The Serbian-language online media outlet "Kosovo-online" published an article yesterday (November 8) claiming that the visit to the US by the Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, and the Minister of Interior, Xhelal Sveçla, has been canceled.
In the content of the article, the Serbian-language media outlet claims that it has unofficially learned about this cancellation of the visit.
Through a post on his Facebook account, Minister Haxhiu's chief of staff, Genc Nimoni, denied such a claim.
Link to the article published in "Kosovo-online":
https://www.kosovo-online.com/vesti/politika/otkazane-posete-sveclje-i-hadziu-vasingtonu-8-11-2022
Parts of the article published in "Kosovo-online":
The visits of Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçlja and Justice Minister Albulena Haxhiu to Washington have been canceled, Kosova Online unofficially learns.
During the visit to Sveçlje and Haxhi, the signing of several agreements between the United States of America and Kosovo was planned.
In recent days, the opposition and analysts in Pristina have accused Prime Minister Albin Kurti of damaging relations between Kosovo and the US.
The claim of the Serbian-language media outlet that the aforementioned ministers' visit to the US has been canceled has been called untrue by Minister Haxhiu's chief of staff, Genc Nimoni. According to him, such news is intended to spread misinformation regarding government officials.
"Such news, besides being untrue and defamatory, is tendentious and aims to disseminate false information about senior officials of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo." (here)
In addition to calling the news regarding the cancellation of the visit untrue, Nimoni confirmed Minister Haxhiu's visit to the US during December, at the invitation of the authorities there.
"At the invitation of the American authorities, in December of this year, Minister Haxhiu plans an official visit to the United States of America, during which she will have official meetings with representatives of the US Department of State, the Department of Justice and other institutions. During this visit, Minister Haxhiu will also be part of the global anti-corruption conference in Washington DC."(here)
Analyze:
The Serbian-language online media outlet "Kosovo-online" has published an article claiming that the visit to the US by the Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, and the Minister of Interior, Xhelal Sveçla, has been canceled.
The Serbian media outlet's claim was called untrue by Minister Haxhiu's chief of staff, Genc Nimoni, confirming the minister's visit to the US in December at the invitation of American authorities.
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