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An extraordinary session initiated by the opposition Social Democratic Party of Kosovo, PSD, approved the resolution with 59 votes in favour and 2 abstentions at the Kosovo Assembly on Saturday.
Kosovo lawmakers voted in favor of changing the mandate of the KSF to that of a regular army, with Serb MPs absent from the session.
A Democratic League of Kosovo resolution against President Hashim Thaci’s role in the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia failed to garner enough support at the assembly.
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli is pushing for a new resolution on the dialogue with Serbia, while opposition parties LDK and Vetevendosje opt out after failed attempts to approve a resolution against the president's involvement in the dialogue.
Chronological coverage of events as they unfolded on Wednesday when the Kosovo Assembly put the border demarcation deal with Montenegro to a vote.
