Belgrade Media Report 23 May
LOCAL PRESS
• Somalia to reconsider decision on Kosovo recognition (Beta)
• Serbia and China, friendship of steel (Tanjug)
• What will authorities do about celebration in Albanian areas (Beta/B92/Politika)
• War crimes prosecutor says his report on region mainly negative (N1)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Sarajevo politicians do not accept Serbs as constituent people (Srna/N1)
• Covic and Dodik meet in Mostar (FTV)
• Dodik meets Ivantsov: Formation of B&H CoM more uncertain than ever (ATV)
• Everything ready for meeting between Dodik and Putin (ATV)
• Dodik ends communication with Komsic (TV1)
• Tegeltija denies any involvement in illicit activities Extraordinary session of HJPC scheduled for Thursday (FTV)
Croatia
• HDZ Campaign turns from European to national(istic) issues (Hina)
• Pupovac: We mustn’t settle only for EU membership (Hina)
Montenegro
• Moscow: Conviction over the terrorism attempt might worsen Montenegro-Russia (CDM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev: In a few days we will see if I can dismiss DUI officials (Republika)
• Xhaferi given a map of Greater Albania during a TV show in Kosovo (Republika)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Two Migrants Found Dead In Tanker Truck In Serbia (RFE/RL)
Read More →Vucic, Schroeder discuss NATO bombing of Serbia, Kosovo issue (Tanjug, B92, Blic)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is attending the prestigious WORLD.MINDS conference in Belgrade. The conference gathers leading world innovators, scientists, business leaders and artists, who are presenting the ideas of the new era in an inspirational way. Vucic and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder are currently discussing geopolitical issues, the bombing Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija. […]
Read More →Vetevendosje demands Veseli’s resignation (media)
Vetevendosje has reacted to the statements Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli made at a press conference regarding reports that his name was mentioned in a video clip which is a subject of criminal investigation into an alleged case of usury. Veseli categorically denied any involvement in the case and said he would resign if proven […]
Read More →Serbian bishop says President Vucic did not reveal plan for Kosovo (N1, Beta, Vreme)
Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Bishop Grigorije said that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic did not disclose his plan for Kosovo at a recent meeting with Serbian Ortodox Churh Assembly. The Dusseldorf-based Bishop Grigorije told this week’s issue of Belgrade based weekly Vreme that Vucic told the bishops that he “managed to push the other side into […]
Read More →German soldiers to remain in KFOR, government says (N1, FoNet)
Germany will keep its soldiers in Kosovo as part of KFOR for another year because the situation there is unstable, Deutsche Welle reported. The German government took the decision to keep the Bundeswehr troops in KFOR because it feels that the potential exists for conflicts, especially in the north of Kosovo, it said. The number […]
Read More →Kosovo and Germany police forces agree to deepen cooperation (media)
Kosovo Police director Rashit Qalaj is visiting Germany on invitation from the Federal Police chief Dieter Romann. Kosovo Police said in a statement that Romann and Qalaj agreed on increasing cooperation in many fields like border control, exchange of information, training.
Read More →Brammertz: I think there is no progress in reconciliation, there is a risk to society; report on region mainly negative (N1)
The prosecutor of a UN war crimes tribunal told N1 on Wednesday that his report on the level of cooperation between the countries of the region and the tribunal is mainly negative. Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor at the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, is on a three-day visit to Belgrade during which he has […]
Read More →Veseli: I have nothing to do with video, it is fake and manipulation (media)
Kosovo Assembly President and Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) leader, Kadri Veseli, held a press conference today after the publication of several videos showing people suspected of being involved in criminal activities mentioning his name. Veseli told reporters that he has nothing to do with the case or the people involved in it. “This week, […]
Read More →Somalia to reconsider decision on Kosovo recognition (Serbian Government, media)
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic paid a visit to the Federal Republic of Somalia yesterday, where he held bilateral talks with the President of that country, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, and with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A mutual readiness to restore traditionally friendly relations […]
Read More →Prime Minister Haradinaj’s interview to T7
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj confirmed in an interview to T7 on Wednesday evening that he will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on June 6 in Berlin. “Chancellor Merkel is focused on developments in both Kosovo and the region … This is an important meeting, as it will focus on internal developments in Kosovo, our […]
Read More →Dacic’s plane breaks down – after avoiding terrorist attack (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic was in the presidential palace of Somalia at the time of a terrorist attack. At the moment, when the explosion was heard, Dacic was speaking with the President of Somalia, who “jumped up when the blast was heard.” “We are used to this, we have been bombed (by […]
Read More →Serbian officials on ‘Captain Leshi Days’ in Bujanovac event (BETA, B92)
“A reaction will follow if state authorities estimate that a violation of the law has been made during the organization of ‘Captain Leshi Days’ in Bujanovac.” This was stated by the Chair of the Coordination Body for the municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja Zoran Stankovic, BETA news agency reported. “It is true there is […]
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