Belgrade Media Report 13 July 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic, Vujanovic: Serbia-Montenegro relations intensive (RTS/Tanjug)
• Vucic: Government formation not urgent (Radio Belgrade)
• Dacic: Taking Guantanamo detainees opens door to partnership (Tanjug)
• Serbian Interior Ministry, BIA without response (Politika)
• Vulin: Guantanamo prisoners accepted as favor to biggest power (Tanjug/TV Pink/B92)
• Stojanovic: This is a precedent and this solution should have been avoided (Politika)
• Djuric: Pristina wishes to intimidate (Novosti)
• Joksimovic: EU membership remains Serbia’s strategic goal (Tanjug)
• Hague indictee Goran Hadzic dies (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Inzko: Dodik opts for “civilization darkness” by denying Srebrenica genocide (Hina)
• Dodik: It is better for Inzko to be silent (RTRS)
• Kristo: UK leaving EU is not good for EU path of B&H (Vecernji list)
• Trial of Oric continues before B&H Court (RTRS/Nezavisne)
• Cavusoglu: Turkey will protect Bosniaks in Bosnia (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Brexit Will Curtail UK’s Engagement in Balkans, Experts (BIRN)
• Modest Progress Reported at Macedonia Crisis Talks (BIRN)
Kuçi: Political leaders to discuss demarcation in coming days (Lajmi)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hajredin Kuçi, said on Wednesday that in the coming days there will be intensive meetings of the political spectrum to discuss the border-demarcation agreement with Montenegro. According to him, issues of national importance such as demarcation, must overcome the political differences. However, when asked whether the coalition between the Democratic Party […]
Read More →Excavations begin at the Pristina University campus (Zeri)
The excavations for an alleged mass grave have started today near the Pristina University campus. Director of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Arsim Gërxhaliu, told Radio Kosova that there are suspicions about ethnic Albanian victims. The initiation of the excavation at the site comes after several citizens reported seeing Serb forces digging in this location during the […]
Read More →Lekaj: No more teargas in the Assembly (Indeksonline)
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) parliamentary group chiefs called on their opposition colleagues not to ratify the border-demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Pal Lekaj from AAK said that all the MPs should say no to demarcation, for they have a duty to protect the interests of the citizens. […]
Read More →Police incapable, KFOR should be deployed to Paralovo (TV Most)
“The police are incapable and uninterested. I call on KFOR to set up a military check point in the village of Paralovo,” said Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović after the last attack on the family Stojković from Paralovo village. “We are shocked by recent attacks that are continuously taking place for several years. We […]
Read More →Paralovo: Brothers Ibishi again attacked Stojković family (Kim radio)
Brothers Shukri and Sabri Ibishi again physically assaulted members of the family Stojković from the village Paralovo, Novo Brdo/ Novobërdë Municiplaity. “I tried to record on mobile phone that they let cattle eat our planted vegetables, so I could report the incident to the Kosovo Police. When the brothers Ibishi saw it they started to […]
Read More →Haradinaj: I am confident on a rightful solution with Montenegro’s assistance (RTK)
Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), said today he is confident that Montenegro will contribute to a rightful solution of the border demarcation issue. Haradinaj also thanked the Albanian community living in the U.S. for their reaction toward the demarcation deal. “I would like to thank all Albanians living […]
Read More →Stojanović: The work on draft of the statute should be intensified (TV Most)
“In drafting the statute of the Association / Community of Serb Municipalities (A/CSM) will work the management team, as agreed in Brussels. Only this is undisputable, the rest are calculations,” said Branimir Stojanović on the occasion of the writing of Pristina daily Zeri that Mayors, in close cooperation with the Kosovo Ministry for Local Government […]
Read More →Đurić in Drenica region today, accompanied by Kosovo Police (Indeksonline)
Marko Đurić, director of the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo, will visit the Drenica region today, specifically the Devic Monastery in the Skenderaj/Srbica municipality. The news website learns that the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allowed Đurić to stay in Kosovo for two days. A Kosovo Police spokesman confirmed that police will accompany Đurić […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 13 July
• Kosovo Assembly will not vote border demarcation deal this week (dailies)
• LDK leadership discussed demarcation and government reshuffling (Epoka)
• Haliti: Zero information on border demarcation process (RTK)
• O’Connell proposes public debate on border demarcation (Kosova Sot)
• Simić: We did not discuss KAF with Thaçi (Zëri)
• Tahiri: EU increased pressure on Serbia (Epoka)
• Deputy PM Stojanović does not trust Kosovo Police (Koha)
• Police refute reports of gunfire along the Kosovo-Montenegro border (Koha)
OSCE Broadcast 12 July
• Government postpones meeting on demarcation agreement (All monitored broadcasters, RTK1 & KTV)
• O’Connell: Government to organize public debates about demarcation (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• LDK Presidency discussed demarcation issue (Klan Kosova)
• Stojanovic calls upon KFOR to protect Paralovo/Parallovë Serbs (RTK2)
• Srpska List conditions the establishment of KAF (RTK1)
• Assembly Committee adopts draft-law on Child Protection (Klan Kosova)