Thaci reacts to Haradinaj: Calls for war and tragedy belong in trash bins (media)
Read More →Thaci reacts to Haradinaj: Calls for war and tragedy belong in trash bins (media)
Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci, reacted to today’s statement by Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj who opposed the idea of swapping lands between Kosovo and Serbia. Thaci said certain individuals are trying to create panic and confusion with their actions. Thaci wrote in a Facebook post: “All Western countries, our allies, the guarantors of peace and security […]
Read More →Hundreds Join Missing Persons March in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
People marched through the main square of Kosovo’s capital Pristina on the International Day of the Disappeared to commemorate the people who are still missing from the 1998-99 war. Hundreds marched in Pristina on Thursday to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, including families of people who went missing during the war, Kosovo officials […]
Read More →The leaders of Kosovo and Serbia talk about swapping land (The Economist)
The end of the Yugoslav wars 20 years ago left hundreds of thousands of people in states they did not regard as their own. Tough, said the peacemakers: redrawing borders would only lead to more conflict. As a result, some 120,000 Serbs remain in ethnic Albanian-dominated Kosovo; some 60,000 ethnic Albanians live in the Presevo […]
Read More →The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade: Scott in Pristina to hear views of the officials (Klan)
Read More →The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade: Scott in Pristina to hear views of the officials (Klan)
The U.S. Ambassador in Serbia Kyle Scott will hold several meetings with Kosovo officials and other eminent figures in Pristina in order to hear their opinions and learn more about the situation in the region, the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade informed the Belgrade news agency Tanjug. Scott, together with the U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo Greg […]
Read More →Haradinaj calls on internationals to oppose Thaci’s idea on borders (Indeksonline)
Read More →Haradinaj calls on internationals to oppose Thaci’s idea on borders (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, said today that he rejects ideas for changing Kosovo’s borders and that such initiatives could result in new tragedies in the Balkans. He called on international institutions to oppose what he called “devastating ideas” for Kosovo’s borders. Haradinaj wrote in a Facebook post: “The people of Kosovo are grateful for […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 31 August
• President Thaci meets leaders of ruling coalition parties (media)
• Mitchell and Thaci discuss agreement with Serbia (Zeri)
• Mogherini: EU in the Balkans is entering a second phase (media)
• Haziri: Presevo Valley should join Kosovo (RTK)
• Rugova: Assembly must stop initiative that threatens territorial integrity (Epoka)
• Opposition to start with protests after the extraordinary session (Zeri)
• Petrisch: The best solution will be the one coming from Kosovo and Serbia (Zeri)
• Tahiri: Assembly has historic responsibility to say NO to border changes (Epoka)
• UN Security Council will not be discussing Kosovo in September either (Zeri)
Missing Persons: Balkan Families Suffer as Search Goes On (Balkan Insight)
To mark International Day of the Disappeared, relatives of people who went missing in Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo and Albania during the 1990s wars or under Communism describe the agony of waiting decades to discover their loved ones’ fate. See more at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/missing-persons-balkan-families-suffer-as-search-goes-on-08-29-2018
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