Belgrade Media Report 29 October 2018
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 29 October 2018
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic, Kukan discuss Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Beta/RTS)
• Dacic: China placed Kosovo on the agenda, certain countries against (RTS)
• Support of Cyprus to Serbia at upcoming General Assembly of Interpol (RTV)
• Jeremic: Serbia close to agreement with Kosovo (Beta)
• Brammertz: SRS members will have to show up at court (N1)
• Pushkov: Moscow is not against the idea of delineation (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• SDS Main Board convenes, expresses full support to SDS leader Govedarica (ATV)
• SNSD believes RS patriotic bloc at level of B&H will be formed in order to adequately protect interests of RS (RTRS)
• Croat parties in B&H insist on amendment of current Election Law (HRT1)
Croatia
• Plenkovic: What happened at last elections in B&H, is tricking of sense and spirit of DPA (Slobodna Dalmacija)
• US Ambassador to Croatia Kohorst: USA is very much concerned about situation in B&H; B&H must change current Election Law (Slobodna Dalmacija)
Montenegro
• Boskovic: Montenegro contributes to the stability of Kosovo (CDM)
• Haradinaj: Montenegrin soldiers of peace are welcome to Kosovo (Dnevne novine)
fYROM
• Eight MPs to form caucus as independent lawmakers (MIA)
Albania
• Greek citizen killed, Albanian Foreign Ministry reacts (ADN)
• Greece reacts: Murder of a Greek citizen, unacceptable (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• When Merkel Talks, an Old Russian Ally Listens (Bloomberg)
Read More →Haradinaj meets German General Eberhard Zorn (media)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, hosted today a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Germany, General Eberhard Zorn. “The contribution of the German state to Kosovo at all stages, and in particular the security issue through German KFOR troops, has played a decisive role in the liberation and […]
Read More →Veseli: We should all be together in defense of territory (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli called once again on political parties in Kosovo to unite in defense of the territory. Commenting the request of the parliamentary group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK,) for an extraordinary session in order to approve a resolution which would forbid correction of borders, Veseli […]
Read More →Vucic: Belgrade ready to continue dialogue with Pristina (BETA, TV N1)
Belgrade is ready to continue dialogue with Pristina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told European Parliament delegation on Monday, BETA news agency reports. “Serbia is ready to continue the dialogue even in the situation with heightened political and security tensions which are primarily unfavorable to the Serbs in Kosovo,” Vucic is quoted as saying in a […]
Read More →Pushkov: We are not against border correction (Politika, Radio kontakt plus)
Russian Senator, Aleksey Pushkov said he sees no reason why Russia would oppose correction of borders as a solution to the Kosovo issue, adding that Moscow supports what Serbia thinks it is right for it, Radio kontakt plus reports. “There is the Russian stance made public long ago, and it has not changed, we support […]
Read More →Vucic discusses Putin visit with ambassador (N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russia’s Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin to discuss preparations for the announced visit to Serbia by Russian President Vladimir Putin. A statement from the president’s cabinet quoted Vucic as saying that “it is a great honour for Serbia to play host to the President of Russia once more”, adding […]
Read More →Cyprus to give Serbia “full support” at Interpol Assembly (B92, Srbija.gov.rs)
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic met on Monday with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. According to the Serbian government, they discussed “the harmful consequences of the possible membership of the so-called and self-proclaimed ‘Kosovo’ in Interpol.” On the sidelines of the third “European Union and Arab World Summit”, held in Athens, Stefanovic briefed […]
Read More →Radosavljevic: Citizens in ten municipalities have highest trust in their mayors and lowest in municipal officials (RTS, KoSSev)
According to respondents, the work of ten Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo has been more transparent and better in the last year since Srpska Lista won elections in these municipalities with the support from Belgrade, Director of NGO New Social Initiative from Mitrovica North, Jovana Radosavljevic said, summarizing their latest survey’s results, KoSSev reports. According to […]
Read More →Djuric: The most comprehensive package of assistance to the Serbs in Kosovo (Serbian media)
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric has announced that at a joint session of the Government of Serbia and all representatives of Serbian institutions in Kosovo, will be approved ”the most comprehensive package of assistance for the Serbs in Kosovo”, emphasizing that initiative for the joint session came from President of […]
Read More →Part of Kosovo’s Ministry of Culture to move to Prizren (RTK/EO)
Kosovo’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Kujtim Gashi, announced that a part of the ministry he leads will be relocating to Prizren, a city which he said was Kosovo’s culture capital. “A part of the Ministry of Culture, namely the cabinet of the minister and a part of the cultural heritage department will be […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Visa liberalisation news before year’s end (KP/Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj said today that he believed the visa liberalisation decision for Kosovo will be taken by the end of this year. Haradinaj said Kosovo is currently focusing on its Interpol membership bid but added that the the good news on visa liberalisation will arrive by the end of December. He […]
Read More →Dacic and head of Serbian Interpol for Insajder: Kosovo in Interpol, danger of database abuse
The General Assembly of Interpol accepted the request of Pristina to consider Kosovo’s application for membership in that international police organization in mid-November. Pristina officials believe that Kosovo will be the the 193th member of the Interpol the next month, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says to the portal Insajder that that he does not […]
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