Belgrade Media Report 08 March
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: I expect assistance from the EU, US and Russia regarding the Kosovo army (RTS/Tanjug)
• Djuric: International community to stop formation of Kosovo army (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Kosovo army would threaten, not strengthen, security (Tanjug)
• Nishani as factor of (non)peace in southern Serbia (Politika)
• Army testing readiness of Rapid Reaction Units (RTS)
• Djordjevic meets Russian Defense envoy (Serbian Defense Ministry website)
• Djordjevic meets US Army Commander (FoNet/RTS)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• B&H HoR’s session held; SNSD boycott HoR’s session, SzP refuses to vote for any item on agenda (TV1)
• SDS’ Bosic: Prevention of collapse of whole system in B&H depends on SzP (BNTV)
• SDP’s Mesic: Parliamentary majority at B&H level does not exist (FTV)
• Bosniak Caucus in RS CoP vetoes RSNA’s conclusions from special session on revision in case B&H vs. Serbia (Hayat)
• Novakovic confirms SzP prepared criminal report against Izetbegovic (Nezavisne)
Croatia
• Croatia protests against monument to be raised in Belgrade (Hina)
Montenegro
• Opposition will not recognize Niksic election results (Pobjeda)
• Relations between Montenegro and B&H are positive example for the region (RTCG)
fYROM
• President Ivanov calls for broad international condemnation of the Tirana platform (Meta)
• VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM is a party under blackmail, new elections must be held (MIA)
• SDSM leader Zaev meets with ambassadors (MIA)
• Hoyt Yee: Government formation without further delay in line with constitution (MIA)
• FM Poposki meets MEPs in Brussels (Republika)
• Masked men threw Molotov cocktails at the Museum of the Albanian Alphabet in Bitola (Meta)
• President Ivanov condemns Bitola museum incident (MIA)
Albania
• Albanian MFA: Everyone should remain calm and the anti-Albanian rhetoric must stop (Meta)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Roundup: EU summit to focus on economy, security, migration, Western Balkans: Tusk (Xinhua)
• Top MEP says EU must do more to stop Russia destabilising Balkans (The Guardian)
SNF: Vučić to prevent Serbian List to vote for the army of Kosovo (KIM radio)
SNF calls Aleksandar Vučić to prevent Members of the Serbian List to vote, or to possibly provide a quorum for the establishing of the army of Kosovo. “With regard to Serbian MPs who broke the boycott of the Kosovo Assembly from the SNS party, Serbian National Forum invites SNS’s President and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, […]
Read More →CI SDP condemns any attempt of transformation of KSF (Kontakt plus radio)
CI SDP condemns any attempt of transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces into something that may seem aggressive and threatening, and this idea can be understood only in that manner among the non-Albanians and Serbs, the statement said. According to the statement, “such an institution would not be a serious threat to anybody in the […]
Read More →Stoltenberg talks with Thaci and Mustafa opposes unilateral steps for the formation of the Army (Koha)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg conveyed a few moments ago serious concerns of NATO Allies about proposed transformation of Kosovo Security Force into an armed force. “Today, I have spoken to Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa to convey the serious concerns of NATO Allies about recent proposals by the Kosovo authorities to transform the Kosovo […]
Read More →U.S. threaten to re-evaluate support to KSF if the Law changes (Koha Ditore)
The U.S. Embassy in Pristina distributed a press release which says that the U.S. supports gradual and transparent transformation of the KSF into a mulietnic force in accordance with NATO standards. “The United States is concerned by Kosovo’s announced intention to change the mandate of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) without a constitutional amendment. We […]
Read More →Vučić expects help from the EU, US and Russia on the occasion of the Kosovo Army (RTS)
RTS reports today that Vučić has said at a press conference in Kopaonik, when asked about last night’s phone conversation with Thaçi that they did not agree on key issues, notably the formation of the Kosovo army which as he said violates the Resolution 1244 but also was contrary to the Kosovo’s constitution. He pointed that […]
Read More →KSF transformation bill sent to Government (media)
Kosovo Assembly presidency has unanimously decided to submit the draft law on Kosovo Security Force (KSF) transformation to the Government. Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli said he expects the government to forward the bill to the Assembly as quickly as possible. “Every step we undertook in the last 18 years has been in partnership with […]
Read More →“LDK supports KSF transformation but in coordination with strategic partners” (Kosovapress)
Head of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) parliamentary group, Ismet Beqiri, said the party would support the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an army but noted that this should be done with the support of strategic partners. Beqiri said the LDK would support the bill if it is put to vote […]
Read More →Veseli: KSF main partner in Kosovo for KFOR (RTK)
President of the Kosovo Assembly, Kadri Veseli, told Kosovo Security Force (KSF) cadets at the “Adem Jashari” barracks today that he called for a meeting to discuss Kosovo entering an important process of KSF transformation into an army. “You have created the possibility of Kosovo facing a historic decision,” Veseli told the cadets. He said […]
Read More →“Serbia to get Russian MiGs on NATO aggression anniversary” (B92, Večernje Novosti)
Russian President Vladimir Putin should sign a degree on the delivery of six MiG-29s to Serbia during his meeting in Moscow with Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic. Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti is reporting this, and adding that there is a great chance that the warplanes will officially join the Serbian Armed Forces “symbolically” on March 24 – […]
Read More →Đurić: The establishment of military formation in Kosovo violates UNSC Resolution 1244 and the Kumanovo agreement (media)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić said yesterday that Serbia strongly opposes the establishment of the so-called Army of Kosovo. He says that Pristina with formation of the army would give a serious blow to serious efforts for inter-ethnic reconciliation, improving the relations between Serbs and Albanians and the establishment of […]
Read More →Thaci admits he lacks international support for legal changes for army (Koha)
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci did not confirm that Kosovo enjoys international support, especially from the United States of America, to amend the law on the Kosovo Security Force which would give the latter the competencies of an army. Thaci told the Voice of America that the U.S. and the international community support the transformation of […]
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