Dear Mrs. Timoshenko, we received with sadness the news on the tragic death of the member of Ukrainian contingent of UNMIK Police at the 17 March 2008 unrest.

It’s been four years since the tragic events of March 2004. The violence of March 2004 marked one of the darkest chapters in our new history. Citizens of Kosovo condemned and refused the attacks committed on that day.

Dear Prime Minister Berisha, on behalf of the Government of Republic of Kosovo, and on my personal behalf, I would like to extend our deepest condolences for your citizens that lost their lives after the explosion of ammunitions in village Gërdec, Vora.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova, Hashim Thaçi, sent today a telegram of condolences to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Sali Berisha, following the tragic death of 16 people in Albania.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova, Hashim Thaçi, participated today in marking of the tenth anniversary of the Likoshan and Qirez Battle fought on 28 February 1998.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova, Hashim Thaçi, received in a meeting today a group of students from the “Third Millennium” Elementary School in Prishtina and emphasized on the occasion that now our children and students have their state called the Republic of Kosova.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova Hajredin Kuçi and the head of operation section of European Commission liaison Office in Pristine Kjartan Bjornsson talked today about the mutual cooperation and the the European Union assistance allocated for Kosova in 2008 as part of the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA).

Today’s meeting of the Government of the Republic of Kosova was chaired by Prime Minister Thaçi, who initially briefed the Cabinet on the current security situation and the steps undertaken in maintaining order and stability in Kosova.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova, Hashim Thaçi, met today afternoon in his cabinet with the head of UNMIK, Joachim Rucker and COMKFOR, General Xavier de Marnhac. The most recent developments in Kosova were on the focus of the meeting.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosova, Hashim Thaçi, visited today the Memorial in Reçak and the graveyards of martyrs in Ferizaj, Kaçanik, Viti and Zhegër village of Gjilan, and paid homage at the graves of the martyrs of the nation and all the others who fell for Kosova.