Kosovo premier presents positive report on Standards to assembly

BBCM, Jun 24, 2005, 19:00 GMT

Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive

Prishtina [Pristina], 23 June: Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi introduced to the Kosova [Kosovo] Assembly today his report on implementation of the Standards.

Kosumi voiced confidence that there will be a positive outcome during the political evaluation of Standards implementation. But for this process to be carried out successfully it is required the assistance of all law-makers and all other institutions, including the political parties, he added.

He said that the former prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj, deserves the most credit for the achievements made so far in this process. "Haradinaj managed to turn the Kosova Standards implementation into the government working plan.

He also announced that after December, the Standards for Kosova will turn into the Standards towards Europe. "In this way the process of implementation of Standards will continue within a new ambitious project, which is not important only for the citizens of Kosova, but also for all citizens."

The prime minister has elaborated the Standards one by one and expressed content with the achievements made so far. However he said that still more needs to be done.

Source: KosovaLive web site, Pristina, in English 23 Jun 05