Prishtina, 20 April 2011
Deputy Prime Minister, Edita Tahiri, received in a meeting today the Ambassador of the United States of America to Kosovo, Mr. Christopher Dell, and the Deputy Chief of the US Mission in Kosovo, Mr. Michael J. Murphy.
Deputy Prime Minister Tahiri thanked Ambassador Dell and the United States of America for their continuous support for the consolidation of the independent state of Kosovo adding that the strategic alliance with the US is a top priority of the Republic of Kosovo.
Deputy Prime Minister Tahiri briefed Ambassador Dell on the visionary and reform program of the Government and on the key internal policy priorities including a sustainable economic development, rule of law, improving of social welfare of the people and communities and advancing the Euro-Atlantic agenda and global recognition of Kosovo. The Government of Kosovo is committed to carry out comprehensive and overall reforms in consolidating the state and in ensuring the country a place in the respected family of democratic states, said Deputy Prime Minister Tahiri.
Mrs. Tahiri thanked the US for the support in the ongoing dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia pointing out that the Government of Kosovo is very committed in this dialogue so that positive results are achieved to the benefit of the citizens and which encourage regional cooperation and which contribute to further approximation of Kosovo with the EU.
Ambassador Dell reiterated the US support for Kosovo saying that Kosovo remains a friendly country and a serious partner of the US and went on to say that he highly assesses the serious approach by the new Government of Kosovo to mark concrete results in economic reforms, rule of law and also in the foreign affairs and national security policies.
Mr. Dell reconfirmed the US position that the independence, sovereignty and the state integrity of Kosovo are closed matters. In the end, he said that that the US will continue to actively support Kosovo’s efforts to integrate in EU, NATO, UN and other international mechanisms.
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