Belgrade Media Report 24 September
LOCAL PRESS
• EC calls on Belgrade and Pristina to avoid provocations (Beta)
• US Ambassador Kyle Scott: Kosovo solution cannot be imposed from outside (FoNet)
• Lavrov: support for Belgrade – Pristina dialog, observance of resolution 1244 (Beta)
• Popovic: EU-sponsored Kosovo talks without results (Beta, Vecernje Novosti)
• Russian – Serbian presidential meeting in Moscow in early October (Beta, N1)
• PM, FM travel to NYC for UN General Assembly (B92)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov pays visit to Sarajevo (Nezavisne novine)
• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov pays visit to Banja Luka (Nezavisne novine)
• Izetbegovic was against meeting of B&H, Serbia. Turkey and Russia (N1)
• Dodik deems Lavrov’s visit as successful; confirms he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi (ATV)
• Reactions to Friday’s visit of Lavrov to B&H (ATV, N1)
• Sarovic, Cavic and Borenovic hold press conference in Belgrade (RTRS)
• OSCE/ODIHR issued a report warning that the constitutional crisis is possible after elections (Dnevni avaz)
Montenegro
• USA reaction to the arrest of Joseph Assad (CDM, Pobjeda)
fYROM
• Agreement is crucial for country’s future, I am FOR and I count on you: Macron tells Macedonian citizens (MIA)
• Macedonia begins screening process for EU negotiations on Thursday (MIA)
• Stoltenberg: We wait for you in NATO (MIA)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia to host NATO Disaster-Response Exercise (BIRN)
Read More →Limaj: Kosovo to speak in one voice in dialogue with Serbia (Kosovapress)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Fatmir Limaj met today Austrian Ambassador Gernot Pfandler and discussed recent developments and dialogue with Serbia. Limaj said Kosovo is making efforts to speak in one voice in Brussels. “In the final stage we expect to discuss missing persons, car reparations, while the end goal is reaching a final agreement that […]
Read More →Survey: How much do Albanians and Serbs “hate” each other? (Tanjug, B92)
As many as two thirds (68 pct) of Albanians have the most negative opinion about Serbians, compared to all other nations in the surrounding region. At the same time, one third of Serbians (33 pct) holds the same opinion toward Albanians, a Faktor Plus poll has shown. The poll – entitled, “The relationship between the […]
Read More →Le Monde: The exchange of territories between BG and PR – a problematic solution (B92, Tanjug, KoSSev)
Read More →Le Monde: The exchange of territories between BG and PR – a problematic solution (B92, Tanjug, KoSSev)
French daily newspaper Le Monde has published two articles on the possible exchange of territories between Belgrade and Pristina, as well as a Kosovo map showing their interpretation on what the “border change“ would look like. Le Monde also pointed out that the “ethnic mosaic, key infrastructure and cultural objects are obstacles to the project […]
Read More →Movement of unlicensed vehicles in the north of Kosovo ends today (RFE)
Kosovo Police has begun implementing operational plan to stop movement of vehicles without or expired license plates in the north of Kosovo as of today. Radio Free Europe reports that such vehicles make around 30 percent of the total number of cars in the north. Head of Kosovo Police operations department for the north, Zeljko […]
Read More →LDK indicates motion to oust Haradinaj-led government (Zeri)
Agim Veliu, deputy leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), told reporters in Pristina that his party is working on a motion to oust the Haradinaj-led government and to make way for early parliamentary elections. After the meeting of the LDK parliamentary group, Veliu said: “the LDK chairmanship has initiated a series of meetings; […]
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- Kosovo's Council of Europe membership faces new challenge - European Interest 09/05/2024
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