Dacic: Western Balkan countries should advocate common interests (BETA, N1)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday that Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina should form a block and advocate for their common interests, BETA news agency reports. “I often attend meetings across the world where we attack each other instead of supporting one another and advocating for our common interests,” Dacic told a gathering […]
Read More →“They expected me to agree, I didn’t: FRY bombing and recognizing Kosovo – a mistake” (B92, Politika, Tanjug)
Retired Canadian General, former UNPROFOR Commander in Sarajevo, Lewis MacKenzie, reiterates that FRY bombing and recognition of Kosovo were “insane”, Serbian media report today. Retired Canadian General, former UNPROFOR Commander in Sarajevo, Lewis MacKenzie, comes to Belgrade on the forthcoming Belgrade Book Fair, in order to promote Serbian edition of his book entitled: “Peacekeeper: The […]
Read More →BiH will not support membership of Kosovo in Interpol (B92, N1 Sarajevo)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak said his country has a principled stance and will not support membership of Kosovo in Interpol, Serbian media reported. “We have a principled stance that the Council of Ministers maintains for already 4 or 5 years and it is that we support the membership of Kosovo in […]
Read More →Situation in Balkans won’t improve on its own, US General says (VoA, N1, Danas)
The appointment of Matthew Palmer as the US special envoy to the Western Balkans proves how much it is important for the American diplomacy that Kosovo and Serbia reach a long-lasting solution, a retired US Army General Ben Hodges has told the Voice of America (VOA) on Thursday, adding Belgarde and Pristina leaders should have […]
Read More →Dodik: North of Kosovo to remain in Serbia with Republika Srpska joining Serbia as well (KoSSev, TV Prva)
The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik announced in Belgrade today that one of the possible solutions of the Kosovo issue is for the four municipalities in the north of Kosovo to remain in Serbia with Republika Srpska also joining the Republic of Serbia. ”If that is the solution, I will not oppose it,” he […]
Read More →International Day of Missing Persons – region still looks for 10.167 persons (RTS)
International Day of Missing Persons is being marked in Serbia. As a consequence of the wars that happened in the region during the nineties 10.167 persons are still uncounted for. Out of this number more than 3.800 persons are of Serb nationality RTS reports today. RTS added that the families of the missing persons would […]
Read More →Brnabic: Tensions with Sofia ended (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Prime Minister said a full stop is put on the misunderstandings over the statement of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov regarding Kosovo independence, B92 reports. She added Bulgaria is a great partner of Serbia, noting there is no need for tensions and estranged relations between the two states. Serbian PM Brnabic also appeared alongside […]
Read More →“Joint foreign policy with Republic of Srpska – why not?” (B92)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic commented in Sarajevo on joint foreign policy of Pristina and Tirana and his earlier statement that Serbia could do the same with Republic of Srpska by saying “we could, why not,” B92 reports. Dacic made these remarks at the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit. Asked to comment on […]
Read More →“Kosovo and Albania by boycotting summit launched joint foreign policy” (RTS)
Foreign Affairs Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Crnadak said decision of Kosovo and Albania to boycott the summit in Sarajevo represents an implementation of announced joint foreign policy of Pristina and Tirana. Crnadak made these remarks to Sarajevo-based Klix portal, adding that Kosovo delegation recently submitted visa request which points out there was obviously […]
Read More →Pristina will retaliate immediately to Serbia and Bosnia measures (BETA, TV N1)
Kosovo Minister of Trade and Industry Endrit Shala said on Monday Pristina would immediately introduce new measures against Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina if the two countries retaliated by implementing counter-measures against 100 percent import tariffs on their goods, BETA news agency reported. Earlier, Serbia’s and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ministers said they would coordinate such […]
Read More →Dodik: If Kosovo joins UN, RS would refer to that right (Tanjug, B92)
If self-declared Kosovo joins the United Nations, Republic of Srpska (RS) would refer to that right, Chairman of the Bosnian Presidency Milorad Dodik said, Tanjug news agency reports. Dodik consider that Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina would also not miss a chance to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina. “I think, if the constellation is made […]
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