Vucic comments Serwer’s statement: He can forget that movie, he and everyone else (Tanjug, B92)
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic stated that he was ready to compromise on the solution of the Kosovo problem, but that he was not ready for the Belgrade to give everything, without getting anything, reports Tanjug. Vucic thus commented on the statement by professor of Washington University John Hopkins and the Balkans expert Daniel Serwer […]
Read More →Dacic: Guterres fully informed about the situation in Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug)
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, reports Serbian state broadcaster RTS. Dacic met with Guterres after the UN Security Council session on Kosovo. Dacic told state news agency Tanjug that that the UN Secretary General was fully informed about the situation in Kosovo. As quoted in the statement […]
Read More →“I will not keep silent at lies, at the price of sacking” says Dacic explaining what provoked him to ”attack” Vlora Citaku in New York (Blic, B92, Tanjug, N1)
”I did not attack Vlora Citaku, but I told her that what she said at the session of the UN Security Council was the greatest embarrassment and stupidity,” says Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic to Belgrade based daily Blic. In this way, he clarifies what happened at the session yesterday, after he referred […]
Read More →KFOR proud of providing security in Kosovo for 20 years (Koha)
KFOR Commander, Major General Lorenzo D’Addario said at the ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of NATO troops’ deployment to Kosovo that KFOR has provided security and freedom of movement for all the people in Kosovo by working together with other international organisations and missions, as mandated by the UN SC resolution 1244. “As a result, […]
Read More →Croatia’s chief of army visits Kosovo (media)
Chief of Staff of Croatia’s Armed Forces, General Mirko Sundov, is visiting Kosovo today. The Croatian general met separately the Kosovo Security Force Commander Rrahman Rama and Minister of Defence Rrustem Berisha. Rama thanked Sundov for the support of Croatia saying it is a strategic partner of Kosovo. “Our goal is to be part of […]
Read More →Serwer: Wrong to think Vucic will sign agreement with Kosovo (Express)
Daniel Serwer, a former U.S. diplomat and Balkans expert, said today that Kosovo and Serbia were not making real efforts to find a solution and added that it is wrong to think that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will reach a historical agreement with Kosovo. “The political leaders in Belgrade and Pristina have not shown interest […]
Read More →Haradinaj wants framework agreement, otherwise won’t dialogue with Serbia (Lajmi)
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said today that the import tariff on Serbian goods is not an obstacle to the Kosovo – Serbia dialogue, and that Belgrade’s lack of readiness for mutual recognition is what is hindering the process, the news website reports. “The tariff is never an obstacle. We have asked for a framework […]
Read More →Albanian-Serbian-Albanian online dictionary to be launched in September (Kallxo)
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in cooperation with the Office of Language Commissioner and UNMIK has organised a presentation and discussion regarding the development of an online Albanian-Serbian-Albanian dictionary, the first of its kind in the last thirty years. Svetlana Rakic, IOM project coordinator, said experts from Kosovo and Serbia have been involved in this […]
Read More →Russia appoints Balkans expert to replace ambassador in Serbia (N1, Sputnik, Interfax)
Senior Foreign Ministry official and Balkans expert Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko has been appointed the new Russian ambassador to Serbia, Russian media reported quoting a decree by President Vladimir Putin. Russian news agencies said that “President Putin relieved Alexander Chepurin of his duties as Ambassador to Serbia and appointed Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko to the post”. The decree was […]
Read More →Russian mission to the UN: Statement by Acting Permanent Rep at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Kosovo
Mr. President, We welcome the participation of First Vice Prime-Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dačić. We share the concerns about the state of affairs in Kosovo expressed by the distinguished Minister. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Zahir Tanin […]
Read More →US mission to the UN: Remarks at a UNSC on the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, the Security Council must ensure that we are using the time and resources of this Council wisely and where the needs are greatest. In light of last week’s open debate on Security Council working methods, today’s very lengthy relitigations of historical grievances which do nothing to move things forward […]
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