UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations met Serbian officials (Serbian media)
Read More →UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations met Serbian officials (Serbian media)
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Bintou Keita had separate meetings on Monday with Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Serbian officials told her that Serbia is committed to finding a compromise solution for Kosovo and warned of increasingly frequent incidents. Dacic […]
Read More →Belgrade Media Report 11 June 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 11 June 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Djuric: The international community to react due to the war rhetoric of Haradinaj (RTS)
• Vulin: You’ll have no army – now go back to fighting old ladies (Tanjug)
• New Rambouillet (Danas)
• Vucic: Location of conference on Kosovo not important, only proposal content (RTS)
• Vucic: I expect dialogue with Pristina to continue by June’s end (Beta)
• Scott: U.S. role in Belgrade – Pristina talks depends on other partners (Beta)
• Mihajlovic: Russia is in the heart, but Europe is in the head (Blic)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Announcement on deployment of UK troops to B&H ahead of general elections sparks reactions (RTRS)
• Ferguson: Politicians are hiding their incompetence by populism (EuroBlic)
Croatia
• Croatian President to Meet EU and NATO Officials (Hina)
fYROM
• Government united, committed to provide better future for citizens of Macedonia (MIA)
• Vice-Premier Osmani seeks support of opposition VMRO-DPMNE for new reform plan (MIA)
• NATO membership – recognition of Macedonia’s achievements (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Vucic will be ready to talk with Pristina after the National Museum opening (IBNA)
Vulin: “You’ll have no army – now go back to fighting old ladies” (B92, Tanjug, RTS, TV Pink)
Read More →Vulin: “You’ll have no army – now go back to fighting old ladies” (B92, Tanjug, RTS, TV Pink)
Serbs in Kosovo do not support the formation of an army in Kosovo, and it will not be formed, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said. Vulin in this way commented on Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj’s announcement that an army would be formed in Kosovo this year – and that he “has the support of […]
Read More →Haradinaj admits KSF transformation through constitution, nearly impossible (Kosovapress)
Read More →Haradinaj admits KSF transformation through constitution, nearly impossible (Kosovapress)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, admitted that for the time being, transformation of the Kosovo Security Force to Kosovo Armed Forces is almost impossible due to Serbian List’s refusal. “The constitutional basis as an option is nearly impossible at the moment as it requires two-thirds of qualified votes,” Haradinaj said today. “At a certain moment […]
Read More →Drecun: Without progress in dialogue what’s the point?
Milovan Drecun, Chairman of the Committee for Kosovo of the Assembly of Serbia, told regional broadcaster N1 that it was uncertain whether dialogue in Brussels would continue by the end of this month, but that the more important question is what will be discussed and whether a move will be made. “Everything is uncertain and unpredictable […]
Read More →Kosovo applies for membership to Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie (Klan Kosova/EO)
Read More →Kosovo applies for membership to Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie (Klan Kosova/EO)
Kosovo Assembly has applied to become full member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie, having been an observer since 2014. Kosovo Assembly Speaker, Kadri Veseli, announced the decision after meeting the General Secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie, Jacques Krabal. Veseli said the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie is one of the largest international organisations […]
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