Belgrade Media Report 31 August 2016
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Nikolic, Vucic to meet with Serb leaders in B&H, RS Thursday (B92/Beta/Tanjug)
• Stefanovic: Serbia’s stability not threatened (RTS/Tanjug)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija: With visit to northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Tahiri wished to provoke incident (Beta)
• Odalovic: Increasingly weaker regional cooperation on resolving fate of missing persons (Tanjug/Beta)
• Dikovic meets with Miglietta in Nis (Tanjug)
• Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to resume between 8 and 10 September (Politika)
• Appellate Court confirms verdict for crime in Kosare (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• PIC calls RS government not to hold referendum, Russia dissents (Srna)
• Russia excluded itself from the PIC’s statement (TV1/FTV)
• Izetbegovic: Russia’s support to RS political adventure detrimental to everyone (Al Jazeera)
• Ivanic: Ambassadors’ statement expected (Srna)
• Dodik: I am not interested in either PIC or either their statements (Srna)
• Cvijanovic: No one may deprive RS citizens of the right to referendum (Srna)
• Reactions of FB&H officials to PIC’s joint statement (FTV)
• Referendum in RS sparks debate among B&H HoR MPs, SDP reps walk out of session (BHT1)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Tens of thousands migrate through Balkans since route declared shut (The Guardian)
• Albania MPs Back Vetting Judges and Prosecutors (BIRN)
German embassy calls for peaceful, democratic debate in Kosovo Assembly (Koha)
The German Embassy in Pristina through a press statement called for a peaceful, democratic and constructive debate during tomorrow’s Assembly session. “Given the recent events and the next session of the Assembly, we call for a peaceful, democratic and constructive debate,” notes the statement. The statement also stresses that everyone has the right to peaceful […]
Read More →View from Čakor on greater Albania (Sputnik)
It is uncertain whether the Kosovo Assembly will ratify the agreement on demarcation singed by its government and Montenegro. Albanian extremists are threatening with the war, whereas Montenegro has sent special forces to the border line. Čakor is one of the rare crossings between Kosovo and Montenegro. Beside this one and route Peć-Kula-Rožaje there are […]
Read More →The sold and rotten souls should not dare sell Kosovo (Indeksonline)
The announced press conference by the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) has just started. NISMA leader Fatmir Limaj said that they are against the current version of demarcation. “The coalition could not reach consensus during the last ten months. AAK and NISMA appeal on the MPs to […]
Read More →Žbogar: Kosovo is only possible as a multi-ethnic (KIM radio, Jedinstvo)
The outgoing EU Special Envoy for Kosovo Samuel Žbogar says that his aim was to assist in promoting a peaceful, democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo and in this sense he is leaving the position pleased. He, however, says in an interview for daily Jedinstvo, that there are still a lot of open issues for the multi-ethnic […]
Read More →Delawie: Demarcation should pass, objections are fight for power (GazetaExpress)
The United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, in an interview with the news site said that Kosovo Assembly should vote in favor of the agreement on border demarcation with Montenegro. According to him, the agreement as it was prepared by the commission on demarcation, says that the border is the same as in 1974 maps. […]
Read More →Kosovo President Thaçi visits northern Kosovo (Lajmi)
The news site reports that the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi is visiting northern Kosovo today and that he currently is in Jarinje border-crossing point. The news site also notes that this is the first time a president of Kosovo is visiting the northern border-crossing points. Thaçi’s political advisor, Ardian Arifaj, confirmed the news to […]
Read More →LDK expects its MPs to vote ratification of the agreement on demarcation (RTKlive)
The leadership of the Democratic League of Kosovo discussed at its meeting today the agreement for the demarcation of the border line between Kosovo and Montenegro. They reconfirmed the unanimous support of LDK structures for LDK MPs who would vote for the ratification of the agreement, approved by local and international experts and strongly supported […]
Read More →Kurti: Peaceful, pan-national protest against demarcation (koha.net)
Kosovo Assembly MP from Vetëvendosje movement Albin Kurti, announced for the 1 September a peaceful pan-national protest against demarcation. He said that this protest will take place because “we cannot allow legitimization of treachery at the Assembly.” “All our activities and protests show that the power is on our side and that the crime of […]
Read More →O’Connell: Demarcation determines where the border is, not where it should be (Koha)
The British Ambassador to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, said on Wednesday that the issue of border demarcation is a bilateral issue between Kosovo and Montenegro and that it is right that the Kosovo Assembly will decide whether to ratify the agreement. “No-one has asked Kosovo to change border with Montenegro. No-one has forced Kosovo to give […]
Read More →Deçan mayor calls on MPs not to vote demarcation deal (Zëri)
The Mayor of Deçan, Rasim Selmanaj, through a Facebook post on Wednesday called on the members of the Kosovo Assembly not to vote the border demarcation deal with Montenegro. “On behalf of the citizens of Deçan, who used this land for as long as they remember, which was also proved by the independent experts, I […]
Read More →Leaders’ meeting on demarcation fails (Zëri)
Leaders of the opposition parties have announced that they will not be able to attend the meeting called by Kosovo Assembly member Ramiz Kelmendi to discuss border demarcation deal on Wednesday. Kelmendi confirmed that also Prime Minister Isa Mustafa informed him that he will not be attending the meeting. The news site recalls that this was […]
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