Statement by Zahir Tanin, Special representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK Security Council debate on UNMIK, New York – 25 August 2016
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STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Nikolic calls on Kazakhstan to vote against Kosovo’s admission to UNESCO next year, too (Beta)
• Vucic meets Nazarbayev (Tanjug)
• U.N. Security Souncil Session on Kosovo on Aug. 25 (Blic)
• Dacic ready for “fierce debate” during UNSC Kosovo session (B92, Beta)
• Vucic not going to Dubrovnik to Croatia Forum (B92, Beta)
• Davenport: EC report by end of Oct, concrete recommendations (Tanjug)
• Continuation of cooperation with Russia in fight against crime and terrorism (Tanjug)
• Joint exercise of police forces of Serbia and Republika Srpska on Sunday (VIP)
• Prosecutor’s Office: No new developments in the case of Savamala (VIP)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Izetbegovic, Softic, Dzaferovic file motion with B&H CC for resolving of dispute (TV1, Hayat)
• Ivanic: Izetbegovic has right to launch issue of constitutionality but he cannot launch disputes btw different levels of authorities (TV1)
• Cvijanovic: Dispute before the B&H Constitutional Court cannot postpone a referendum (Srna)
• Dodik, Ivantsov discuss referendum in RS, SDA to Ivantsov: Do not contribute to destabilization of B&H, you have no right to do that (TV1, Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik: RS citizens in Brcko will be able to vote (Srna)
• What did Mogherini and Hahn say about the Coordination Mechanism? (Faktor.ba)
• Secret recordings of former Croatian PM Milanovic discussing Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Jutarnji list)
• Bozo Petrov: Serbia should ask itself what it did (Hina)
• Dubrovnik Forum to focus on strengthening Europe, connecting north and south (Hina)
• Lukovac: Luksic should not have withdrawn from the race for UN Secretary General (MINA)
• Sotir Kostov: SDSM is running out of excuses not to participate in elections (Telegraf.mk)
• Macedonian Prime Minister: EU, NATO membership remains top priority (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
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• Serbia: 22 tons of gold missing (InSerbia)
To set up a commission for cases of journalists killed in Kosovo (Kontakt plus)
At the annual meeting of Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) in Kosovo, decision was brought to form a commission to deal with cases of killed and kidnapped journalists, it was announced today. Budimir Ničić, President of the Association, told RTK2 that the commission would be composed of representatives of the international forces and the […]
Read More →Renegotiation is a state interest (Koha Ditore)
Veton Surroi considers that renegotiation of the agreement for the demarcation of the border between Kosovo and Montenegro is an interest of Kosovo, because, according to him, this would create an internal consensus. He also considers that it is an interest of Kosovo and Montenegro for the demarcation to happen based on the consent of […]
Read More →Serbian List asks to accelerate the formation of the ZSO (RTK2)
The Serbian List has asked the Kosovo government to speed up the process of establishing the Association/Community of Serb municipalities, reports today Epoka. Deputy Prime Minister and member of the Serbian List, Branimir Stojanović says that “the ZSO is an obligation guaranteed by the agreement reached in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels” […]
Read More →Deda: I will not vote in favor of demarcation agreement on September 1 (media)
Ilir Deda, an independent member of the Kosovo Assembly, told Klan Kosova today that he will not vote in favor of the demarcation agreement with Montenegro when the Kosovo Assembly will meet on September 1. The TV station recalls that in an earlier statement, Deda said that the European Union was not right to condition […]
Read More →Thaçi confident Assembly will ratify demarcation deal on September 1 (media)
Kosovo President, Hashim Thaçi, said today that he is confident that the Assembly of Kosovo will ratify the demarcation agreement with Montenegro on September 1. Thaçi said the border deal must be ratified so that Kosovo can move forward with its integration processes, “such as the implementation of its international agenda, visa liberalisation for the citizens […]
Read More →Dacic meets with Malaysian deputy PM, Foreign Minister (media)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on Wednesday met with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Foreign Minister Anifah Aman – whose country presides over the UN SC – to discuss Thursday’s SC meeting on Kosovo, as well as ways to improve Serbian-Malaysian relations. Meetings with officials of countries presiding over the UN SC […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Pressure on MPs is violation of Constitution (media)
The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj, through a press statement said today that Kosovo government leadership is violating the Constitution by putting pressure on MPs to vote the border demarcation deal. “Kosovo’s president, prime minister and speaker of the Assembly are violating the Constitution by pressuring the MPs […]
Read More →Kosovo Wiretap Revelations Increase Mistrust in Officials (Balkan Insight)
Leaked telephone conversations between ruling party MP Adem Grabovci and various officials suggest that Grabovci has been influencing employment processes in the Kosovo police through the general director of the force, Shpend Maxhuni. In wiretaps released on Tuesday, Grabovci is heard talking with a man called Gani Nikci about an interview Nikci has for a […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 24 August
• Attack against RTK condemned (RTK1)
• Kosovo Assembly Internal Affairs Committee concerned by the recent attacks (RTK1)
• Hyseni: Police will identify perpetrators of recent attacks (RTK1)
• Thaçi believes that criterion for visas will be successfully concluded (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Deputy PM Kujtim Shala released of duty (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Prishtinë/Pristina mosque used for prostitution (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Hearing against Ukë Rugova postponed (KTV)
Headlines 25 August
• UN Security Council to debate on Kosovo today (media)
• Under the pressure of votes, against demarcation (Zëri)
• Deçan war veterans urge MPs not to vote demarcation deal (Kosova Sot)
• Krasniqi: Demarcation deal must be revised (Epoka)
• Vetëvendosje: “Pronto” clan controls the police too (dailies)
• Serbian members of government ignore official symbols and languages (Koha)
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