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Belgrade Media Report 22 September

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Daily Media Highlights

Friday 22 September 2017

LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: We have yet to see if Kosovo has secured the votes for UNESCO (O2)
• Dacic: Kosovo secured enough votes to join UNESCO? Big lie (Beta)
• Mihajlovic: Pacolli’s statement intended for internal political use (RTS)
• Vucic, Lajcak discuss reform of U.N. and the situation in region (Beta)
• McAllister: Rule of law at core of EU path (Beta)
• Jeremic meets with world officials in New York (Danas)
• Mid-October or December are Possible periods for opening new negotiation chapters (Tanjug)
• Trump’s visit – Serbia’s surrender, or change in US policy? (Prva TV)
• Governments of Serbia and RS to hold joint session (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Mogherini, Hahn meet leaders of Western Balkans, confirm support to EU perspective of region (Nezavisne)
• Platform of B&H delegation in UN GA does not read that there is no consensus on membership in NATO (RTRS)
• Opposition in RS calls on Dodik to resign (TV1)
• Ambassador Cormack: There are many different statements about postponement and suspension, but not about annulling of decision on referendum (Dnevni list)
• Dodik: RS does not oppose construction of Peljesac Bridge (BN TV)

Croatia
• Croatian Prime Minister addresses UN General Assembly (Hina)
• Cerar cancels visit to Zagreb after Plenkovic’s speech in NY (Hina)
• Plenkovic: It would be very bad if it proves to be true that Croatian officials and business people were being wire-tapped by the Bosnian Intelligence and Security Agency (HRT1)

Montenegro
• Vujanovic at UN GA: Montenegro contributes to peace and security (MINA)
• Jovanovic arrested, Bulatovic released pending trial (CDM)

fYROM
• PM Zaev to address UN General Assembly (MIA)
• Hahn to Zaev: Continue to work democratically on the commenced reforms (Meta)
• FM Dimitrov at working breakfast with Western Balkan colleagues and EU Commissioner Hahn (MIA)
• US-British expert team to assist in drafting Strategic Defense Review (MIA)

Albania
• Bushati – Hahn: To fulfill Trieste Summit commitments on Regional Economic Area (ATA)

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES

• Apostolova: Association of Serb Communes should be set up in compliance with the Constitution (IBNA)
• Slovenia PM Calls off border talks in Croatia (BIRN)

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Montenegrin FM: We consider border demarcation issue with Kosovo closed (Klan Kosova)

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Montenegro’s Foreign Minister, Srdjan Darmanovic, told the media that his country considers the border demarcation issue with Kosovo to be closed. “Montenegro has resolved this issue. We entered a serious process of demarcation with Kosovo and the signing of the agreement was done in the framework of the Berlin Process as a result of the […]

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Government allocates funds for association of women victims of sexual violence in conflict (Koha)

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The government of Kosovo in today’s meeting allocated €200,000 to support association of women victims of sexual violence during the conflict. The government also approved 2017 budget review which is expected to be sent to the Assembly for further endorsement.  

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Trump’s visit – Serbia’s surrender, or change in US policy? (TV Prva, B92)

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Since the break-up of Yugoslavia no US president has visited Belgrade, and the president of Serbia expects Donald Trump to come here next year. After Russian, Chinese and numerous European leaders, Serbia could thus soon host the US president. “It would quite certainly be a historic visit, as he would be the first US president […]

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Kozarev in Warsaw and Vucic in New York on ethnically motivated crimes (KoSSev Portal)

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Two Serbian officials, Dusan Kozarev, Deputy Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic spoke in two different continents, at the important events about ethnically motivated crimes in Kosovo, KoSSev portal reported. Since the last OSCE Human Dimension gathering in Warsaw, traditionally held every year there were more than 80 […]

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Government of Kosovo appoints members to border demarcation commission (media)

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Government of Kosovo announced it has appointed members to the commission for border demarcation with Montenegro, after Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj dismissed the last one soon after being elected. The commission will consist of experts Zejnullah Gruda, Martin Berishaj, Hamit Basholli, Florim Isufi and Riza Smaka and chaired by Shpejtim Bulliqi.  

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Ruairí O’Connell: The army through the constitution but reach the Serbs on the ground (Blic, KoSSev)

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Transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces into the armed forces of Kosovo is not seen as a threat, it must be done through the constitution and it is important to reach the Kosovo Serb community on the ground in order to guarantee security and peace to everyone, says Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Pristina […]

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Kurti on Thaci: You have to be a unifying person to set up a unity team (Koha)

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In an interview to KTV, Vetevendosje MP Albin Kurti said President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci is the person who has the least right to initiate the setting up of a unity team to represent Kosovo in talks with Serbia. “You have to be a unifying person to create a unity team. If there is one […]

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In Gračanica informally starts the campaign of the Serbian List (RTS)

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One month before the local elections, only leading Albanian parties began campaigning in Kosovo. In the October 22nd elections, 91 political parties and civic initiatives will take part. There are also independent candidates for mayors and councillors of municipal assemblies. There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo, of which the Serbs control 10. There were dozens […]

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“Our journalists objective and professional” RTK2 response to Srpska Lista statement (Kontakt plus radio)

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“The RTK2 journalists always carry out their work in a professional and impartial manner, in line with regulations in force. We are paying particular attention before and during the election campaign,” reads the RTK2 management statement sent to the Kontakt plus radio. The statement came as a response to the Srpska Lista, which said yesterday […]

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Vucic’s UN General Assembly speech: Stability, economy, Kosovo, EU integration (B92)

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The full text of the address of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 21, 2017. See at: http://www.b92.net/eng/insight/pressroom.php?yyyy=2017&mm=09&nav_id=102376

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“Kosovo has enough votes to join UNESCO? Big lie” (B92)

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Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said late on Thursday that the claim Pristina has enough votes to join UNESCO was “a big lie.” “In all the meetings the president and I have had here, this subject was also discussed,” said Dacic, who is in New York as part of the Serbian delegation, led by Aleksandar […]

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