Ramush Haradinaj

Vice President of the European Parliament and Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek welcomed the release of Ramush Haradinaj and urged the EU to compel Serbia to withdraw "outdated arrest warrants", as a condition for the continuation of the Brussels dialogue.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at the news conference with visiting Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the first Serbian leader to visit the nation after a troubled past, at the Palace of Brigades in the Albanian capital, Tirana, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Both countries are trying to overcome their troubled past while working toward EU membership.

A delegation of Serbia's National Assembly on Thursday left a session of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, held in Strasbourg, France, in protest.

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A court in Colmar, France, on Thursday decided to reject Serbia's request to extradite Ramush Haradinaj on war crimes charges. The Kosovo Albanian politician and former KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army") leader will be released.

Serbia will issue a diplomatic protest note and temporarily recall its ambassador from Paris over a French court’s decision to not to extradite former Kosovo guerrilla and ex-Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to Belgrade.

PM and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that Serbia's ambassador to France would be withdrawn for consultations.

A court in Colmar, France, on Thursday ruled not to extradite Ramush Haradinaj to Serbia after reversing its original decision in favor of Serbia's request.

A French court has rejected Serbia’s extradition request for former Kosovo Prime Minister and ex-guerrilla Ramush Haradinaj, who is wanted in Belgrade on war crimes charges.

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Ramush Haradinaj cannot be extradited to Albania merely on account of having Albanian citizenship as it is not a basis for seeking extradition.

Ramush Haradinaj cannot be extradited to Albania merely on account of having Albanian citizenship as it is not a basis for seeking extradition.