Kosovo, Italy to Cooperate On Organised Crime

Kosovo and Italy signed a mutual agreement to exchange information in the fight against organised crime. 

“The purpose of this MoU is the exchange of information, in order to combat organised crime, including money laundering and organised crimes, including terrorism”, said Hilmi Zhitia, Kosovo’s chief prosecutor.

The head of the Italian National Antimafia Directorate, Pietro Grasso, said that they will bring their experience in their anti-mafia operations.

“The signing of this agreement gives us the opportunity to be present in the Balkans, too. We will bring experience in fighting the mafia and organised crime to Kosovo,” Grasso said.

Signing of the memorandum was welcomed by EULEX representatives, who said that they were willing to collaborate with the parties.

Italy is the first EU state to sign such an agreement with Kosovo. The Kosovo chief prosecutor Zhitia said that Kosovo will soon sign similar agreements with other EU countries.

(Reporting by Vjosa Musliu)