UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 6, 2020
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 6, 2020
Albanian Language Media:
• EU missions in Kosovo: We strongly support Specialist Chambers (media)
• Hoti: Crucial to maintain stability of Kosovo institutions (Telegrafi)
• Interior Minister: Kosovo Police has stepped up readiness (media)
• Government: We will not suspend the dialogue (Koha)
• Osmani in Prekaz: This is where the proof of Serbia’s genocide lies (media)
• Thaci to appear before court on 9 November (media)
• Search operation carried out in residences of Thaci, Veseli, Selimi (media)
• Minister Selimi demands government suspend dialogue with Serbia (Koha/Klan)
• EU recalls Kosovo has pledged to continue dialogue with Serbia (Klan)
• No quorum to vote economic recovery draft law (media)
• AKR leader Pacolli calls for roundtable of political parties (media)
• COVID – 19: 12 deaths, 728 new cases (media)
• Kosovo could go into lockdown this weekend (Radio Free Europe)
Serbian Language Media:
• SPO charges Kosovo’s Thaçi and other of at least 98 murders (N1)
• Antonijevic: Increase in number of infected persons expected next week (Kontakt plus radio)
• Dacic: Washington agreement remains regardless of who wins US presidential elections (Tanjug)
• The acting president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani on ”peace” and ”genocidal state” (KoSSev)
• Mihajlovic: Change of generations in Kosovo, there will be no big drama about indictments (N1)
• Serwer: Serbia should not be afraid if Biden wins (Kosovo Online)
• Natasa Kandic: Serbia soon will have to answer where are the bodies of killed Albanians (Danas)
• Trial of Nenad Arsic continues (Radio KIM)
International:
• Confirmed indictment of Kosovo’s President for war crimes brings victims one step closer to long-awaited justice (Amnesty International)
• Week in Review: Fake News and Hard Realities (Balkan Insight)
• ‘We need a fresh start in the US, in the Balkans, in Europe, and in the world’ (N1 Sarajevo, Atlantic Initiative)
• Albanians Praise ‘Just War’ after Indicted Kosovo President Resigns (Balkan Insight)
Belgrade Media Report 06 November 2020
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 6 November 2020
LOCAL PRESS
Dacic: Regardless of who will be the US president, Serbia will continue to have good relations with the US (TV Kopernikus/FoNet/RTV)
Dacic, Godfrey: Whatever election results they would not change excellent bilateral relations (Beta)
Selakovic to Turkovic: Serbia wants to advance regional cooperation (Beta)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
HR Inzko presents his regular report to UN SC (FTV)
Dodik: Biased HRs will be ones who will bury B&H; Cvijanovic: Inzko has been signing reports for years, but someone completely different is making them (RTRS)
HNS B&H rejects Inzko’s Report, argues that many lies were stated in it (FTV)
SDA welcomes stances expressed by USA, UK and Germany, rejects stances of Russia (Oslobodjenje)
Dodik welcomes readmission agreement signed between B&H and Pakistan (ATV)
Dzaferovic supported stances of Pakistani PM Khan who criticized the west (Dnevni avaz/VoA)
Interview with Ambassador Sattler (Oslobodjenje)
Montenegro
Krivokapic nominates Abazovic as Minister of Defense (CdM)
Abazovic: I am surprised by Krivokapic’s nomination (CdM)
Albania
SMI leader declares support for Kosovo’s Thaci (ADN)
Vienna shooting, 3 Albanians arrested (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 6
• COVID-19: 713 new cases, six deaths (media)
• KSC publishes indictment against Thaci and others (media)
• Osmani delivers statement after assuming functions of Kosovo president (media)
• Acting president Osmani meets Quint, EU ambassadors (media)
• Kosovo Government to hold meeting today in light of recent events (media)
• Germany hails readiness to cooperate with justice (DW/Telegrafi)
• UK’s Abbott expresses respect for Thaci’s resignation, support for Osmani (media)
• LDK: Present situation difficult, requires maturity and unity (media)
• Vetevendosje: KLA war was pure, Thaci should have resigned earlier (media)
• Limaj: All charges contained in indictment have already been tried (Klan)
• Mustafa: Government will not halt dialogue with Serbia (Gazeta Express)
• Enver Hoxhaj takes on post of acting leader of PDK (media)
• Kadri Veseli’s legal representatives issue statement (media)
• KLA veterans to protest against recent indictments (media)
• Kosovo Government could fall if it fails to elect new president (Koha)
• AAK says it has offered solution for new president (Klan)
• In Vatican, PM Hoti meets Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin (media)