SRSG Tanin in Security Council Session on Kosovo: Normalisation of relations requires cooperation, not provocation
16 May, 2017 – New York: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, highlighted to Security Council members today that while the past months witnessed fluctuating tensions and fragility, the situation remained generally stable, and “constructive engagement continues to be possible.” In his regular update on Kosovo, […]
Read More →SRSG Tanin in Security Council Session on Kosovo: Normalisation of relations requires cooperation, not provocation
16 May, 2017 – New York: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, highlighted to Security Council members today that while the past months witnessed fluctuating tensions and fragility, the situation remained generally stable, and “constructive engagement continues to be possible.” In his regular update on Kosovo, […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 16 May
LOCAL PRESS
• Kuburovic to represent Serbia at UNSC on Kosovo (Beta)
• Vucic: There will be no Greater Albania (B92/Tanjug)
• Serbia supports initiative “One Belt, One Road” (RTS)
• What can Serbia expect from the United Nations (RTS)
• Kocijancic: Statements that can be interpreted as political interference in neighboring countries are not helpful in building good neighborly relations (Danas)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic: I did not hear single serious remark to Croat proposal of changes to Law on Elections (Vecernji list)
• Brammertz arrives in B&H to prepare report for UN Security Council (N1)
Croatia
• Bernardic: No coalition with HDZ, snap election only way to end agony (Hina)
Montenegro
• Montenegro reliable NATO ally (RTCG)
fYROM
• Parties decide local elections will be held in October at coordination meeting, without VMRO-DPMNE (Meta)
• Mayors starting to work without a mandate, Trajanovski says (MIA)
• EP yet again postpones vote on Macedonia resolution (MIA)
Albania
• Yee: Boycott not a solution (ADN)
• US: Vetting Law and elections legitimate even without opposition (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Bosnian Serbs’ Stale Politics Face Big Shakeup (BIRN)
Read More →Estonian FM: People of Kosovo to elect a government they can trust (Telegrafi)
Estonian Foreign Minister, Sven Mikser, said in Pristina today that he didn’t know there would be early elections in Kosovo at the time he planned his visit but underlined the importance of the voting process being transparent and fair. Mikser said the people of Kosovo need to elect a government and a parliament they will […]
Read More →LDK candidate officially announced (Insjaderi.com)
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) announced officially that Avdullah Hoti will be their candidate for the Prime Minister at the early elections on 11 June. This decision was made today at the meeting of the party. The leader of the party, Isa Mustafa, said that all heads of LDK branches supported Hoti for Prime […]
Read More →US to send 130 more soldiers to Kosovo (B92, Blic)
Analysts say the US announcement of sending an additional 130 troops to Kosovo to support KFOR and NATO is a message to warmongering politicians in the region. The troops in question are members of US special units of the Tupelo-based 1st Battalion, “highly trained for emergency response,” the daily Blic is reporting. They will arrive […]
Read More →SNF asks Vučić to be a patron of the roundtable on the elections (KIM radio)
Members of the Serbian National Forum (SNF) asked the Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić to be a patron of the roundtable on the topic “Kosovo Serbs in the upcoming parliamentary elections – unity or discord.” In a letter to Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, members of the Serbian National Forum state that Serbian corpus in […]
Read More →The Movement of Socialists: Jablanović is not our member (Blic)
The Movement of Socialists called yesterday all Serbs in Kosovo to gather around the Serbian list and the policy of Prime Minister and the Government of Serbia, and reiterated that Aleksandar Jablanović, former leader of the Serbian List, is not a member of the party. “The Movement of Socialists always has supported and always will […]
Read More →Thaçi’s initiative for the army to be discussed at the Security Council (arbresh.info, Lajmi.net)
Kosovo’s Army will be among many issues that will be discussed at the UN Security Council. This was made known at the daily agenda of the United Nations, and this report will be presented by Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary General and Chief of the Mission of Provisional Administration of the United Nations […]
Read More →Vucic: Don’t worry, there’ll be no Greater Albania (B92)
Prime Minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic says that Serbian citizens should not be concerned about Ramush Haradinaj’s statements. According to Vucic, who is currently in Beijing, no such thing as a Greater Albania will exist. In addition, he said that Haradinaj’s statements – like the latest urging Washington to “solve things between Belgrade and Pristina […]
Read More →Region is “exposed to risks from escalating rhetoric” – EU (B92)
The EU has been repeatedly “called out” by Belgrade for failing to react to statements made by Ramush Haradinaj. This topic has now been addressed by Federica Mogherini’s spokeswoman. Maja Kocijancic assessed that “statements that can be interpreted as political interference in neighboring countries are not helpful in building good neighborly relations in the Western […]
Read More →OSCE Broadcast 15 May
• Leaders of various institutions coordinate actions for upcoming elections (Most monitored broadcasters, Klan Kosova)
• ‘Alternativa’ will not be able become part of pre-electoral coalitions (KTV)
• Assembly Presidency quits benefits for MPs (KTV)
• LDK to nominate Hoti as its candidate for Prime Minister (KTV)
• NGO’s pledge to properly monitor early elections (Klan Kosova)
• Lunacek demands thorough investigations on violence against Xharra (Klan Kosova)
• Former Prosecutor Vahide Badivuku released (TV21)
• Badovci Case convicts to undergo retrial (TV21)
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