded in this region or that has been founded in Kosovo. The state of Kosovo, the state of Kosovo, the state of Kosovo, the state of Kosovo. And I would like to mention only one case of elections and newly created municipality of Partish which concluded last just 2 days ago. And in Partish There was an extremely high turnout of the voters up to more than 60 percent. Out of the five new Serbian-majority municipalities, as foreseen by comprehensive status settlement, four of them have already been established and are functional. We are now working to continue the establishment of the fifth municipality of the Mitrovica north and we've established the municipal preparation team for this purpose. Recently, in coordination with the ICO, International Civilian Office, and other international structures, the Republic of Kosovo has opened a governmental office in the north of Kosovo meant to serve all the needs of all citizens living in that area. Unfortunately, in this part of Kosovo, Serbs are still being denied the full integration into Kosovo society and political and daily life and they are being obstructed in this integration by Belgrade themselves. As you know, the Republic of Kosovo legally recognizes the right to double citizenship. However, it is encouraging that so far about 20,000 of Serbian citizens, the Kosovo Serbs, have obtained their Republic of Kosovo documentation, passwords, ID cards, and so forth. This is another strong argument that the Kosovo Serbs are willingly being integrated and recognizing Kosovo institutions. Dear participants, the Republic of Kosovo is building good-neighborly relations with all neighboring countries with the will of regional stability, regional cooperation, and Euro-Atlantic perspective. Our relations with Macedonia are excellent. We have concluded the border demarcation process with them recently. Therefore, our interstate relations are excellent. Of course, with Albania we have excellent relationship. I was just recently in an official visit there. And also with Montenegro we have built excellent relationship. We have also built good-neighborly relations with the Kosovo Serbs, and we have concluded the border demarcation process with them recently. A few days ago I had a meeting with Prime Minister Djokanovic and Montenegro, where we discussed about regional cooperation and also bilateral issues between Montenegro and Kosovo. I believe that also the border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro will soon be finalized based on the administrative border line of the Constitution of 1974 of former Yugoslavia, and this is the joint commitment of myself and Prime Minister Djokanovic. But one of our neighbors, Serbia, doesn't recognize the reality on the ground in Kosovo. What's even worse, Serbia continues to work against the damage to the success of Kosovo. But one of our neighbors, Serbia, doesn't recognize the reality on the ground in Kosovo. What's even worse, Serbia continues to work against the damage to the success of Kosovo. Not only the success of Kosovo, also our regional, joint regional successes, but I can say that these endeavors of Serbia will fail. Regardless of this, as you know, Kosovo is expected soon to face the opinion, the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. We are eagerly waiting for this opinion in Kosovo. We now know that this opinion will be made public on July 22nd. I believe that the honorable judges are now already working on the final words of their version. Kosovo will respect the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice because we believe in the future. I am very optimistic that the ICJ opinion will be in compliance with the reality in Kosovo. And it will not be directed against anyone. But regardless of the opinion of the ICJ, the independence of Kosovo remains irreversible and the freedom of my people remains eternal. However, our partners in the European Union and here in Washington, and us also, we all think that the ICJ opinion may bring a new momentum which should be used by Pristina Belgrade and the whole region. We have discussed technical issues and affairs with all our neighboring countries, including Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro, and we are willing to do the same with Serbia. However, I would like to clarify that the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo will never sit down in negotiations with anyone regarding the independence or the territorial integrity of Kosovo because independence is irreversible and our integrity is inalienable. The Government of the Republic of Kosovo is fully aware that regional cooperation, good-neighborly relations and dialogue are key issues for the stability and economic development and a precondition for EU and NATO accession. Kosovo is determined in its policy of good-neighborly relations and for regional and western integration. Good-neighborly relations can only be established on the basis of relationships that are guided by the policies of cooperation and mutual relationship. Dear Daniel and distinguished participants, I would like to thank the Institute of Pristina Belgrade and its partners, and I would like to thank you for the opportunity to take this opportunity and this prestigious institute to unveil for the first time a short framework of issues that could and could not be discussed in case of the initiation of dialogue on technical issues with Serbia. I am of the opinion that the spirit of the relations established with other countries and the region should follow the relations between Kosovo and Serbia too. The scope of the technical issues that could be discussed is very wide, and the dialogue to solve these issues should be continuous. We should continue talking about the fate of the missing persons and the actual dialogue should be advanced in recent more concrete results. We should also discuss about the return of the refugees in their homes and properties. Also the return of the documentation from Serbia. Issue for returning the pension fund for the citizens of Kosovo that was in Serbia. Then the dialogue for the regional cooperation. Example to eliminate the barriers related to participation in regional initiatives and mechanisms. Overcoming obstacles to free movement of war citizens in Serbia and vice versa. For example the recognition of passports, vehicle plates, etc. Finalizing the border demarcation. Discussing issues regarding to waters, energy and safety agreement. But also to discuss about the standards that are interlinked with our integration process and Euro-Atlantic structures. That may create a safe environment for economic development and that includes the whole region. And these areas I'm talking about are police, justice, customs, transport, environment, etc. Most of these issues are human, humanitarian in nature, and there is no reason to further prolong the settlement of these issues. But under no circumstances will there be a dialogue for the political status, for the territorial integrity. Kosovo declared its independence in accordance with the will of the people of Kosovo. And also Kosovo is an independent, sovereign, unique and undivisible country also with its constitution. Also the issues that are inconsistent with the comprehensive proposal for the status and the constitution of the Republic of Kosovo are also not on the negotiation table. Ladies and gentlemen, the state building process in Kosovo despite numerous challenges is a very successful process. For only two years of function as a state, for this time we have managed to establish and operationalize all of our state institutions and implement in practice the provisions of President Atisari's proposals. For this time we have managed to establish and operationalize all of our state institutions and implement in practice the provisions of President Atisari's proposals. Two years after establishing our state we're gaining more confidence and have gained the skills to manage our affairs. I believe that the supervised independence period as stipulated in the Atisari plan is coming to an end and our challenges in the future will be to move forward with our Euro-Atlantic aspirations, so the supervised independence is being concluded successfully. And we consider that Kosovo as a democratic and multi-ethnic state is a success of huge investments by the international community of the European Union and the United States in particular. Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. I'm going to ask a first question, but we're going to have lots of time for other questions. There are microphones on either side of the room. I have to ask you to line up at the microphones. We do need to use them for the questions. I'll take the privilege of a first question and ask, you know, in two days' time there'll be an opinion. What happens next? The General Assembly has to say something about this opinion. How do you see the diplomatic game, how do you see the diplomatic game evolving in the next week or so in the General Assembly and elsewhere? I would not like to prejudge the opinion of the ICJ, which will be public in two days. Nevertheless, we expect that the opinion of the ICJ will be in full compliance with the will of the citizens of Kosovo and the legitimate decisions of the institutions of Kosovo for independent and sovereign states. I expect that after the opinion of the ICJ there will be a new phase for the success of Kosovo. And that will be the phase for the consolidation and empowerment of the state of Kosovo. Of deepening the good-neighborly relations with all the countries in the region. Of the continual new recognitions for the Republic of Kosovo. I also expect the unification in the stance of all European Union countries with regard to Kosovo. And I expect that the full perspective of all the countries in the region will be in full compliance with the will of the citizens of Kosovo. And I expect that the full perspective of Kosovo's integration into the European Union NATO and the United Nations organization will be opened after this. And of course I also expect that a new chapter, new opening maybe between Kosovo and Serbia to discuss issues of practical nature and technical nature and Kosovo has shown the willingness to do so. Kosovo is ready to face the challenges after the opinion of the International Court of Justice. I know that interesting but also dangerous ideas will come from Belgrade. Not only for Kosovo but for the region in general. And also for the policies of peace and stability of EU and United States for the region. But these policies will be failing. Kosovo will be ready to take opponents responsibilities also in coordination with Brussels and Washington and also with the developments in the UN. Thank you. The microphones are open. Please. Everybody should introduce themselves first. Mark Schneider, International Crisis Group. Mr. Prime Minister, thank you very much for the presentation. You started by stating that some 90% of the Atasari plan had been implemented. Could you sort of describe for us the remaining 10% from your perspective? And in that regard, I'm wondering, you didn't mention very much, in fact I don't think at all about the status of churches within Kosovo. And whether in the discussions to come, you might have some new and novel ideas about how to respond to some of the concerns. And third, the question of any possible ideas on discussing, without affecting the independence and territorial integrity in Kosovo, autonomy in the north. As you know, the Atasari proposal, the Atasari document includes also the issue of related to the historical buildings and heritage. And that in the most affirmative manner. As you may know, these historical religious monuments are mostly now being guarded by local institutions and not by KFOR as it used to be because of the safe and secure environment that has been created. And the remaining 10% that you're referring to where the Atasari proposal hasn't been implemented yet is the north of Kosovo. And in this, we cannot take pride as institutions of Kosovo, but also as international mechanisms including ULEX, ICU and the others. But I cannot say that we didn't have obstacles by Belgrade. I cannot say either that the international community hasn't been soft with regards in relation to Belgrade for this. But now we have a plan for implementing rule of law for organizing free fair elections in three northern municipalities for the establishment of the new Mitrovica north municipality and for new socio-economic investments. Within the last 10 years, there have been no investments in that part of Kosovo by the institutions of Kosovo. My government has invested 12 million euros in the infrastructure in the north. This is in the interest of all of its citizens. A few days ago we've opened a governmental office that is meant to serve all the citizens, the Albanian Serbs and the others. And at the same time we're working with regards to reopening the district court in Mitrovica north and that will happen soon. But I say it again, official Belgrade is threatening the Kosovo Serb judges. In regards to your last question, Kosovo is an independent and sovereign state. The states of the Serbian community and other communities are guaranteed in the most affirmative manner by the constitution and the auditory document. I have an idea about autonomy within a state or a partition or unacceptable. And territorial exchange is included there too. Mr. Prime Minister, sorry, my name is Valerie Kirk-Matrick. I'm from Human Rights Watch. Thank you for your remarks. You could talk directly into the microphone. Sure. Is that better? Yeah. As you know, ULEX is investigating alleged crimes of the Kosovo Liberation Army in the territory of Albania in 1999, leading to some arrests. What's your view of EU investigations outside of Kosovo? Do you think the Albanian authorities should cooperate? Sure. Thank you. We are absolutely determined in fighting all negative phenomena. Kosovo has been the best example in the region with regards to the cooperation with the ICTY, the Hague Tribunal. The spectacles that Belgrade tried to make with the ideas of investigations in the north of Albania have failed and this was proved also by the BBC. Kosovo institutions will meet all the challenges that they have ahead. And this is very well known throughout the world. I'm Catherine Payetch. I'm with the National Democratic Institute and I'd like to thank you for your remarks, obviously. I also want to ask a question about the 2011 census, which is scheduled in both Kosovo and Serbia. And assuming that Kosovo's territorial integrity remains intact, I'm wondering what your government is planning in order to promote and administer the census in communities that may not be as willing to cooperate, that may not want to self-identify, or that may be distrustful of government or will simply be resistant, obviously, in the north, but also in Roma, Ashkali and other communities. And as a quick follow-on, I wonder if there's any assistance that the international community or that Kosovo's civil society could provide. Resistimi po pocis dot endov vitene arsho. Censors will happen next year. Serbia totaket registrimi nevet Kosovo advet, imporo da šumica vendere trajonit. Kosovo will undergo its own census, Serbia will undergo its own, and most of the other countries in the region will do the same. Kambesim tepljose dotakemi sukces. I'm very confident that we will be successful. Also, by respecting the constitutional right of the people in double citizenship, all preparations are being fulfilled, completed successfully. All technical and professional preparations are being conducted, and they are in accordance with the highest European and international standards. Therefore, I don't foresee any problems in this regard. Although it will be the first proper census in Kosovo, in the Republic of Kosovo, after 30 years. But I'm confident that we will be successful. With regards to territorial integrity, I will not add anything to what I've just said. Their territorial integrity is inalienable and also is internationally recognized. Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. Ben Bernbaum, Washington Times. I want to ask you about something that you were quoted as saying in a Serbia newspaper a few weeks ago. You said, we are ready to recognize Serbia as a state, so we are one step ahead. But I know that even in Belgrade, they know that Kosovo is an independent and sovereign state. I got informal confirmation that Belgrade would one day recognize Kosovo. And you added that this had come from high-ranking officials in Belgrade. The Serbs in response to this report essentially called you a liar. So I'm asking you here today, if you would elaborate it all on these comments. What did you mean by one day and how many officials told you this? The best solution will be mutual recognition, which would be the best not just for Kosovo and Serbia, but the whole region, because it would immediately guarantee peace and stability. The best solution will be mutual recognition, which would be the best not just for Kosovo and Serbia, but the whole region, because it would immediately guarantee peace and stability. I have emphasized that in this direction, Kosovo has taken a step forward. And I re-emphasize that Kosovo is ready to recognize the Republic of Serbia. But I also know that in Belgrade, there are opinions related to recognizing Kosovo. And that goes up to the highest officials of the state. Of course, they do their own daily political marketing. But recognition of Kosovo is a condition for Serbia to be integrated in you and Edo. And this is the only solution for them. And also for the developments in the region. Belgrade should resign from keeping hostage many processes in the region. Sadly, Belgrade hasn't played a positive role with regards to cooperation with any country in the region. Therefore, I strongly believe that they will recognize the Republic of Kosovo too. And this will not happen in a timeframe of days. But we will live to see this decision of Belgrade. Just remember the Prime Minister is a young man. My name is Susan Straughan. I had a follow-up to your plan for the North. And you mentioned three things, rule of law, economic investment, and elections. And I wanted to ask what do you see as the single biggest barrier to integrating the North? Dear Daniel, I have the age that I have. We are proud of that. Poor. But. Even when we started the fight against Serbia to get them out of Kosovo, most of the people thought that it would take a very long time. Some thought that it was unimaginable to actually fulfill that. But we achieved that faster than anyone thought. Also with regards to the declaring and Kosovo's independent state, most of the people thought that it would be a very long process. Although I consider it delayed, it was achieved faster than some of the pessimists thought. But we lived through it together. Therefore, I also think that we will all live it together to see the recognition of Kosovo as a state from Serbia. And I hope you're right. Thank you. And the questions, sorry, yeah. The main barriers that we face in the North are the smuggling. We need to eliminate the smuggling, the contraband. Having the illegal radical and extremist structures face the rule of law. Therefore, I could say that the biggest challenge for the North is the rule of law. If we are successful to establish in the rule of law also in that part of our territory, then we will have a democratic order and that will be the solution. Yes. The other challenge where I think we need to have clarity also from the international partners, including Washington and EU, is that they need to make sure that they cannot continue to behave in a very destructive manner towards Kosovo. It doesn't make sense for Belgrade to behave in a very correct and constructive way towards the European Union and the United States and to behave, let's say, very badly for the regards to Kosovo. And Belgrade cannot be proud of anything until it has Radkomladic in the center of Belgrade. And on the other hand, every day it pretends and wants to violate the territorial integrity of Kosovo. Please. Thank you. I'm reading that if you have research in the Center for Strategic International Studies, it's an honor to have you here today, Mr. Prime Minister. I had a question on the missing persons that you mentioned is a necessary talking point in the technical talks with Serbia. It seems that Serbia has mastered its approach in using or better say abusing the war crimes and mass graves to gain political points. And we have the recent case of the discovery of the mass grave in Raska where the bodies of more than 400 Albanians are believed to have been buried there. And it seems that shortly before an international decision or some kind of big decision, Serbia is able to arrest a war criminal or discover other mass graves. And my question is how do we ensure that this issue is not politicized and used to gain political points? And what is the government of Kosovo doing to accelerate this process? Thanks. This is an issue of human nature and we should not politicize it. It's for both countries to work on it. Of course, I do not exclude the option of Belgrade behaving in that manner. Because it has happened in the past 10 years. They have portrayed the arrest of war criminals as successes and that's not the success, that's the responsibility. But I think that today everyone should ask the question about Belgrade and Radkom Ladic. But also their destructive behavior towards Kosovo. The behavior of Belgrade towards Kosovo should be based on standards and not based on their own autonomous will. And the standards should be valued by the European Union and the United States. Today all the countries in the region are independent and sovereign and they have their own state identity. Serbia is just one of the states in the region, it's not the center of the region. Let me press you, Mr. Prime Minister. Has the government of the Republic of Kosovo done everything it can to identify missing persons and to convey the relevant information to Belgrade? And have you done everything you can to investigate allegations of abuse during the war? The institutions of Kosovo are cooperating very closely with international authorities and with the ULAX mission first and foremost. In the past we've worked as institutions jointly with UNMIC and therefore the institutions of Kosovo have been and will be an example. And we have no dilemmas in this regard. We will work the best we can and we will be very responsible and we will not politicize this process. But we will not also allow that Belgrade gains political points out of these issues. If there is, if they find a mass grave in Roshka that should not be portrayed as a success for Belgrade, that is a crime that Belgrade has committed in Kosovo. And there are still hidden mass graves throughout Serbia with the bodies of Kosovo. Belgrade has committed genocide in Kosovo. Please. Do you want to do it yourself in English or you want? Well, either way works. Why don't you do it yourself? Well, first of all, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to meet with us today. My question without wanting to be repetitive regarding the territorial integrity of Kosovo is in relation to the territory, your stance in relation to the territorial integrity of Kosovo. And more concretely, my question is whether your stance is flexible or whether it would change if this would threaten in any way participation in international organizations such as NATO or the EU. Could you tell us who you are? Yes, of course. My name is Berina Luzai and I'm with the open source center. I can say that with this territory it will be integrated in NATO and European Union. At no cost and under any circumstances will there be any flexibility with regards to the idea of Belgrade for the partition of Kosovo. And I feel very good that I have confidence because I get support, full support in this issue from Washington and Brussels. I also want to thank all the countries in the region that are supporting me in this stance. Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro included. But this bad idea of Belgrade is dangerous for the whole region. Starting from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Serbska, and going further down including all countries in the region. Because every country in the region has its own Mitrovica city. A few days ago the Guardian newspaper reminded us that there is still a community of several hundred Roma. Can you hear me? A few days ago the Guardian newspaper reminded us of a forgotten community of several hundred internally displaced Roma who have been living for the past 11 years at a foot of a mountain of lead waste next to the Debtra mine. The UN has shamefully abandoned these people but is your government willing to protect their health and safety and what specifically are you willing to do for them? Thank you. We have started the building of new houses for these people and I was personally present in the inauguration of the works. These are joint investments of the government of Kosovo and the United States government and other international partners. Therefore our commitments are joint. I would like to mention that I feel very good and proud that all the communities including the Roma and Kosovo communities are represented by their elected representatives in the Kosovo assembly and institutions. And there is not one country in the region that has a bigger representation of the minorities in the government and in the institutions compared to Kosovo. And we will continue in this manner. Thank you. Is there a time frame when these people will be rescued from the location where they are living? You mentioned that housing is being constructed. The government is fulfilling all of its obligations. And we will continue implementing the agenda. It is continuing with the full intensity of the works this year. And we expect it to be concluded in a short time period. Mr. Prime Minister, I think we need to thank you not only for the contents of your address but for the dignified and calm approach you take to the issues in the Balkans. Yours is a welcome addition to the voices we hear. And we hope very much that your optimism will be fulfilled soon. Your speech is outside in English for everybody to pick up a copy. And we thank you very much next year in our new building within bigger halls.