Pristina: The Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci yesterday said that the new Kosovo constitution will be valid throughout the province.

Thaci said, “Starting from June 15, all Kosovo institutions will function in keeping with the new constitution that comes into force on that day. The new Kosovo institutions are ready to take on full responsibility in cooperation with international institutions so that the country can function fully in all its segments.”

The Kosovo prime minister, in his speech at a cabinet meeting yesterday, asked all ministers to be ready to accept their new mandates envisaged under the new constitution. He expressed his optimism regarding the imminent clarification of the issue of the international presence in Kosovo.

“There are certain loose ends concerning the transfer of powers between UNMIK and EULEX,” Thaci said, but he said he was confident of a positive outcome in which Kosovo would have only one address where decisions were taken.