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 →US Senator Johnson: “It must be explained to people of Kosovo and Serbia, you may not like the solution” (Tanjug, B92, VoA)
We need to explain to the people of Kosovo and Serbia that the agreement, which they may not like, is in their best interest, said U.S. Senator Ron Johnson. Johnson visited Belgrade and Pristina last week. He told the Ukrainian Voice of America service that it is up to leaders in Belgrade and Pristina to […]
Read More →Vucic says Serbia can’t recognize Kosovo in present circumstances (N1, VoA, Beta)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told the Voice of America that Serbia can’t recognize Kosovo in the current circumstances. He said the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue needs to be continued to reach a compromise solution. “We can talk about everything only if it’s about a compromise. They will never get my signature to give the Albanians everything and […]
Read More →Albanian historians: ”Abbot of Visoki Decani to apologize for genocide of the Serbian state and people. The monastery is Albanian ” (KoSSev)
The Presidency of the Association of Kosovo Historians ‘Ali Hadri’, the Decani branch, harshly reacted to statements by, as they assessed, an anti-Albanian priest – Abbot Sava Janjic, who has been serving in the Albanian Orthodox monastery of Decani, a monastery usurped by Serbian occupiers – since the medieval period. They gave the statement last […]
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 →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 →Former US Deputy Ambassador: Kostunica to blame for setting fire to US Embassy; DSS: Unthinkable US impudence repeated (Serbian media)
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Jennifer Brush, told Voice of America that Kostunica had been notified of the attack, but had issued a police order not to respond. “There was no reaction, which was astonishing. Later, I learned from eyewitnesses that the then Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica attended a service […]
Read More →VoA: New US ambassador says Serbia must normalize relations with Kosovo (Serbian media)
The new US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey told a Senate hearing that the normalization of Belgrade-Pristina relations would be his priority during his term as Washington‘s envoy. Serbia is a political and economic leader and plays the key role in regional stability. Serbia‘s development into a modern, democratic and European nation is in the […]
Read More →NSC Deputy: Kosovo’s 100% Tariff on Serbian Goods Risks Setback (Voice of America)
A White House deputy national security advisor says Kosovo’s excessively high tax on goods from Serbia precludes direct U.S. involvement in normalization talks, which President Donald Trump has been pushing for since December. See at: https://www.voanews.com/a/nsc-deputy-kosovo-s-100-tariff-on-serbian-goods-risks-decade-of-lost-progress/4951177.html
Read More →Regimes in Western Balkans say want firmer relations with West, but act contra, panel concludes (VoA, FoNet, N1)
The Washington John Hopkins University’s panel “Western Balkans (WB): Managing the Challenges” dealt with the regional leaders’ real readiness to get closer to the West, adding it should more clearly criticise the WB’s regimes, the Voice of America (VOA) reported on Thursday, as carried by the FoNet news agency. Florian Bieber, a professor of inter-ethnic […]
Read More →VoA: Besieged Orthodox Church a Flashpoint of Kosovo’s Lingering Tension (Kossev)
A group of pilgrims drove six hours from Belgrade into the former Serbian province of Kosovo – to pray at this church. It is one of the most revered Serbian Orthodox Churches in the world, the 14th-century – Visoki Decani. It houses the tomb of King Stefan Decanski, considered by Serbs – a holy monarch. […]
Read More →Talk of Kosovo Land Swaps Worry Serbian Faithful (VoA)
Decani, Kosovo – The stone steps leading into the medieval church where Serbian Orthodox worshipers enter are worn. In the half-light of the interior, some pilgrims reverentially lean on or drape themselves across the tomb of King Stefan Dečanski, considered by Serbs a “holy monarch.” See at: https://www.voanews.com/a/talk-of-kosovo-land-swaps-worry-serbian-faithful-/4586262.html
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