Hasim Thaci

He stated that this was established "in the Constitution - and Pristina will not demand that the recognition of Serbia be conditioned by giving up territory."

Balkan leaders were high on the foreign guest list as Turkey's strongman for 16 years, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was sworn in as President once again at the country's parliament in Ankara on Monday.

Deal to form ruling coalition signed in Pristina

PRIŠTINA -- Hasim Thaci and Isa Mustafa on Monday signed an agreement to form a ruling coalition in Kosovo.

The two head the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo, respectively.

Vucic, Thaci discuss resumption of dialogue

NEW YORK -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says he had an informal meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Thaci at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday.

Another official dismisses "peace accord" claims

BELGRADE -- Serbia's minister without portfolio in charge of EU integration says the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština would not result in "a peace agreement between."

BELGRADE / BRUSSELS - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Kosovo government’s approval of a special court to investigate 1998-1999 war crimes committed by members of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army KLA, former ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization, in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), is a step forward for justice and the rule of law.