Russian ambassador to Albania: Albanian-Russian ties normal, but… (Albanian Daily News, B92)
Russian Ambassador in Tirana Aleksandr Karpushin in an exclusive interview with the Albanian Daily News Albanian Daily News has had an interview with the Russian Ambassador to Albania, Alexander Karpushin who expressed his opinions on the latest developments in the relations between Russia and the United States, focusing on the declared intention of President Trump […]
Read More →Reporters without Borders condemned Kosovo decision to impose 100 percent taxes on newspapers from Serbia (Social media)
Reporters without Borders condemns Kosovo’s decision to impose a 100% tax on newspapers from Serbia, which will directly affect access to news and information for northern Kosovo’s Serb population. Nothing justifies violating the right to inform and be informed, RSF wrote on its Twitter profile. See at: https://twitter.com/RSF_Europe
Read More →Trajkovic: Vucic and Thaci – one team on same assignment (N1)
The President of the European Movement Rada Trajkovic told N1 on Wednesday that Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic “uses Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija to solve important state issues or abuses them to hide weakness and the loss of his authority in the international community.” Trajkovic said Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci “has good, both transparent and […]
Read More →“I hope Serbia won’t have to use army – but it’s an option” (BETA, RTS, Tanjug)
Commenting on the announced formation of an army in Kosovo, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday that she hoped Serbia would not have to use its army. But, Brnabic added – addressing journalists during a news conference at the seat of the Serbian Government in Belgrade – “that is one of the options.” “I […]
Read More →Serbian PM comments on statements of her Albanian counterpart (RTS)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said the sole goal of Edi Rama’s latest statements is political spin, and blaming Serbia for all the unreasonable decisions made in Pristina, RTS reports. Reacting on statements Albanian PM Rama made in Croatia – who said that Serbia had “violated the CEFTA (free trade agreement) – Brnabic said she […]
Read More →Selakovic: “Citizens must understand how our situation is serious” (B92, TV Prva, Vecernje Novosti)
Secretary general of the Serbian president Nikola Selakovic told Prva TV on Wednesday that there is no confirmation that Washington is sending a ship full of weapons to the (future) Kosovo army, quotes B92 portal. “The very fact that the formation of the so-called Kosovo army is being considered, which is contrary to all international […]
Read More →Appeal to Germany to help stabilize situation in region (Serbian Government, B92)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic warned on Tuesday that there was a growing danger of further radicalization in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian Government announced. During the meeting with German Bundestag and Free Democrats’ Party member Renata Alt, Brnabic said this danger was due to a series of moves that Pristina has taken over the past month. […]
Read More →Novosti: CIA sending ship full of arms to Kosovo army (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
A ship with a container full of the latest weaponry for the needs of (a future) Kosovo army is on its way across the Atlantic to the port of Durres in Albania. Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti writes this on Wednesday. According to the newspaper, the dangerous cargo will be from there taken to Kosovo Security […]
Read More →Pristina’s legal expert: Kosovo army impossible without Serbs’ support (N1)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court former President, Enver Hasani, told N1 the creation of Pristina’s army depended on the support of local Serbs and the necessary constitutional changes, adding without them an army could not be formed. In an interview with N1, Hasani added that by adopting the laws Kosovo would not create an army but would […]
Read More →“If Pristina forms army, KFOR should disarm it” (RTS, Tanjug)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric said that in case Pristina forms an army, KFOR and NATO would have to disarm it immediately, Tanjug news agency reported. “Forming of the so-called army goes directly against entire Serbia.” Djuric added. He reminded that article 9, point B of the UN SC Resolution […]
Read More →Vucic spoke with Austrian Chancellor about current situation (RTS)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz had phone conversation about the current political situation, RTS reports. Vucic thanked Chancellor Kurtz, whose country presides over the EU, for his personal engagement in resolving the problems in the Balkans and easing tensions.
Read More →Tsipras: Greece taking initiatives for cooperation in the Balkans (ANA-MPA, Focus News Agency)
“The Balkans have given birth to wars in the past and our vision must be for the Balkans to stop being Europe’s powder keg but become the region that breathes new momentum in the name of unity of the European people,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said after his meeting on Tuesday with visiting Slovenian President […]
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