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Belgrade Media Report 24 May

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Situation in Kosovo and Metohija extremely difficult (RTS)
• Further improvement of cooperation between Serbia, UNFPA (Tanjug)
• Dacic meets with Malawian Ambassador (Tanjug)
• Dacic thanks Vietnam for principled support of Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tanjug/RTV)
• Mojsilovic: KFOR the only legitimate security actor in Kosovo and Metohija (Tanjug/RTV)
• Orlic: Gratitude for Cyprus’s principled position on non-recognition of so-called Kosovo (Tanjug/RTV)
• Polish parliamentary delegation: Strong support for Serbia’s EU membership (N1)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Moscow: Dodik meets Putin; Putin thanks RS for friendship towards Russia and for neutral stance towards Ukraine; Dodik: The RS remains committed to its stance not to follow policies aimed to shift blame for conflict in Ukraine to one side (RTRS)
• US Embassy, Ambassador Murphy: Dodik’s meeting with Putin does not serve interests of the RS citizens (Dnevni avaz/Oslobodjenje)
• Dodik after the meeting with Putin: US Embassy will not decide what the RS will be doing (RTRS)
• Sulic: RS has had excellent relations with Russia for years, Russia as such is very important for RS (ATV)
• Varhelyi: Visit to Russia is not smart move and that the only acceptable move towards Russia is the implementation of sanctions; Other comments (BHT1)
• Stevandic to attend ecologic forum in Saint Petersburg: There is nothing disputable about this visit; It is in line with policy of neutrality the RS has been advocating (N1)
• Konakovic says opponents of EU enlargement on Western Balkans went silent after Russia’s aggression on Ukraine (Dnevni list)
• Forto meets Varhelyi; They discuss Ministry’s priorities (Dnevni avaz)
• Most recent appointments of US diplomats who served in the Clinton administration indicate Washington’s desire to solve pressing issues in Balkans with focus on Kosovo and RS (Glas Srpske)
• Joint Commission for European Integration: Prepare report that will name obstructionists of the European path (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Conference 10 Years of Republic of Croatia in the EU: Western Balkans is Croatia’s opportunity to have bigger influence in EU (Hina)
Montenegro
• Senators Murphy and Peters coming to Montenegro: There is still work to be done on the way to the EU (RTCG)
• Radulovic at the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council: Montenegro is fully committed to the European path (CdM)
• International military exercise in Montenegro: The army, together with NATO allies, invests in the development of combat units (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• VMRO-DPMNE leader concerned over constitutional changes and Preamble opening (MIA)
• Osmani: New path emerging for Western Balkans (MIA/TV 24)
• Pendarovski – De Croo: Belgium supports N. Macedonia’s EU integration and EU enlargement policy (MIA)
• Government decides to deploy Army members in NATO operation in Romania (MIA)
• MoD: Italian aviation for take part in North Macedonia air policing (MIA)
Albania
• US has no better friend in the world than Albania (Radio Tirana)
• President Begaj meets US Senators Murphy and Peters (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka after the meeting in Brussels: Maintain the pace of expansion with concrete actions from the EU (Radio Tirana)
• Xhacka meeting Varhelyi, Albania is continuing intensively with the reforms (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 24, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Three mayors in the north will swear in tomorrow in public premises (media)
• Krasniqi: New mayors will exercise mandates in their municipalities (Albanian Post)
• Osmani on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue: There is more pressure on Kosovo (Dukagjini)
• Freedom House report: War deepens a regional divide (media)
• Senior western diplomat: If Kosovo doesn’t propose statute for Association, facilitators could seek solutions outside the Constitution (Albanian Post)
• LDK proposal for own source revenues will go to the Assembly (Koha)
• LDK’s Lumir Abdixhiku goes to party elections, certain of another mandate (Express)
• Faton Bislimi resigns from LDK presidency (Paparaci)

Serbian Language Media:

• Diplomatic corps visits Visoki Decani Monastery, recalls unimplemented Constitutional Court decision (KoSSev, media)
• Jevtic: The Constitutional Court assessed that Kostic, the defendant in the “Brezovica” case, was unjustifiably detained (Radio Mitrovica sever, Blic, KiM radio)
• Pristina: Ceremony of signing memorandum to organise European judoka championship without translation in Serbian (Radio KIM)
• General Mojsilovic met Brig Gen Romano (Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Strong willingness of Serbs from Kosovo to come to Belgrade, despite Pristina’s threats (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)
• Momcilo Trajkovic called on fellow citizens of Kosovo not to go to the counter rally on May 26 (N1, FoNet, KiM radio)
• Peci to take the oath at the “Tower of Isa Boletini”, Zeqiri in Cabra, Hetemi in Bistrica (Kontakt plus radio, Koha)
• Orlic receives Theophylactou (Tanjug)
• Vucic: Escobar should read Brussels Agreement again (Tanjug, RTS)
• Poll: Majority of respondents believe that BG and PR authorities benefited after Serbs withdrew from Kosovo institutions (KoSSev)

International:

• Germany’s Unique Opportunity to Locate Kosovo War Mass Graves (BIRN)
• Freedom House: Democratic institutions in the Western Balkans continued to falter in 2022 (EWB)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 24, 2023

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• Extension of UK commitment to NATO’s Kosovo Force announced during ministerial visit to Western Balkans (gov.uk)
• 2 US Senators promote closer Serbia-Kosovo ties in Balkans visit (AP)
• Atic appoints four directors – one Albanian, one Bosnian, one Serb and one Egyptian (media)
• Mayors in northern municipalities expected to swear in on Thursday (media)
• June 1, “trap” for destabilization of the north (Radio Free Europe)
• Why is Mogherini silent about the letter she once sent to Mustafa? (RTK)
• Vucic: Kosovo has no competence to propose statute for Association (Reporteri)
• Decani Monastery says visit of diplomats is support for 24 hectares (Reporteri)
• Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders’ Trial Hears Allegations of Assault (BIRN)
• Director of Visametric in Kosovo Detained by Prosecution (Prishtina Insight)
• Inverted neon house installed in Kosovo pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale (Dezeen)

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