Belgrade Media Report 12 November 2021
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Friday 12 November 2021
LOCAL PRESS
• State officials pay tribute to fallen soldiers in First World War (Politika/Novosti/RTS/RTV/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: UNESCO’s role extremely important for preservation of Serbian heritage in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS/Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Kosovo membership in UNESCO would be a catastrophe (FoNet/Politika)
• Brnabic: World facing five main challenges at same time (Tanjug)
• Djuric: Serbia a reliable partner (RTS)
• Djuric wrote to all members of US Congress (Tanjug/B92)
• Department of State: We do not comment on why some countries were not invited to Summit (VoA/Beta)
• Stano: Petkovic, Bislimi to discuss implementation of agreements on 16 November (Tanjug)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Vucic comments Escobar visit to B&H: Escobar is the one that should be asked about his visit – results and his satisfaction with the visit; Serbia will always support DPA (BN TV)
• Schmidt pays visit to Banja Luka, expresses support to state institutions (AJB/Glas Srpske)
• Schmidt and Baroness Helic tell CNN that dissolution of B&H must be prevented (O Kanal)
• PIC Steering Board reiterates firm support to authority and mandate of Schmidt (AJB)
• Zakharova slams PIC SB for issuing press statement in support to ‘so called High Representative’, argues Russia was not informed about it (RTRS)
• Dodik: No political goal is worth sacrificing peace; Dodik reiterates that the RS will withdraw from B&H AF, judiciary and ITA (Reuters/N1)
• Sattler: Plan of RS officials for returning entity competencies will lead nowhere; I fully support Schmidt (FTV)
• RS ministers in B&H CoM vote against all items on agenda (N1)
• Poirel talks about Election Law with B&H lawmakers (BN TV)
• IAWG fails hold session due to lack of quorum (N1)
• Maas: Crisis in B&H is concerning (Klix.ba)
• Germany has started talks in Brussels about sanctions against Dodik and others (Klix.ba/FTV)
• Dzaferovic calls for more intensive international engagement in B&H (O Kanal/N1/TRT)
• Russian Ambassador: Russia would support more autonomy for B&H’s RS entity (BHRT)
• Mehmedovic demands that Kalabukhov is declared a persona non grata (N1)
Montenegro
• Krivokapic: I won’t resign, political leaders caused crisis (CdM)
• Escobar: US to continue supporting Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Montenegro and its citizens (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• The government has survived, the government is holding on to glass legs (Libertas)
Albania
• Two EU Ambassadors: We are working to hold the Intergovernmental Conference within the Slovenian Presidency (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka: The inclusion of Kosovo, essential for a more efficient regional cooperation (Radio Tirana)
• Rama attends Peace Forum in France (ADN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 12, 2021
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 12, 2021
Albanian Language Media:
• Borrell meets Kurti on margins of the Paris Peace Forum (media)
• Bislimi: EC report recognises Government’s work on license plates agreement (media)
• Assembly committee discusses dialogue, visa liberalisation with German ambassador (media)
• COVID-19: 16 new cases, one death (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Serbian PM Brnabic on Kosovo at the 41st UNESCO General Conference (RTS)
• Brnabic: Serbian heritage in Kosovo proof of UNESCO’s importance (RTS)
• Serbian Ambassador to US sends letters to all Congress members (B92)
• Serbian FM lays wreath at WWI Allied cemetery in Greece (N1, Danas)
• Jeton Neziraj: Ghosts of war ready to jump into a new war (Beta, Danas)
• The last day of the campaign for the second round of local elections (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Bancroft: If Grenell were really getting paid by Serbia would he refer to Merdare ‘as border’ (Kosovo-online)
• UNESCO: We continue to preserve Serbian medieval art in Decani, Sopocani and Studenica (Kosovo Online)
• Trajkovic to Osmani’s reference of Kosovo as ‘source of hope’ (Kosovo-online)
International:
• Kosovo Ruling Party Braces for Test in Mayoral Runoffs (Balkan Insight)
• Trump ‘Shadow Diplomacy’? Deploys ‘Ambassador’ To Address Serbia-Kosovo Tensions (Forbes)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Free legal aid for residents in northern Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 12, 2021
• Government confirms resumption of dialogue on November 16 (Kosovapress)
• President Osmani meets U.S. Undersecretary of State Nuland (media)
• An agreement between Kosovo and Serbia is a matter of urgency (EWB)
• White House: Grenell is not an ambassador, doesn’t represent U.S. (RTK)
• Trump: Agreements signed by my administration are historic (Klan Kosova)
• Kurti mustn’t forget he’s leader of an entire nation, not just VV (euronews.al)
• Rrahmani: Aleksandar in the “Serbian World” of wonders (Koha)
• Authoritarian states intensified ‘sharp power’ influence activities (geopost.com)
• COVID-19: Six new cases, no deaths (media)
• Ministry of Health will soon adopt third dose of vaccine (Telegrafi)
• Europe alarmed by COVID-19, Kosovo risks facing new wave (Koha)