Jetlir Zyberaj

The outgoing government of Kosovo on Wednesday adopted the Magnitsky Act, designed to penalise egregious human rights abusers.

Outgoing Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli announced the establishment of the act on Twitter, shortly after outgoing PM Ramush Haradinaj declared it during a government meeting.

As web portal Kosovo online reports, such reactions of the officials from Pristina were provoked as certain representatives of Belgrade authorities had announced that they will visit Kosovo in the course of pre-election campaign for the parliamentary elections to be held on October 6, Radio Free Europe reports.

Brnabic and her Kosovo counterpart Haradinaj currently take part in the Western Balkan Summit in Poznan.

As Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Jetlir Zyberaj claims, this decision was provoked by, as he put it, the assaults and threats of Serbian politicians towards Kosovo.

Kosovo's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, has started a diplomatic tour of Asia, seeking to drum up support for the country's quest for international recognition.

His office said that Pacolli will also take part in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation, OIC, that will take place in May 5 and 6 in Bangladesh.