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Kosovo Intelligence Agency Not Functional

Pristina | 22 June 2009 |
 
Baskim Smakaj, Kosovo Intelligence Chief
Baskim Smakaj, Kosovo Intelligence Chief
One year after the adoption of Kosovo’s Constitution, Kosovo’s Intelligence Agency is still nonoperational.

Officials from Kosovo’s government declared that the process is going well, while the President and Prime Minister are in consultations to appoint agency staff.

Government opposition ministers have criticised the whole process, calling the delays unjustified.

Deputy Prime Minister, Hajredin Kuci, declared that the process has been transparent.

In a regional conference given several months ago by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the US Embassy in Pristina, it was stated that approximately 20 foreign secret services operate in Kosovo.

Kosovo’s Intelligence Agency will be the first legal agency in Kosovo. Kosovo’s government has pledged that this part of the country's structure is to be developed with help from Western partners.

(Reporting by Vjosa Musliu)



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Wrong name
2009-06-22 15:13:59
The name of the intelligence head is Bashkim, not Baskim (since you probably used Serbian-language sources).

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2009-06-22 20:08:36
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