Belgrade Media Report 17 April
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: They will request full recognition of Kosovo and Serbia not to get anything (RTS/Tanjug/B92)
• Russia will not allow violation of UNSCR 1244; attempts at pushing through UN Secretariat proposals aimed at undermining UNMIK (RTV/RTS/Tanjug/FoNet)
• Dacic: We will not make any moves without consultations with Russia (RTV/RTS/FoNet/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Belgrade to insist on cessation of provocative actions (RTS)
• Vulin: Serbia committed to peacekeeping missions, because others help Serbia too (Beta)
• Mondoloni blasts certain media outlets in Serbia for scandalous coverage of Notre-Dame fire (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Party delegations of SDA, SNSD and HDZ B&H set to discuss formation of B&H CoM; Dodik not optimistic (FTV)
• US Embassy, OHR reject Dodik’s claims about secession of RS, say that secession of entities is not possible under DPA and Constitution (Oslobodjenje)
• IC reps comment on formation of reserve police unit; US Embassy to B&H: We will request additional info on purpose of reserve police unit (TV1)
Montenegro
• Boskovic: Protests are politically-colored (Dnevne novine)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Hahn: The outgoing President should not interfere in ongoing judicial procedures (Nezavisen Vesnik)
Albania
• Netherlands votes pro the return of visa regime with Albania (ADN)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Russia plans to step up foreign policy coordination with Serbia — Lavrov (TASS)
• Greek business chief: North Macedonia deal diminished Turkey’s influence (EurActiv)
PM Haradinaj on Berlin Summit (media)
The meeting of all Western Balkans leaders in Berlin on 29 April, has drawn major attention in Kosovo and the region. Asked about it, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told the media that he is not aware if this meeting would unblock the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia or not. Asked about eventual agreement between […]
Read More →Vucic-Putin meeting confirmed for April 26 in China (Sputnik, B92)
Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic confirmed on Wednesday after meeting with his Russian counterpart that the president of the two countries will meet on April 26. Aleksandar Vucic and Vladimir Putin will speak in Beijing during a Belt and Road forum. Dacic announced that meeting during a press conference with Sergei Lavrov, Sputnik said. “Political […]
Read More →Vienna daily: Angela Merkel invited Vucic and Thaci to bury the exchange of territory plan? (B92)
Vienna based daily Der Standard argues that the goal of the upcoming regional conference in Berlin on the Western Balkans is to “bury” a plan on the exchange of territory, the portal B92 reports. “The Chancellor intends to suggest that North of Kosovo receive a special status – this is also based and in the […]
Read More →Thaci: There is no hidden agenda behind Berlin meeting (RTK)
The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, said the meeting in Berlin will be continuance of Germany’s and France’s interest for Kosovo and the region. He took to Facebook to write that there will not be any plan proposal on Kosovo – Serbia agreement at this meeting. “Furthermore, there is no hidden agenda after this meeting. […]
Read More →Apostolova: EU remains the biggest donor in Kosovo (RTK)
Natalya Apostolova, head of the EU Office in Kosovo, said the life of the citizens of Kosovo has improved however according to her, this is not enough. She made these comments at the meeting of the High-Level Forum on coordination of donors. According to Apostolova, EU remains the biggest donor in Kosovo. “We have investments […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Patriarch Irinej forgot to encourage Serbs to accept cooperation with Pristina (Klan)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj commented on the visit of the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej to Kosovo. “In his spiritual message delivered during his visit in Republic of #Kosovo, Serbian #OrthodoxChurch Patriarch #Irinej forgot to encourage KS serbs [sic] to extend their hand in good faith and embrace the help & cooperation that […]
Read More →Lavrov: Moscow requests respecting of Resolution 1244 on Kosovo (Danas, BETA)
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed today that Moscow insists on the realization of UN SC Resolution 1244 that foresees direct dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and respect of the Serbian integrity, BETA news agency reported. “Within this framework we would in any possible way contribute to finding the solution. And what solution could […]
Read More →Sputnik: Lavrov on the idea of double sovereignty in Kosovo
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik portal (Serbian language) that the problem of Kosovo, instead of imposing an ultimatum, can be solved only by bringing positions closer and by consensus. On Sputnik’s question about the idea of dual sovereignty in Kosovo, reported by some media in Pristina, Lavrov replied that the West, when it […]
Read More →Veseli: We will never forgive Serbia’s massacres (media)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli paid tribute to the victims of Poklek village, on the twentieth anniversary of their killing and wrote on Facebook: “54 innocent people were killed and burnt in the cruelest way and the files of international justice to this day don’t include the name of Poklek, symbol of Serb genocide in […]
Read More →Visoki Decani on Notre Dame: May God grant speedy reconstruction of this beautiful church (KoSSev)
The monks of the Serbian Orthodox Church Monastery of Visoki Decani expressed their deep solidarity with all Christians and citizens of France regarding the fire that ravaged Notre Dame on Monday. „May God grant the speedy reconstruction of this beautiful church so that it may rise again in all its splendor,“ they said. A fire […]
Read More →Blagojevic: The Kosovo problem and the elections as joint vessels (N1)
Correspondent of the Belgrade based news agency Beta from Brussels, Dragan Blagojevic told N1 that the international dimension of the Kosovo problem is reflected in the internal plan – elections. “Obviously, this is double-tied, as merged vessels. I see the postponement of the decision on elections in function, among other things, not only of internal […]
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