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Belgrade Media Report 29 April 2021

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Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 29 April 2021

LOCAL PRESS

Vucic: Non-paper surprise, Serbia to face growing pressure (Tanjug/RTS)
Vucic to Godfrey: Belgrade ready for open talks with Pristina (FoNet)
Fabrizi: Serbia should show commitment to achieve progress (N1)
No statements from Serbian ruling, opposition parties after meeting (N1)
Serbian parliament backtracks on adopting resolution on EP report (N1)
Janjic: Serbian Minister Vulin’s statement related to solution for Kosovo and RS is political propaganda not official stance of Serbia (Al Jazeera Balkans)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Nelson: The future of all citizens is single B&H of two entities, three constituent peoples (Dnevni avaz)
SDA: We have been warning of dangers of rhetoric that Ambassador Nelson talks about; Other reactions to Nelson’s blog (Nova BH)
US Embassy: State Department’s Chollet calls on B&H leaders to discuss progress on key reforms and reaffirms Blinken’s message (Dnevni avaz)
Dodik: Komsic left meeting with Borrell after I highlighted his illegitimacy (FTV)
Dzaferovic: Dodik acted inappropriately towards Komsic during meeting with Borrell; I will not be candidate for member of B&H Presidency in 2022 (Nova BH)
SNSD: Postponement of discussions creates room for harmonization of joint conclusions with opposition and public in general, we will not accept any kind of HR’s ultimatums or deadlines (ATV)
US, UK Embassies to B&H criticize rhetoric of genocide denial and glorification of war criminals (Oslobodjenje)
Izetbegovic will reject all proposals for electoral reform in order to push legitimate Croat representatives out of political scene after 2022 elections (Glas Srpske)
Croatia

Plenkovic: State is functioning normally, I am not squabbling with President Milanovic (Hina)
Grlic Radman says Ambassador Biscevic enjoys government’s support (Hina)
Montenegro

Krivokapic: Leposavic expressed his personal position on Srebrenica, and he wasn’t entitled to that (CdM)
Moscow silent on government messages that Russians can come unconditionally (Pobjeda/Business FM)
Albania

Socialists secure 74 mandates as the opposition moves towards non-recognizing the results (Tirana Times)
US DOS: Respect for the results of legitimate elections strengthens Albania’s democracy (Tirana Times)
UK pushes Albania to investigate alleged 25 April polls irregularities (ADN)
Ambassador Bucci congratulates Rama on elections’ victory (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 29, 2021

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 29, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 269 new cases, 9 deaths (media)
• Kurti meets NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (media)
• Borrell: Kosovo’s European path goes through dialogue (media)
• Government engages external experts to help prepare for dialogue (Express)
• LDK demands greater commitment on dealing with the dialogue (Kallxo)
• Lekaj: Non-paper document unacceptable (Kosova Press, media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Covid-19 in Serbian communities: 17 new cases, one death (Kontakt plus radio)
• Petkovic to international missions in Kosovo: Protect believers and SOC facilities during the holidays (KoSSev)
• “Flammable rhetoric and inefficiency of police and judiciary affects security” (KiM radio)
• On “genocide in Kosovo”: Use of terminology that has not been officially proven (VoA, KoSSev, KiM radio)
• Stano: EU ready for continuation of dialogue as soon as Pristina and Belgrade agree on acceptable dates (Kosovo-online)
• Vucic in meeting with Godfrey: Serbia has always been ready for open dialogue with Pristina (Kosovo-online)
• Matthew Palmer: US unconditionally supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity (N1)
• Serbian Patriarch prays for COVID patients, Serbs in Kosovo (N1)
• Stoltenberg: Dialogue the only way to achieve a lasting political solution (Kosovo-online)
• EU Delegation denies Serbian tabloid’s claims about non-paper (N1, Kosovo Online)

Humanitarian/Development:

• WHO: The rich used 82 percent of all corona vaccines (FoNet, N1, AP)
• Deputy mayor says almost half of Belgrade residents vaccinated (N1)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 29, 2021

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• COVID-19: 327 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Osmani meets Vitia: COVID-19 vaccines will be secured (media)
• VV’s Shkreta: Vaccine shipments to start arriving in May (Klan)
• PM Kurti continues meetings in Brussels (media)
• Miftaraj: Kurti’s refusal to go to Brussels meeting, scolding for EU (Telegrafi)
• Stoltenberg: Speculations on border changes do not help stability (RTK)
• EP rapportuer Von Cramon comments on recent non-paper (media)
• Kurti congratulates Albania’s Rama on election victory (media)
• Committee approves KOSTT’s request for electricity in the north (media)
• BIRN debate puts road safety in the spotlight (Prishtina Insight)

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