What Minister Gashi promises Kosovo exiles

And with this card taken they will no longer be obliged to pay payments at the border points as they are now doing. So said Diaspore and Strategic Investments Minister Dardan Gashi.

The next summer, when the countrymen start coming to Kosovo, they will have Green Carton, so they will not need to pay for what they do today. Today we've made some initial relief until June, I believe we'll complete the”, Minister Gashi said of Arbre.info.

Gashi has also talked about the dismissal of Diaspora Ministry Secretary Osman Sahin, saying the reasons concern the ongoing violation of regulations and laws.

“Arsyet is specified in the decision that means that it's a matter of continuing violation of regulations, laws and not implementing tasks, but the material as such is handed over to the disciplinary Commission, and that's in the end whether I'm right or not, that's why the Disciplinary Commission gives”, he said.

The minister has also unveiled the signing of two agreements expected to be signed at the end of November this year between the Republic of Kosovo and that of Albania, and one of them refers to Albanian education in the diaspora.

Even here we have solutions at the end of November 27th in Korca we will sign the agreement with the Republic of Albania, where the two governments will jointly finance the education of our children living abroad both professionally and financially, we will co-operate closely with the Government of the Republic of Albania”, he stated.

Asked how he has thought as minister to attract foreign investments to Kosovo, he has confirmed that he expects the country's government to make a decision to suspend the privatisation process and property is available to investors.

“It is the special law on Strategic Investment, and under that law we will act, among other things I believe the decision will be made at the Government's level too soon for the suspension of the privatisation process and these properties will be available to foreign investors, not to be sold anymore, as for a piece of bread”, Minister Gashi added.

He has also talked about the diaspora census, saying there are about 350 thousand registered citizens. According to him, the process of registering the diaspora will be completed at the moment when experts estimate 95 are registered for exiles.