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Belgrade Media Report 18 September

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LOCAL PRESS

• Djuric: UN’s inevitable role in resolving Belgrade and Pristina relations (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Only Cosic, Djindjic and I have presented a plan on resolving the Kosovo issue (Tanjug)
• Serbian president says no complete list of missing persons exists (Beta)
• Brnabic in Berlin: Serbia a committed partner to Germany (Beta)
• Vucic willing to deal on Kosovo but angered by tariffs, US Senator Murphy says (N1)
• For 20 years German governments have worked on dismembering of Yugoslavia, stance on Kosovo is hypocritical (Vecernje novosti)
• Angelina Eichhorst EU Envoy for Kosovo? (Blic)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik says RS already has response to SDA Program Declaration (ATV)
• Dodik discusses SDA Program Declaration with Sarovic and Borenovic, calls them to withdraw from B&H CoM (BN TV)
• HDZ B&H’s Colak: Declaration shows that SDA does not respect others (Glas Srpske)
• Kavalec new Head of OSCE Mission to B&H (N1)
Croatia
• Minister: Croatia will not change its policy towards migrants (Hina)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Тusk-Zaev: The country has done its share, now EU leaders should do their share (Nezavisen vesnik)
Albania
• Tusk: Albania’s integration in the interest of all member states (Radio Tirana)

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EU remains committed to WB, will not comment on potential Special Envoy (EWB)

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European Union is firmly committed to the integration perspective of the Western Balkans but will not comment on press reports concerning a potential Special Envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, stated EEAS Spokesperson Maja Kocijančič for our portal. Following a series of articles reporting on the potential agreement between France and Germany about the appointment of […]

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Djuric: UN’s inevitable role in resolving Belgrade-Pristina relations (RTS, Kontakt plus radio, Danas, RTV Puls)

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Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said today at a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Zahir Tanin that the United Nations has an inevitable role in the process of resolving Belgrade-Pristina relations. Djuric and Tannin […]

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Thaci travels to U.S., will attend Trump’s reception (media)

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Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has travelled to the U.S. today where he will attend official meetings in Iowa and New York, several news websites report citing a press release issued by the President’s office. “In Des Moines, the capital of Iowa, with which city Kosovo is twinned, President Thaçi will visit the KSF members attending […]

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German government: EU to decide on appointment of European envoy for dialogue (Telegrafi)

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The news website reports that the dialogue for the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia is expected to resume after the formation of new EU institutions and the end of parliamentary elections in Kosovo. There were reports that the EU is expected to appoint a special envoy for the process of dialogue. Radio Free […]

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Mustafa: There was no talk of land swaps during my governance (media)

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Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) leader Isa Mustafa reacted today to remarks by Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) senior official Daut Haradinaj who said on Tuesday that the idea for border correction between Kosovo and Serbia was born during the time when Mustafa was Prime Minister of Kosovo. Mustafa wrote in a Facebook […]

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Danas: Vucic and Palmer to talk during the UN General Assembly

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer next week in New York, during a session of the United Nations General Assembly, diplomatic circles say to Belgrade based daily Danas. Sources of Danas state that Vucic is due to leave for New York on September 23, and according […]

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Vucic willing to deal on Kosovo but angered by tariffs, US Senator Murphy says (N1)

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US Senator Chris Murphy believes that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is willing to recognize Kosovo but is angry over the 100 percent tariffs imposed by Pristina on goods from Serbia. Regional broadcaster N1 reported that Republican Senator Ron Johnson wrote on his blog about his recent visit to Belgrade, saying: ”We both believe that he […]

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Regular communication needed between Serbian Army and KFOR, Vucic tells NATO military chief (FoNet, N1)

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic urged regular communication between the Serbian military and KFOR during a meeting with NATO Military Committee Chairman Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach. A press release from the president’s cabinet quoted Vucic as saying that a need exists to quickly establish contact if security in jeopardized in the north of Kosovo. […]

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Surroi: A MAP for Kosovo (Koha)

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Publicist Veton Surroi writes in an opinion piece that “for Kosovo the unfinished conflict with Serbia is in itself an obstacle to finalising Kosovo’s statehood”. The unfinished conflict, according to Surroi, is at the same time means for Russia to obstruct the consolidation of liberal democracies in Europe, symbolised with membership in NATO and the […]

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Blic: Indications that EU will appoint Special Envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (NMagazin)

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There are indications that some countries will ask the new chief of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, to appoint a special representative to directly handle the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, reports Belgrade based daily Blic. The daily finds out that as the main candidate for the post is mentioned Dutch Angelina Eichhorst, who has been […]

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“For 20 years German governments have worked to dismember Yugoslavia, the attitude about Kosovo is hypocritical” (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

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Germany’s stance that Kosovo’s independence is a done thing, as well as opposition to border adjustments or division, are hypocritical and arrogant, the Left MP said. “These messages about the ‘finished thing’ are hypocritical. For 20 years, the German governments have worked one after the other to split Yugoslavia along ethnic lines, despite EU and […]

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