Belgrade Media Report 12 September
LOCAL PRESS
• Zeman: I will ask whether reconsidering position on Kosovo is possible (Beta)
• Djuric: Pristina wants to see Kosovo Serbs wiped out politically (Beta)
• It must be explained to the people of Kosovo and Serbia that they might not like the solution (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Vatican did not recognize Kosovo’s independence, Vatican wants negotiation and a peaceful solution between the Serbs and the Albanians (Beta)
• V4 – WB Summit opens in Prague, without Kosovo delegation (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Zvizdic is turning B&H into an ad-hoc country (Glas Srpske)
• Dodik: RSNA can ratify or alter Dayton Agreement, that is only place where some decision with regards to Dayton can be made on behalf of RS (Glas Srpske)
• Komsic replies to Dodik, says there is nothing disputable with regard to his attendance of commemoration for former High Representative Paddy Ashdown (Nezavisne novine)
• Different reactions have been registered after Trocsanyi was nominated for the position of the EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (ATV)
Croatia
• President says Pupovac criticises Croatia in malicious manner (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Zaev and Mickoski fail to agree over the SPO following six-hour long talks (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Zaev: I’m disappointed with the outcome of the leaders’ meeting (Nezavisen vesnik)
• Mickoski: Zaev’s plan is not reaching an agreement, we leave room for continuation of the talks (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• German Ambassador Zingraf: Germany’s intention is to say YES to the opening of negotiations with Albania (Radio Tirana)
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Czech president wants to withdraw Kosovo recognition, US takes notice (RT)
Read More →Agreement on EIB 100 million loan for Nis – Pristina motorway signed (Beta, N1, RTS)
Serbia’s Minister of Construction, Traffic and Infrastructure Zoran Mihajlovic signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a 100 million worth loan and another one on aid of 40.6 million Euros for the construction of a motorway linking Serbia’s southern city of Nis to Kosovo’s capital Pristina, the Beta news agency reported. The […]
Read More →Vucic: Vatican will maintain its position on Kosovo issue (RTS)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today after meeting the Pope Francis that Vatican conducts serious policy and it would maintain its position on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, RTS reports. “This is what I can say and what is important to the citizens,” Vucic said when asked how much is he sure that Vatican […]
Read More →Czech president stirs anger after asking if he can withdraw recognition of an independent Kosovo (Euronews)
Czech President Milos Zeman has caused outrage after saying he wants to revoke his country’s recognition of Kosovo as an independent state. The 74-year-old, who is known for his inflammatory remarks, made the comment during his second day of an official visit to Serbia on Wednesday. https://bit.ly/2lSDAFp
Read More →Spiric: Holding of RTS crew at Jarinje crossing, an indicator of what Serbs are facing with (RTS, TV Most)
Holding of the RTS crew at Jarinje administrative crossing is another in a series of indicators of the problems which Serbs in Kosovo are faced with, said Aleksandar Spiric, President of Mitrovica Interim Municipal Council, reported Zvecan based TV Most. On Thursday, Spiric told Radio Belgrade 1, inter alia, that “persistence always wins” and that […]
Read More →Haradinaj writes to Czech prime minister explaining absence from WB summit (media)
Kosovo’s acting Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has written to Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis explaining the reasons behind his decision not to attend the Western Balkans summit in Prague. “Kosovo has entered the cycle of early elections and engagement at this important time for the country prevents me from participating at the […]
Read More →Thaci meets Japan’s House of Representative Speaker Oshima (media)
President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci met in Japan Tadamori Oshima, Speaker of the House of Representatives. According to a press statement issued by Thaci’s cabinet, the meeting focused on the deepening of bilateral cooperation between respective parliaments. Thaci hailed the decision of Japan’s Government to establish the Initiative for Cooperation with the Western Balkans which […]
Read More →V4 – WB Summit opens in Prague, without Kosovo delegation (Beta, N1)
Overshadowed by the Czech President Milos Zeman’s statement that his country might reconsider the decision on recognition of Kosovo independence, the Western Balkans’ leaders and the so-called Visegrad Group (V4) met in Prague without Pristina’s top politicians, the Beta news agency reported. However, Kosovo is represented by its Charge d’Affaires, officially due to internal politics […]
Read More →Trajkovic on CEC decision: Agreement between Pristina and international community (N1, Kosovo-online)
Member of Serbian National Forum Presidency Momcilo Trajkovic assessed today that the current Pristina authorities “would not dare to make decision on thier own” based on which voting in the upcoming Kosovo elections on October 6 would be possible using Kosovo issued documents only, Kosovo-online portal reports. Trajkovic added “that instruction most probably came from […]
Read More →20 000 Montenegrins affected by CEC decision (RTK2)
The Association of Kosovo Montenegrins considers the decision of the Central Election Commission of Kosovo unlawful, which stipulates that only voters with Kosovo documents can participate in the elections, reports RTK2 quoting the Association announcement. ”Revoking the right to vote to citizens on the electoral roll is the gravest violation of human rights and precisely […]
Read More →Democracy in Action: Candidates and political parties to refrain from denigrating speech and verbal and physical attacks (media)
Most news websites report that “Democracy in Action”, a coalition of non-governmental organisations that will monitor the upcoming October parliamentary elections, has issued a communique in relation to a physical confrontation between Dardan Molliqaj from the Social Democratic Party of Kosovo (PSD) and Haki Abazi from the Vetevendosje Movement, following a TV debate. “The freedom […]
Read More →Ljajic: EU and US admit Kosovo status is not solved yet (BETA, N1, RTS)
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic said the Czech Republic President statement that Prague might reconsider the decision on recognition of Kosovo independence, as well as voices from Brussels and Washington about the need for compromise, showed that Pristina’s status had not been solved yet, BETA news agency reports on Thursday. Ljajic also told RTS […]
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