Belgrade Media Report 10 March
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic and Bogdanov on further strategic partnership (RTS/Tanjug)
• Eritrean Foreign Minister meets with Nikolic, Vucic (Beta)
• Nikolic: Arguments of the Serbian side legally grounded (Politika)
• National Security Council of Serbia to meet on 13 March because of Pristina’s decision (RTS)
• Djuric: Pristina looking for excuses for ending dialogue (Tanjug)
• EU: Transforming KSF into army only with consent of all communities (Beta)
• Brende urges Kosovo to refrain from forming armed force (Tanjug/B92)
• Lisovoy: ZSO meeds to be formed as soon as possible (Tanjug/Telegrafi)
• Jeremic’s candidacy for Serbian President proclaimed (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• ICJ rejects motion for revision of lawsuit against Serbia (FTV)
• OHR, OSCE say everyone in B&H must respect ICJ decision (Oslobodjenje)
• Izetbegovic: ICJ made political decision by rejecting revision (Hayat)
• Crnadak and Ivanic: This is victory of Dayton B&H (BNTV)
• Covic: I am sorry we played with B&H and showed it is not functioning (TV1)
• Dodik: ICJ’s decision was as expected (TV1)
• Radoncic calls on Izetbegovic to resign (Klix)
• Dodik: Formation of Kosovo Army is threat for entire region (RTRS)
• Two-day meeting of EU leader commences in Brussels: EU has to get more involved in region of Western Balkans (Oslobodjenje)
Croatia
• Croatian FM says there’s no reason for anyone in Bosnia to revel in ICJ decision (Hina)
Montenegro
• The protocol in our parliament until 25 May (Pobjeda)
• EP: Europe will be more stable with Montenegro in NATO (Dnevne novine)
• Opposition to hold a joint protest in Niksic today (CDM)
fYROM
• German diplomat calls on President Ivanov to give Zaev the mandate (MIA)
• VMRO-DPMNE Gruevski, German diplomat Hellbach discuss political developments (MIA)
• DUI leader Ahmeti meets German diplomat Hellbach (MIA)
• Time to end political stalemate, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier after visiting Skopje (MIA)
• SDSM Zaev meets Zannier (MIA)
• President Ivanov discussed need to reject Tirana platform with Zannier (MIA)
• Swift elections will solve crisis, VMRO-DPMNE officials tell Zannier (Republika)
• US Mission to OSCE: We are disappointed in Ivanov, we ask that he reconsiders his decision (Meta)
• Bojko Noev: Macedonia must urgently ask for a preventive and stabilizing mission from the EU (Meta)
Albania
• Albanian parliament welcomes the resolution for the release of Haradinaj (ADN)
• Electoral reform, ad hoc commission deadline postponed (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo is Being Assisted in Creating a National Army: By Whom and Why? (Sputnik)
Read More →French court handling Haradinaj case has “more questions” (B92)
The Justice Ministry has received additional questions from an appeals court in France which is deciding on a Serbian extradition request for Ramush Haradinaj. The court in the town of Colmar is seeking clarification of legal provisions relating to the crimes Serbia is charging Haradinaj with. The court has asked to receive a reply by […]
Read More →Rašić: Resolution on the release of Haradinaj – political pressure (NMagazin)
MP of the Serbian List in the Kosovo Parliament Nenad Rašić said that the resolution for the unconditional release of Ramush Haradinaj adopted by the Assembly of Kosovo contains and a request to stop the dialogue with Belgrade, and thus represents a kind of political pressure on the EU. According to Rašić, this resolution is […]
Read More →War associations: We will be against those that oppose the army (Kosovapress)
The Association of the Families of KLA War Martyrs and the Association of KLA War Invalids issued a joint statement today calling on Kosovo’s institutions to take all the necessary steps to form the Kosovo Army. The statement notes: “There can be no independent country without an army and this is why Kosovo must have […]
Read More →Selimi: Belgrade cannot block the creation of a Kosovo Army (Danas)
Commenting on the announcement of the imminent formation of the Armed Forces of Kosovo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Petrit Selimi says for daily Danas that the question remains how the next few days and weeks to continue towards the joint goal in enabling Kosovo to implement the sovereign decision to establish its own army. […]
Read More →Hoti: Army is unstoppable, Kosovo is “made in the U.S.” (RTV21/Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Culture, Rexhep Hoti, said in a debate on RTV21 on Thursday that the Kosovo Army will be formed next week and that the process is in line with the constitution and in cooperation with Kosovo’s international partners. Hoti said President Hashim Thaci in his recent address said that Kosovo’s Army has […]
Read More →Council for National Security to meet over Pristina’s moves (B92)
President Tomislav Nikolic will call for Monday, March 13, a session of the Council for National Security. “The meeting will come following the demand by the ‘Kosovo’ assembly to stop the Brussels dialogue,” the presidential office announced in a statement late on Thursday. Nikolic will also call the session due to the Pristina administration’s evident […]
Read More →Lunacek opposes Kosovo Assembly resolution for suspending talks with Serbia (RTK)
European Parliament Vice President, Ulrike Lunacek, reacted to the resolution of the Kosovo Assembly calling for suspension of dialogue with Belgrade by saying both parties need to resume talks. “Belgrade and Pristina must get back to the negotiating table and continue dialogue process. Serbia needs to withdraw its outdated international arrest warrant against Ramush Haradinaj,” […]
Read More →Delawie visits Mitrovica Bridge (media)
Several news websites report that the United States Ambassador in Pristina, Greg Delawie, visited the main bridge in Mitrovica on Thursday. “Glad to see the Mitrovica Bridge renovated and open for pedestrians. Positive result of the EU dialogue,” Delawie wrote on his Twitter account.
Read More →Balkans must join the EU eventually, European leaders say (Reuters)
More Balkan states can still join the European Union if they stick to a path of economic and democratic reform, Europe’s leaders said on Thursday at a summit meant to cement the bloc’s long-term commitment to stabilize a region mired in political crisis. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-summit-balkans-idUSKBN16G32S
Read More →Quni considers Thaci’s discussion with Vucic and not with Mustafa, unacceptable (Koha)
Kosovo Assembly MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), considers the fact that the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci discussed transformation of KSF with the Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic, and not with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, unacceptable and hurting. He said that this is a mistake made by the President, and […]
Read More →Tahiri: We will respect Assembly’s resolution for suspending dialogue with Serbia (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Assembly approved yesterday a resolution sponsored by the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) calling for suspension of dialogue with Serbia until the party leader, Ramush Haradinaj, is released. Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said the Kosovo side will respect the resolution calling it “fair”.
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From Google News- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 SeeNews
- The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results - Sarajevo Times 26/04/2024The Meeting of the chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia ended without concrete Results Sarajevo Times
- War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy - Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso 26/04/2024War in Kosovo and sexual violence, a painful legacy Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso
- Foreign remittances to Kosovo up 5% y/y in Q1 - SeeNews 26/04/2024
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