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Belgrade Media Report 25 July

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Daily Media Highlights

Tuesday 25 July 2017
LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Kosovo problem blocking Serbia (TV Pink)
• Dacic: Lasting solution for Kosovo and Metohija is a prerequisite for Serbia’s progress (RTS/Tanjug)
• Parties differently react to Vucic’s proposal on opening an internal dialogue on Kosovo (Novotel)
• Gordian knot, but the sword in someone else’s hands (Blic)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Hahn sends letter to Zvizdic: Secure necessary internal coordination in B&H (Srna)
• Cvijanovic: RS is not the problem, but incompetence of CoM (Srna)
• B&H HoR Commissions reject two more work reports of B&H CoM (ATV)
• Dzaferovic: There will be no removal of Council of Ministers and FB&H government (Dnevni list)
Albania
• Newly elected President Meta wows to support EU integration (ADN)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Albani: Joining EU only open to states which meet Copenhagen criteria (European Western Balkans)

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Rama shares Vucic’s writing on Kosovo (Gazeta Metro)

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Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, shared on his Facebook page the writing of the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, where he speaks about Kosovo. Rama called the text “story of the day” and valued highly the road toward improvement of the relations between Albanians and Serbs. He added that reciprocal efforts in the dialogue will relax […]

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British Parliament launches inquiry into “UK and Balkans”

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The International Relations Committee of the British Parliament has launched its inquiry into the UK and the Balkans. Beta is reporting this on Tuesday, citing a statement published on the parliament’s website that noted the inquiry would have “a particular focus on the UK’s approach to the region beyond Brexit.” The announcement noted that “since […]

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Djuric: Belgrade-Pristina agreement only if both sides are satisfied (BETA, RTK2)

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Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric stated that the Belgrade-Pristina agreement is possible only if both sides are equally satisfied or dissatisfied with it. Djuric stated this to Pink TV adding Belgrade wants an agreement with Pristina, but not in a way that would fulfil their national interests only, in particular […]

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Seselj: There is no dialogue, only Lazar’s Anathema (Tanjug)

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There is no dialogue, only Lazar’s Anathema remains, stated the leader of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) Vojislav Seselj, commenting on the Serbian President Vucic call for a wider social dialogue on solution for Kosovo. “There is nothing to discuss and define. One thing is known, Kosovo must not be recognized, entry of Kosovo to […]

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Vucic Says Serbia Must Resolve Dispute With Kosovo ‘Together’ (RFE)

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says his country must resolve its differences with its former province of Kosovo to establish a “permanent” solution to benefit the entire region. Vucic said in an opinion article published in the Blic newspaper that “it is important now, more than ever, that we all find an answer together.” https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-vucic-kosovo-dispute-eu-negotiations/28636381.html

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Vucic’s Latest ‘Historic’ Promise: A Deal with Kosovo (Balkaninsight)

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The Serbian president has vowed to cut a deal to resolve the Kosovo issue once and for all – but don’t hold your breath waiting for it to actually happen. Former Prime Minister and now President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic likes to describe himself in Promethean terms. Whatever he does, be it opening of a […]

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Gashi: Supreme Court reduces sentence for Sylejman Selimi (media)

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The lawyer for the former KLA commander Sylejman Selimi, Tome Gashi, announced on Facebook that the Supreme Court of Kosovo has reduced the sentence against his client, convicted of war crimes. Gashi said Selimi is acquitted of commanding responsibility on charges which the court originally declared his guilty of. “With this verdict, the Supreme Court […]

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Pacolli: Serbian President accepted the new reality in Kosovo (Lajmi)

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The leader of the Alliance for New Kosovo, Behxhet Pacolli, hailed the position of the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, who according to Pacolli, accepted the new reality in Kosovo. He said that in essence, Vucic’s position opens way to normalization of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia, “of course by also closing the matter of […]

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Ymeri accuses Thaci of acting as “king” of Kosovo (Koha)

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In a press conference today, Vetevendosje leader Visar Ymeri accused President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci as acting as if he were “king” of Kosovo. Ymeri said there are rules which specify who should be given mandate to form the government. “Citizens have given their verdict and neither Thaci nor anyone else can stop Vetevendosje”, Ymeri […]

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Carl Bildt: New realism between Serbia and Kosovo? (Tanjug)

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In what it seems to be the first international reaction on Serbia’s internal dialogue on Kosovo and reaction of the Kosovo Foreign Minister to it, Swedish diplomat Carl Bildt assessed as “interesting” an invitation of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic for a wider social dialogue on Kosovo, asking in his Twitter post is it […]

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Albanians use Serbian citizenship for arms trade (Sputnik)

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Path of illegal arms goes from Kosovo to the European countries, as the KLA has the highest concentration of armament that arrived in the Balkans during nineties from the sovereign states, including France as well, Sputnik daily reported today. A serial of terrorist attacks that stroke France and fact that the arms from the Balkans […]

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