Belgrade Media Report 11 November
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic: Rama is an irresponsible politician (RTS)
• Djuric: Provocation and abuse of hospitality (RTS)
• Drecun: Rama’s rhetoric premeditated (TVB92)
• Stefanovic: Vucic’s statesmanlike response to Rama’s provocation (RTS)
• Rama visits Presevo (RTS)
• Kocijancic: Rama’s visit a turning point (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic to Covic: An offer he can’t refuse (Oslobodjenje)
• Covic: Given word is worth more than the agreement (Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik going into opposition? (Novosti, Sarajevo corenspondent)
• US Embassy about the SDA, DF and the Alliance for Change agreement (Oslobodjenje/Fena)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia: Visit by Albania’s Premier Fails to Reduce Tensions (AP)
• Albanian leader’s Serbia visit signals progress and challenges (Reuters)
• Western Balkans: Nationalism is not the answer (Euobserver)
• Macedonia Starts Revoking Opposition MPs’ Seats (BIRN)
• Alexander the Great claimed by both sides in battle over name of Macedonia (The Guardian)
Switzerland interrupts prosecution against Azem Syla (RTKlive)
The Public Prosecution of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland has terminated the procedure against Kosovo’s former deputy, Azem Syla. Charges for fraud and non-fulfillment of the obligation to report could not be proved. Different documents were considered, his apartment was raided and several interrogations took place during the investigation. His financial situation at the […]
Read More →EU: Rama’s visit, a sign of positive change in regional dialogue (kosovapress)
Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, considers the visit of the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Belgrade to be “a sign of positive change of the regional dialogue in Western Balkans.” “The two day visit should represent a turning point in the relations between the two countries. We expect […]
Read More →Edi Rama in Presevo (RTS)
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama met in Presevo with political representatives of Albanians from southern Serbia.Rama was greeted with ovations and welcomed in front of the municipal administration building by the Mayor of Presevo Ragmi Mustafa. Citizens of Presevo have welcomed Rama with Albanian flags and music, whereas billboards featuring slogans ‘Welcome Prime Minister’ […]
Read More →Edi Rama from Presevo to Pristina (Gazeta Blic)
Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, is expected to arrive in Pristina for dinner following the end of his visit to Preshevo today. Rama will travel by car and will enter Kosovo through the border crossing at Dheu i Bardhe. It is not known at what time he will arrive in Pristina but Kosovo Police will […]
Read More →Thaci commends Rama for his stance on Kosovo (Koha)
Outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, hailed the visit of Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, to Serbia saying that it will contribute to improvement of relations between the two countries. Thaci expressed belief that Rama’s historic visit and signing of three important cooperation agreements mark a new chapter in relations between Albania and Serbia. […]
Read More →Mufti Ternava in Vatican for interreligious dialogue (Kosovapress)
Kosovo Mufti, Naim Ternava, has travelled to Vatican where he is expected to take part in the third Catholic-Muslim interreligious dialogue. Twelve prominent people from both religions will discuss in the three-day forum about how to work together and serve the others. The first two Catholic-Muslim forums were held in 2008 in Vatican and in […]
Read More →Rama did his job (Kosova Sot)
The paper writes that the visit of the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, to Serbia may have broken the ice between the two countries but it has definitely not surpassed divisions between Albanians and Serbs. The paper remarks that it would have been scandalous if Rama did not mention the issue of Kosovo during the […]
Read More →Jevtic: Situation is getting out of control (Vesti)
Another returnee’s house was burglarized in Drsnik, in Metohija. Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic condemned the attack and assessed that it is about serious intimidation and jeopardizing of returnees and that ongoing incidents and attacks on properties owned by Serbs create an impression that situation in Klina/Klinë municipality is […]
Read More →Stankovic: Visit to Preseve for the sake of better relations (RTS)
The Chairperson of the Coordination Office for southern Serbia Zoran Stankovic said to RTS that he expects the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Presevo to pass in the best possible way and that it will contribute to the development of relations between Serbia and Albania, no matter on Rama’s undiplomatic behavior in […]
Read More →Vucic: I regret we missed a chance for improving relations with Albania because of Rama (Vecernje Novosti)
After the joint press conference incident, when Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić accused Albanian PM, Edi Rama, of a breach of protocol for speaking about Kosovo as independent and inviting Serbia to recognize the territory it considers its own, Vučić posted, in English, the following message on Twitter: “Today was a chance for us to […]
Read More →Serbian President says he refused to meet with Rama (Blic, B92, Tanjug)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić’s office said late on Monday that he had refused to receive visiting Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. The reason is that “provocations were to be expected from him,” a statement said. “On the occasion of the provocations of Albanian Premier Edi Rama during his visit to Serbia, the Presidential Service for […]
Read More →LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes SeeNews
- Witness to Violence: Photojournalist Recalls Decades of Documenting Kosovo's Turbulent Times - Prishtina Insight 19/04/2024Witness to Violence: Photojournalist Recalls Decades of Documenting Kosovo's Turbulent Times Prishtina Insight
- Kosovo, World Bank sign 90 mln financing agreement - SeeNews 19/04/2024Kosovo, World Bank sign 90 mln financing agreement SeeNews
- Kosovo sells 15 mln euro worth of 2-yr T-notes - SeeNews 19/04/2024
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
Media Sources
