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Belgrade Media Report 6 April

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: I pointed out to bin Zayed what Belgrade can accept in dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug/RTS/RTV/Politika)
• Petkovic: In the Declaration there is no term “enforced disappearances” (RTS)
• Vucic to French Senators: Serbia committed to Kosovo dialogue (FoNet)
• Orlic meets with French Senate delegation (RTV/Tanjug)
• Vucic meets with Guinea-Bissau’s Embalo (Tanjug)
• Dynamic development of economic cooperation between Serbia, USA (Tanjug/RTV/Politika)
• Regulations controlling work of judiciary in line with European standards (Tanjug)
• Drecun speaks with delegation of Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Politika)
• Minister Basta strongly condemns Russia in conversation with Ukrainian MPs (RTV/Tanjug)
• MP: Speaker doesn’t allow Zelensky’s envoy to address journalists (Beta)
• Stano confirms Missing Persons Declaration agreed (N1)
• Borrell: EU to endorse Belgrade-Pristina declaration on missing persons (Tanjug)
• UN Security Council to discuss new report on UNMIK on 27 April (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Novalic et al.’ case: Novalic, Hodzic and Solak sentenced to total of 15 years in prison, Milicevic acquitted of charges for negligent performance of duty (Nova BH)
• Novalic on Court of B&H’s first-instance verdict: This is only continuation of political persecution I am subjected to (Nova BH)
• US Embassy strongly rejects accusations that they influenced judgements in ‘Respirators’ case, or any other judicial proceedings (Dnevni avaz)
• Niksic denies lawyer Vidovic’s accusations (Nova BH)
• SDA comments verdict vs. Novalic: Verdicts reached under pressure of politics and foreign ambassadors (Dnevni avaz)
• Radoncic: This judgement restores citizens’ trust in rule of the law and raise their expectations that independent judiciary can be established in B&H (Dnevni avaz)
• HR Schmidt meets with FB&H leadership, says functioning of FB&H institutions is prerequisite for efficient and strong B&H (FTV)
• Sattler meets Stojanovic, discuss formation of authority at FB&H level (Dnevni list)
• Dodik proposes contract between the RS and FB&H regarding issue of state property (RTRS)
Croatia
• NATO Foreign Ministers’ two-day meeting ends; Continued support to B&H, Georgia and Moldova reaffirmed; Grlic Radman and Blinken discuss B&H; Grlic Radman: We talked about B&H being sustainable only if Dayton Agreement is respected (HRT)
• Plenkovic in North Macedonia: support on path to the EU (HRT)
• Western Balkans Quad welcomed by Plenkovic (Hina)
Montenegro
• DIK determines final election results: Jakov Milatovic formally confirmed as President of Montenegro (CdM)
• Milatovic on Sunday celebration: I saw MNE and EU flags (Dnevnik)
• Djukanovic resigns from position of DPS leader (RTCG)
• Abazovic: MPs will terminate parliament mandate after Milatovic’s inauguration (CdM)
• Komsic: Milatovic flirts about the “Serbian world”, wrapped in cellophane of the Open Balkans (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• As the government ignores the “Croatian model” proposal, Plenkovic arrives to Skopje (Republika)
• Kovachevski: No need for a leaders’ meeting, process of constitutional amendments is structured (MIA)
• Mickoski met with Andrej Plenkovic (Republika)
• Kovacevski rejects Mickoski offer to meet and discuss the Bulgarian demands (Republika)
• Osmani: NATO open door policy and EU enlargement – significant investments in regional and European security (MIA)
• Osmani meets Blinken, Chollet: US strongly supports North Macedonia’s EU integration (MIA)
Albania
• Celibashi meets with the ambassadors of the EU and the USA: The elections are a test for democracy (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka: Stain of shame should be removed from the heroic war of Kosovo; We will not stop until the approval of the new Resolution (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, April 6, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: The term of the April 4 agreement is “violently disappeared victims” (media)
• Bislimi: There are five criteria on which to see how suitable the Association is (Klan)
• Kurti: We are getting ready for the elections in the north (media)
• The Serbian List returns to the Assembly (Koha)
• Kurti about two years in government: There is a long list of quality changes (media)
• Hoti: The government intends to put independent institutions under control (media)
• Krasniqi to Kurti: Kosovo is being emptied, our country is being depopulated (media)
• The Special Court recommends to Kosovo to create mechanism for compensating victims (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic meets with US Senator Daines (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Bislimi’s pure lie about the five criteria for CSM (ZSO) (Twitter, Kosovo Online)
• Stano confirmed Missing Persons Declaration agreed (N1)
• Petkovic: The term ‘forcibly disappeared’ in the declaration on the missing is not a legal category (NMagazin, Beta)
• UN Security Council to discuss new report on UNMIK on April 27 (Tanjug)
• Vucic: I pointed out to bin Zayed what Belgrade can accept in dialogue with Pristina (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Kyrgyzstan will not change its position on non-recognition of Kosovo (FoNet, N1)
• Democracy in Action: Current circumstances do not allow holding free elections in the north of Kosovo (Beta, KiM radio)
• Changes in the top of the regional police in the north of Kosovo (RTS, Blic, KiM radio)
• Nova.rs: Vucic preparing a document on Kosovo for the Parliament (Danas)
• Vucic tomorrow with the political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian List MPs show up in Kosovo Parliament after five months (Beta, N1, KoSSev)

International:

• Trial Panel I Orders Salih Mustafa to Pay €207,000 in Reparations to Victims (scp-ks.org)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 6, 2023

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Osmani: Process to confirm KLA led liberation war, protecting defenseless (media) 
Kurti to report to MPs today on two years of his government (media) 
Osmani: Kosovo will soon host Defender-Europe ’23 (media) 
Bislimi: Lajcak proposed sequencing (Kallxo) 
Konjufca: Term ‘forcibly disappeared’ will be used in agreement (Koha) 
DiA: Current circumstances don’t allow for elections in the north (RFE) 
Osmani meets Guerot, discuss situation in north of Kosovo (Klan Kosova)  
Basha: Serb civilians are being trained in Raska to use firearms (Blic)
Kosovo to probe prosecutor for neglecting case of murdered woman (BIRN) 

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