Dodik: Russia and China should be asked to appoint their envoys in the Balkans (Kurir, N1)
Russia and China should be asked now to name their own special envoys in the Balkans, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said commenting on the appointment of Richard Grenell as Washington’s special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina talks, Serbian media carried on Sunday. “Serbia has no reason to be worried, it has a clear stance. It […]
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 →Kosovo is Serbia, Dodik tells Thaci in Tirana (BETA, Sputnik, Srna, Tanjug, B92)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik has told Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in Tirana to stop mentioning the Serb Republic (RS). The RS is the Serb entity in BiH. Reacting to Thaci saying that he “does not want an RS” in Kosovo and Metohija, Dodik told Thaci during the plenary meeting of the Brdo-Brijuni Summit […]
Read More →Bosnian Serb leader redraws borders across the Balkans, causes fierce reactions (N1)
Bosnian Serb leader and tripartite Presidency Chairman, Milorad Dodik, redrew the borders between Bosnia and Serbia, saying that some kind of integration between Serbia, Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity and what he said is a Serb-dominated part of Montenegro must happen in the future. “I know it won’t happen right now, but I’m sure it […]
Read More →Dodik won’t rule out possibility of RS independence (BETA, B92, BHT)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik says the possibility of a declaration of independence of the RS at a future time is not ruled out. The Serb Republic (RS) is the Serb entity in BiH, the other being the Muslim-Croat Federation (FBiH). “I cannot rule out any movements in the future, and even a proclamation […]
Read More →Dacic to Politika daily: They never asked us what we want with Kosovo
There was never a talk with representatives of the international community about what Serbia would like as an outcome in the negotiations with Pristina, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in an interview for Sunday’s edition of the Belgrade based daily Politika, answering the question of whether in the past the issue of the Serbian […]
Read More →Dodik: A single response of Republic of Srpska and Serbia to all challenges (BETA, SRNA, TV N1)
Republic of Srpska (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Serbia will continue to act together and give a single response to all challenges, Chairman of Bosnian Presidency and Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said on Thursday following a meeting with the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, BETA news agency reported. According to SRNA news agency, the […]
Read More →Izetbegovic: “If Serbia recognizes Kosovo, all radars will turn towards BiH” (Tanjug, B92, Klix.ba)
Bakir Izetbegovic, president of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), told Voice of America that he believes that in case Serbia recognizes Kosovo’s independence, all radars will turn to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Izetbegovic commented on the possible outcome of Belgrade-Pristina relations, but also the relationship between BiH and Kosovo, and sees the only link between […]
Read More →“Serb Republic will break away from Bosnia” (B92, NIN, Tanjug)
The Serb Republic (RS) will separate from Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), above all because Serbs are extremely dissatisfied with the common life. Former British diplomat Timothy Less told this to Belgrade weekly NIN in an interview. “They feel that their security is threatened by Sarajevo’s policy and are deeply hurt by the imposed decisions, especially during the […]
Read More →Jeremic: Russia supports Serbia, but not current authorities (B92, Tanjug)
Opposition People’s Party leader Vuk Jeremic says that the position of the Serbian authorities towards Russia is “insincere and hypocritical.” He argued that Russia supports Serbia, but not the current authorities. Jeremic told the srbin.info website that Russian President Vladimir Putin “does not trust Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic because of his relations with the West.” […]
Read More →Vucic: “When they erase border in March, taxes will be revoked” (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pointed out on Sunday that the Albanians will try to bring the whole international community to a “fait accompli.” Vucic made this statement after Ramush Haradinaj said that “the border between Kosovo and Albania” was disappearing. “It is clear to me that they will build on their plan. When they erase […]
Read More →“Who came up with this and what will we sign in Washington?” (B92, Tanjug, RTS)
Aleksandar Vucic says it’s not clear to him how Hashim Thaci came up with stating that an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina would be signed in Washington. Vucic told RTS late on Thursday that he “knows neither who came up with it, nor when Thaci was told this,” and also wondered, “what are we supposed […]
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