Serbian ambassador says Palmer should not have agreed to be special envoy (N1)
Serbia’s Ambassador to Russia Miroslav Lazanski said on Tuesday that US diplomat Matthew Palmer should not have agreed to be special envoy for the Western Balkans. “If he had studied history a little he should not have accepted. All envoys either died or were dismissed, from Richard Holbrooke to Hoyt Lee. I don’t know of […]
Read More →EC: Serbia will have to terminate the agreement with Eurasian Union (Tanjug, B92)
Serbia must terminate a new trade agreement with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union when it joins the European Union. This is a clear message from European Commission to Serbia, Tanjug news agency reports today. “Serbia can enter into agreements with other states or organizations prior to joining EU. However, in the perspective of negotiating accession, Serbia […]
Read More →Vucic with Botsan-Kharachenko: I do not expect swift continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharachenko and said he does not expect a swift continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, N1 reports. On the other hand, Ambassador Botsan-Kharachenko said Russia is ready to contribute to the resolution of the Kosovo issue within the international law. President Vucic further noted Serbia […]
Read More →Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko to N1: ”Serbia may be a link between West and Moscow; Haradinaj’s statement ‘ridiculous”’
Russian ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told N1 on Thursday that Russia sees Serbia as a link between the West and Moscow, adding the free trade agreement between Serbia and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was expected to be signed on October 25. He added that Serbia’s road to the European Union should not distant the […]
Read More →Russian Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko: Serbia’s agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union on October 25th (Tanjug, Blic)
Russia’s ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said that Belgrade was expected to sign a free-trade pact with the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on October 25, reported Belgrade based agency Tanjug. “This is a significant event. The media are paying due attention to it,” Botsan-Kharchenko said in a tweet. He said Serbia’s entry into the […]
Read More →Alexander Botsan – Kharchenko to TV Prva: Russia supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Serbian media)
Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told Belgrade based TV Prva this morning that Kosovo is an issue that needs additional international community activity and that Russia is ready to assist in establishing or renewing Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Botsan-Kharchenko says that Russia is ready to help the dialogue if Belgrade seeks help, primarily at the UN […]
Read More →Reactions of US and Russian ambassador to Belgrade on the Quint statement (Serbian media)
US Ambassador to Belgrade Kyle Scott twitted that it was time to put an end to the conflicts of the 1990s and called on Belgrade and Pristina to resume dialogue as soon as possible, Serbian media reports. “It is time to put an end to the conflicts of the 90s. I urge Kosovo and Serbia […]
Read More →Carpenter for VoA: Elections stop Serbia-Kosovo agreement, what is plan B if the exchange of territories plan fail (Serbian media)
American Balkans experts Michael Carpenter told the Voice of America that the coming elections in Kosovo and Serbia could slow down the process of reaching an agreement to normalize Belgrade-Pristina relations. Carpenter, formerly a senior Department of Defense official for Russia, the Balkans Eurasia, said that election season is a very bad time to reach […]
Read More →Russian Ambassador to Serbia “rebuked” his US counterpart: Those are fabrications (B92, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)
Statements by US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey “on the malign influence of Moscow in Europe” is Washington’s fabrication, striving for global domination. Russian Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that Washington “makes great efforts in waging its awkward ideological battle, putting to use its overt propagandistic machinery, no longer […]
Read More →Wilson: Delivery of Russian arms to Serbia is irresponsible (N1, FoNet, VoA)
Atlantic Council official Damon Wilson told Voice of America that the delivery of Russian armored vehicles to Serbia is harmful and irresponsible. A country that is on its way to the European Union should not accept weapons from Moscow, the Atlantic Council Executive Vice President said, adding that the supply of Russian arms to Serbia […]
Read More →Serbia’s military chief: “We have Russian support for the Kosovo challenges” (Tanjug, B92)
As our strategic partner, Russia will continue to provide support to Serbia, Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilovic said. He stated that we have Russia’s army support for the challenges in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, B92 reports. Mojsilovic who paid the first official visit to his counterparts […]
Read More →New Russian Ambassador gave first interview, spoke about Kosovo, dialogue, international law (Tanjug, B92)
“I would try to win over “shoulder by shoulder” with Serbia to return the international law to the region, once and for all, primarily when it comes to the Kosovo issue,” Russian Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharachenko told Tanjug news agency. He added Russia would support “a compromise and creative” solution, the one that Belgrade […]
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