Belgrade Media Report 16 April 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 16 April 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Mrs. Merkel wants things kept under control (B92)
• Stefanovic: Security situation in Kosovo is very serious (Beta)
• UNMIK remains important factor of stability in Kosovo (RTS/Beta/Tanjug)
• Dacic: I guarantee that less than 100 states will be recognizing so-called Kosovo (Politika/Beta)
• Djuric: Merkel shown evidence about 26 March (RTS)
• Kuburovic: I am afraid that Court for KLA crimes will remain a dead letter (Beta/Novosti)
• Spanish Ambassador: EU should clearly support ZSO formation (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Covic no longer optimist regarding changes to Election Law (BHT1)
• US Ambassador Cormack: It will be difficult, but solution for issue of amendments to B&H Election Law is possible (N1/Srna)
• HR Inzko: If no solution for changes to Election Law is accepted, I will not use Bonn powers (Dnevni list)
• Izetbegovic: B&H is at entrance hall to accession to NATO, EU (Hayat)
• B&H Foreign Minister Crnadak: B&H Ambassador to UN will respect stances of B&H Presidency members regarding Syrian issue (Dnevni avaz)
• Stoltenberg: NATO’s door remains open to countries that aspire to become members (TV1/Oslobodjenje)
• Remembrance Day for victims of Ustasha WWII crimes in Jasenovac and Donja Gradina marked (RTRS)
Croatia
• Jewish community holds separate commemoration for Jasenovac victims (Hina)
• US grateful for Croatia’s support for Syria strikes (Hina)
Montenegro
• Citizens of Montenegro elected the president (CDM)
fYROM
• Zaev: Process for increasing parliamentary majority to be completed by late April (MIA)
• Osmani: 90 percent of the “3-6-9” plan has been implemented, Ivanov to sign the Law on Languages (Meta)
• Dimitrov: Main difference in name talks – scope of usage (MIA)
• Zaev: Macedonia wishes to develop friendly relations with Russia (MIA)
Albania
• Meta supports US, UK and France air strikes in Syria (ADN)
• EU accession talks, more homework for Albania (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia and Kosovo Could Clash amid Increasing Tensions (The National Interest)
Read More →Dacic: East Kosovo – goals from the time of the Prizren League (Kontakt plus radio)
Read More →Dacic: East Kosovo – goals from the time of the Prizren League (Kontakt plus radio, Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic emphasizes today that it is not the first time that some Kosovo officials called Presevo and Bujanovac, eastern Kosovo, reminding that these are the goals since the Prizren League to the present day, report Serbian media. Dacic was asked to comment Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s […]
Read More →O’Connell: Investigation of Ivanovic’s murder continues to be important (Koha)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, took to Facebook to write that thorough investigation on Oliver Ivanovic’s murder remains vitally important. “Yesterday marks three months since the killing of Oliver Ivanovic. It remains vitally important that this and other killings are investigated thoroughly, and those responsible brought to justice” O’Connell wrote.
Read More →PM Haradinaj meets Prime Minister of Bulgaria (media)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj met today with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov. Haradinaj said that Bulgaria has a significant role in the region and that Kosovo is committed to close relations as well as economic and political cooperation with this European country. “Bulgaria has an ally, Kosovo. We are honored […]
Read More →President Thaci meets Bulgarian Prime Minister Borissov (media)
All media cover today’s meeting between Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. Koha reports that one of the key topics of discussion at the meeting was Kosovo’s participation at the upcoming EU Summit on the Western Balkans in Sofia, Bulgaria. Borrisov said after the meeting that President Thaci is invited to […]
Read More →Dacic: Number of states recognizing Kosovo will fall under 100 (Politika,Tanjug, B92)
Read More →Dacic: Number of states recognizing Kosovo will fall under 100 (Politika,Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told Politika that he can guarantee the number of countries that recognize Kosovo will fall under 100. Dacic told the Belgrade-based newspaper over the weekend that this was his priority – and that it would help President Aleksandar Vucic, because his discussions about Kosovo would no longer proceed from […]
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