Belgrade Media Report 1 November
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Many in West more nervous than Serbs, Albanians (Tanjug/RTS)
• Dacic: EU doesn’t like Serbia’s cooperation with Russia and China (Beta/Tanjug)
• Dacic: UNMIK should continue to work at full capacity (Beta)
• Djordjevic: Up to 700 troops take part in 2016 multinational operations (Beta)
• Stefanovic discusses “Bytyci brothers” case with Fatos Bytici (RTS)
• Tachi released (Tanjug)
• Vucic to resign as Security bureau head (Vecernje Novosti)
• Handover of Directorial Duties in VOA (Politika)
• Russian soldiers headed for Serbia for “Slavic Brotherhood” (Tanjug)
• Preparations for Medvedev’s visit to begin on Wednesday (Vecernje Novosti)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Radoncic ends testimony in Kelmendi’s trial in Pristina (Hayat)
• SDA Collegium discusses Radoncic’s testimony in Kelmendi’s trial and the coalition with SBB (BN TV)
• RSNA reps refuse to annul decision to award convicted war criminals with charters of merit (N1)
• RS will soon have its list of voters (EuroBlic)
• Croatia concerned over arrest of B&H Croat veterans (Hina)
• 7 Bosnians jailed for having joined Islamic State (Hina)
• Albanian FM urges B&H authorities to recognize Kosovo travel documents (Hina)
• DPS and minorities negotiations (CDM)
• Unrealistic tendencies divide right-wing parties (Telegraf.mk)
• Nikola Todorov: It was confirmed that Electoral Roll contains no phantom voters (MIA)
• Macedonia and UN sign new Five-year Strategy (MIA)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• IMF raises Serbia’s growth forecast, agrees to targeted wage, pension increase (Reuters)
• Serbia: War of spies or public relations debacle? (DW)
Hilmi Kelmendi remains in custody (N1)
The judge for preliminary proceedings of the Department for War Crimes of the Higher Court in Belgrade has brought a decision on earlier decision of the court of 2011, and that it stays in force and whereby defendant Hilmi Kelmendi remains in custody. As stated, there are still circumstances indicating a danger of flight.
Read More →Violation of human rights in Suva Reka/Suharekë (Kontakt plus radio)
Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtić and Mayor of Suva Reka/Suharekë Sali Asllanaj today have expressed dissatisfaction over the opposition of the municipal councillors to the return of first Serb family to the Mušutište village, saying that this is violation of basic human rights. “We have begun the process of returning to Mušutište […]
Read More →Seizure of Trepča, the topic on the East River (Večernje Novosti)
Security Council session of the United Nations, on which will be presented a regular three-month report of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Kosovo, will be held on 16 November. Večernje Novosti reports that Trepča will be discussed as well. Marko Đurić said during his visit to Leposavić/Leposaviq that Serbia will take legal measures relating […]
Read More →Vucic: Many in West more nervous than Serbs, Albanians (Tanjug)
Many in the West are more nervous about the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue than the Serbs or the Albanians are, and I do not know why, as we must speak to each other and solve problems, which is what we are doing, says Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic. I do not understand why they are in such a […]
Read More →Rašić: Constitutional Court institutionalized (KIM radio)
“The Constitutional Court maybe unwittingly had become an instrument of political decisions,” told RTV KIM, Deputy Nenad Rašić about the decision of the Constitutional Court to reject the Serbian List’s request to assess the constitutionality of the Trepča law. “I’m disappointed with this decision. I think that courts, even the Constitutional Court should be independent. […]
Read More →Đurić: Government of Serbia with Trepča (Danas)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić said that workers of Trepča can count on any kind of support of the Government of Serbia. He added that Kosovo’s Trepča Act does not have any legal effect because it was annulled by the decision of the Government of Serbia. During his visit to […]
Read More →Kosovo sends note of protest to Serbia over Kelmendi’s arrest (Insajderi)
Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs today sent a note of protest to Serbia over the arrest of Kosovo citizen Hilmi Kelmendi on Sunday. Bashmir Xhemaj, media adviser to Minister Enver Hoxhaj, confirmed the news. “Today we have sent a note of protest to Serbia for the recent arrest, and we informed all international institutions and […]
Read More →Kosovo urges citizens to avoid Serbia after ‘unacceptable’ arrest (Sky News)
The arrest of a 36-year-old man accused of committing war crimes comes after a police director was detained over “terrorism”. People in Kosovo have been warned to avoid travelling through neighbouring Serbia following the “unacceptable” arrest of a Kosovo Albanian – the second in a month. The foreign ministry in Pristina said the latest arrest […]
Read More →Demolli: We are working on establishing Kosovo Army (Telegrafi)
Kosovo’s Minister of Security Force, Haki Demolli, today while reporting to the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs stressed that the Ahtisaari package foresees Kosovo to have its own army in the future. “The government has on its agenda as a priority the transformation of the KSF in Kosovo Armed Force,” Demolli said. “We have drafted […]
Read More →Limaj: There is no witness against me (Kosovapress)
The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) Fatmir Limaj, has spoken about the charges raised against him for war crimes. He clarified that there are 13 witnesses who describe the event and circumstances. “There is not a single witness against me … but none of the evidence is against me, this is the truth. […]
Read More →Tahiri: Kosovo, a promoter of peace in the region (media)
Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said today that Kosovo is a promoter of peace and good neighborly relations in the region. “We are proving this through the dialogue for good neighborly relations with Serbia which goes to the benefit of peace and stability in the region and Kosovo’s approximation with Euro-Atlantic structures,” Tahiri said […]
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