Belgrade Media Report 31 March
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• ICTY delivers verdict to SRS leader Seselj (RTS/B92)
• Seselj: Only possible verdict from legal aspect (Tanjug/RTS)
• Nikolic: ICTY a benchmark for a Serb (Tanjug)
• Obradovic: Verdict to Seselj quite unexpected in Hague (RTS)
• More reactions to the verdict (RTS)
• Vukadinovic: Wind in the back of SRS at elections (Beta)
• Nikolic: Thaqi president of non-existent state (Beta)
• Agreement on mutual verification of diplomas in effect at the beginning of April (Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Reactions to the ICTY’s verdict on Seselj (Srna/Hina/Fena)
• Seselj ruling deals blow to prosecution, gives boost to Serbian Radical Party (Hina)
• Initiative for the dismissal of Mirsad Vilic failed (Srna)
• Is there room for Serbs in Mostar? (Srna)
• Ivanic and Cormack discuss resolving the outstanding issues in B&H (Fena/Srna)
• B&H and Serbia sign Protocol on temporary employment agreement (Fena)
• 70 B&H citizens under investigation for terrorism (Hina)
• Djukanovic: Some negotiations participants are afraid of the agreement and responsibility (RTCG)
• Jahjaga: No irregularities in border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro (CDM)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbian politician Vojislav Seselj acquitted of war crimes (DW)
Read More →Nikolic: Can’t attend inauguration of a president of non-existing state (RTS)
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said today that he can’t attend the inauguration of a president of a non-existing state, because for him Kosovo and Metohija does not exist as the independent state. Nikolic said that he has not seen the invitation for inauguration of Hashim Thaci, which ‘reached media’ and added that he has no […]
Read More →Haradinaj: FBI should investigate Demarcation (RTK)
The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said in an interview for RTK, that he had addressed President Jahjaga regarding the demarcation of the border between Kosovo and Montenegro, convinced that there were violations during the process. According to him, “an urgent international investigation should take place.” Speaking about the […]
Read More →Konjufca: The international commission for demarcation, the same as Kosovo’s state commission (Koha)
Head of the Vetevendosje parliamentary group, Glauk Konjuvca, held today a press conference regarding the findings of the international commission for demarcation of the border between Kosovo and Montenegro. He said that the commission used Murat Meha’s material, and added that the findings are the same as those of the Kosovo state Commission. “We have […]
Read More →SNS premises in Leposavić stoned (KoSSev)
Premises of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Leposavić/Leposaviq were stoned last night buy a person who was later identified, Kosovo Police Head of Operations in the north, Zeljko Bojic, told KoSSev. Stoning was strongly condemned by the provincial branch of the Democratic Party of Serbia, whereas the SNS did not issue any communique so […]
Read More →Mustafa: Opposition has no reason to protest over border demarcation (Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa said that the opposition parties have no reason to protest over border demarcation agreement with Montenegro following the findings of the ad-hoc commission that there were no irregularities in the process. Mustafa said the border demarcation agreement can now go to the Assembly of Kosovo for ratification.
Read More →EU trying to assist in settling trade dispute (KIM Radio)
European Union is trying to assist in overcoming a trade dispute between Belgrade and Pristina, the spokesperson for EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ray stated. She said that both, Kosovo and Serbia agreed to normalize relations through the dialogue facilitated by the EU, and added that EU expects mutually accepted […]
Read More →Stojanovic: Pristina to take the responsibility and implement the agreed in Brussels (Blic, Novi Magazin, RTS)
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic says that he expects much greater involvement of the international community in order to implement all the agreed from Brussels. Stojanovic was a guest in the show “Dogovor” (Agreement), broadcasted on the independent Serbian television network in Kosovo and B92 Info channel. Stojanovic says that the insistence on non-implementing […]
Read More →US Embassy welcomes border demarcation commission findings (Kosovapress)
The Embassy of the United States has issued a statement welcoming the findings of the ad-hoc commission set up by President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga to review the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro which confirmed that the process was in line with international norms. “We concur with the Commission’s call for the Republic of Kosovo […]
Read More →FOL: Government has failed to meet 65% of its objectives (Koha)
The Government of Kosovo has failed to meet 65 percent of objectives it had set for 2015, said representatives of the Kosovo-based Fol think tank today. Fol expressed concern over the, as it said, poor performance of the government in 2015, particularly as the actions planned for 2015 will have to be transferred to 2016 […]
Read More →International Experts Approve Kosovo-Montenegro Border Deal (AP/NYT)
Kosovo’s outgoing president, Ahtifete Jahjaga, says international experts have concluded that a border demarcation deal with Montenegro is in line with international standards. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/03/31/world/europe/ap-eu-kosovo-montenegro-border.html?_r=0
Read More →Sherifi: We discuss only about elections (Indeksonline)
The Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) senior member, Bilall Sherifi, today while commenting the statements made by Kosovo Assembly Deputy Speaker Xhavit Haliti who said soon will be launched discussions with the opposition on overcoming the crisis, said his party is willing to discuss only about setting the date for early elections. “We have continuously stated that […]
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