Haradinaj: New chapter of cooperation with the U.S. confirmed (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, said today at the Millennium Challenge in Kosovo conference, that a new chapter of cooperation with the United States of America is being confirmed. Speaking about this foundation, Haradinaj said it is important Kosovo gains aid from the U.S., and pledged to fight corruption and organized crime in […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 15 June
• “Quint to support whoever forms new government” (Koha Ditore)
• Ambassador Delawie meets Vetevendosje leaders (Dialogplus/Telegrafi)
• Haradinaj: Government, a week after certification of results (Kosova Sot)
• LDK does not want coalition with PAN (Epoka e Re)
• President Thaci risks violating the Constitution of Kosovo (Koha Ditore)
• EP resolution calls for swift formation of new government in Kosovo (Koha)
Delawie: U.S. against imprudent discussions for unification (RFE)
The U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, assessed the statements for the possibility of unification of Kosovo with Albania, as “imprudent”. “The U.S. Government supports the sovereignty of Kosovo and Albania. We are against imprudent discussions for unification and exaggerated reactions towards such statements, which mine sustainability in the region,” Delawie said. His reaction came […]
Read More →Hoxhaj at the meeting of Foreign Ministers of anti-ISIS coalition (Lajmi.net)
During the second day of his visit to Washington, Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj continued with the meetings at the House of Representatives as well as Senators of the U.S. Congress from both the Republican and Democratic parties. A press release issued by the Foreign Ministry informs that on the verge of the first decade […]
Read More →Kosovo state much more important than Thaçis complexion (dialogplus.ch)
Enver Robelli writes today in his opinion piece that Hashim Thaci’s and his dependents’ concerns, are not Kosovo’s concerns, therefore Pristina should coordinate with NATO, the U.S. and the EU with regards to the creation of the army. “This is where Kosovo’s irresponsible politicians such as Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli lead us to. Their […]
Read More →NATO, US warn Kosovo against move to form army (ABC News)
NATO and the United States warned Wednesday they could scale back cooperation with Kosovo’s security services if the government goes ahead with plans to transform its lightly-armed security force into an army without the required constitutional changes. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he told Kosovo’s leaders by telephone “that unilateral steps such as these […]
Read More →US, NATO Condemn Kosovo’s Plans to Turn Security Force Into Regular Army (VOA)
The United States said Wednesday that it was “concerned” by Kosovo’s plans to convert its security force into a regular army without a constitutional amendment — a move sure to infuriate Serbia. “We support the gradual transparent transformation of the Kosovo Security Force into a multiethnic force in line with NATO standards,” a statement from […]
Read More →Veseli: Kosovo enjoys the U.S. support (media)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, received today the official photo from his meeting a week ago with the U.S President, Donald Trump in Washington. After receiving the photo, Veseli took to Facebook to tell that Trump has given support to Kosovo. “Dear friends, I have just received the official picture from […]
Read More →Daçić complains to Trump about Kosovo (media)
Serbia’s Foreign Minister, Ivica Dačić, expressed fear that “some unmeasured actions” of Pristina could destabilize the entire region. Dačić is currently in Washington, invited for the Morning Prayer, where he expressed his concern to the U.S. administration for the pressure and the situation created by Kosovo, reports B92. “We met with the American administration and […]
Read More →Rising tensions in Kosovo could serve as early test of US-Russia relations under Trump (Stars&Stripes)
Ethnic tensions are rising in Kosovo, setting the stage for an early test of U.S.-Russian relations under President Donald Trump in a Balkan country where U.S. troops keep the peace decades after a NATO air campaign ended Serb rule over the Albanian population. A 78-day U.S.-led bombing campaign in 1999 forced Serbia to give up […]
Read More →Drecun: The continuity of the US administration on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (Radio KIM)
Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun says that he is concerned about new statement of US Secretary of Defense James Mathis that the recognition of Kosovo would be actualized before Serbia’s membership in the EU. “Does this mean that the Trump’s administration will give up the former US stance not […]
Read More →Kosovo asks EU and US for help after ‘acts of aggression’ from Serbia (The Guardian)
Kosovo’s foreign minister has written to his counterparts in the European Union, the US and other countries denouncing what he said were “numerous acts of provocation and aggression” from Serbia. Enver Hoxhaj called on the EU, which facilitates Pristina-Belgrade talks aimed at normalising ties, to urge Serbia to remain committed to good relations an official […]
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