Belgrade Media Report 10 January
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Albanian diaspora planning to seize some Serbian diplomatic facilities (Beta/RTS)
• Serbia sends request for Haradinaj’s extradition (Tanjug)
• Committee for Kosovo and Metohija to discuss situation in Kosovo (Novosti)
• Great potential for strengthening cooperation between Serbia, India (RTS)
• Kocijanicic: Agreement on judiciary to be fully implemented despite small, understandable delay (Beta)
• EP presents draft resolution on Serbia’s progress (Beta)
• Seeing Serbian Army contingent off to multinational operation MINUSCA (Politika)
• Serbian, Belarusian ministers discuss military-technical cooperation (Beta)
• DS decides to support Sasa Jankovic’s candidacy (Beta/B92/RTS)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• RS Day marked; Solemn parade on occasion of RS Day held (BHT 1/BN)
• Dodik: Restore rights to RS or B&H will break up (Srna)
• US Embassy, OHR warn: B&H Constitution and decisions of Constitutional Court must be respected (Hayat)
• B&H Defense Ministry: We did not approve line up of B&H AF in Banja Luka; NATO’s Wilz: I expect detailed investigation (Hayat)
• Izetbegovic to demand investigation on engagement of B&H AF in ceremony marking RS Day (TV1)
• Montenegrin Army to modernize (MINA)
• Ivanov gives government mandate to Gruevski (MIA)
• EU expects swift formation of new government in Macedonia (MIA)
• Gruevski: No support from VMRO-DPMNE to bilingualism or establishing of cantons (Dnevnik)
• Two out of three Albanian parties say no to cooperation with Gruevski (Alta)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia, Kosovo Urged to Work Harder on EU Goals (BIRN)
Read More →Forming the Community/Association of Serb municipalities on its own initiative (TV Puls)
Ranilug Mayor Gradimir Mikić says that the municipality will comply with the agreement with the Office for Kosovo and Metohija about the start of formation of the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) by the political leaders of Serbs from Kosovo on 15 February by their own initiative, if it occurs. -All this time we’ve been […]
Read More →Darmanović: Demarcation, Kosovo’s internal problem (RTK)
Montengro’s Foreign Minister, Srdjan Darmanović, said during his visit to Tirana that his country is in good relations with Kosovo. Speaking about demarcation, he said that this matter does not represent a problem for Montenegro, and that it is an internal problem of Kosovo. “This matter belongs to the political forces in Kosovo to resolve. […]
Read More →The implementation of the agreement on justice is postponed? (Večernje Novosti, RTK2, Beta)
Daily Večernje Novosti reported that agreement on justice, agreed by Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels in 2013, which should begin with the realization on January 10, was postponed until January 17, but it is uncertain whether it will happen even then. This delay of implementation of the agreement was confirmed at a meeting of Serbs employed […]
Read More →Mustafa: There is no reason for France to hold a personality like Haradinaj (Koha)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, said that he expresses concern and disagreement of the government of Kosovo regarding Ramush Haradinaj’s arrest in France. He said that the government considers that Serbian arrest warrants for Kosovo citizens are illegal, politically motivated and with clear tendencies to induce tensions and conflicts as well as affect […]
Read More →Opposition parties take law on KLA veterans to Constitutional Court (RTK/Klan Kosova)
Three opposition parties – Vetevendosje, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) – will submit to the Constitutional Court request to review the legality of the amended law on Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans passed by the Kosovo Assembly on 30 December 2016. In a statement to the media, Vetevendosje […]
Read More →Report: Serbia officially asks France to extradite Haradinaj (B92)
The Serbian Ministry of Justice has sent an extradition request for Ramush Haradinja to the French judicial authorities. Tanjug reported this on Tuesday, citing ministry sources. Along the extradition request, Serbia sent the accompanying documentation translated into French, based on which the French judicial authorities will decide whether conditions have been met to extradite Haradinaj. […]
Read More →Hoxha: We have asked France to unconditionally release Haradinaj (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Justice Minister, Dhurata Hoxha, said they have requested French authorities to unconditionally release the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) Ramush Haradinaj, detained last week on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia. She said they have provided sufficient arguments to the French authorities proving that Haradinaj’s detention is “unjustifiable.” “The […]
Read More →Serbs from Srbica/Skenderaj seek 500 million euro for damages (RTK2)
The courts in Kosovo have refused lawsuits of Serbs from Srbica/Skenderaj, for damages caused to their property in 1999, according to media reports in Albanian. 146 displaced Serbs, who until 1999 lived in the municipality of Srbica/Skenderaj, have sued the municipality, UNMIK and KFOR for damage caused to their property during 1999. They asked for […]
Read More →“West warned us about Albanian plans to attack our embassy” (Serbian media)
Information about Albanians’ plan to attack a Serbian embassy over the arrest of Ramush Haradinaj came from a security service of a western country. This is what Beta reported Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic as telling state broadcaster RTS, who also rejected claims of Serbia “making it up, or planning to do this itself in […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 9 January
• French Foreign Ministry: Haradinaj’s arrest does not have any political implications (Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• Koci: Haradinaj might be released on bail this week (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• Deçan/Decan Municipal Assembly requests Haradinaj’s immediate release (All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
• European Parliament urges Kosovo to establish the Association (Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
• Dacic: Albanian diaspora is planning attacks against Serbia’s diplomatic missions (KTV)
• VV against construction of Belgrade-Mitrovicë/Mitrovica railway (TV21)
• Integrated judiciary in the north after 17 January (TV21)
Headlines 10 January
Kosovo MFA: Dacic provoking stability in the region (Koha Ditore)
EP: Kosovo Serbs to become independent from Belgrade (Zeri)
Albanian interior minister writes to Interpol regarding Haradinaj’s (Koha)
Justice agreement not implemented within set timeline (Koha Ditore)
Tahiri: Serbia towards recognition of Kosovo (Zëri)
Gecaj: Unilaterally established association will be proclaimed illegal (Zëri)
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