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Belgrade Media Report 12 June

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucic: Pristina must make concessions for Serbs to take part in new elections (Retuers/Tanjug)
• Petkovic: Kurti should be inspired by Resolution 1244, and not by Prizren League (RTV/Tanjug)
• Lajcak: Escobar and I hoped for more results, tensions running high (FoNet)
• Escobar: Kurti is our partner, even if a difficult one (Beta/Institute for Politics and the Economy of Southeast Europe)
• EU appreciates Albania’s contribution, but ZSO is to be discussed within Belgrade-Pristina dialogue only (Beta/RFE)
• An attempt to avert a disaster? (B92/Tanjug/Kosovo Online/RTV)
• SANU: “Non-paper” published by Bislimi is fake, they invented the entire text and signed our academician (Tanjug/Politika)
• KFOR: Criminal groups behind Serb protesters (Beta)
• New Serbia Against Violence protest held (Beta)
• Lutovac: Regime’s refusal to meet demands invoking radicalization (Nova/Beta)
• Zvecan starts 15th day of protest, Serbs not giving up on their demands (Kosovo online/B92)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Resolution 1244 yet to play its role (Novosti)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Dodik: Kosovo is key part of Serbian territory (ATV)
• Dodik comments on joint session of RS and FB&H governments, and joint session of Serbian and RS governments (ATV)
• Ministers Kosarac and Nesic say joint session of B&H CoM and Croatian government should not discuss cooperation with NATO (Glas Srpske)
• Mackey: Danger of war in B&H and Western Balkans is very low (Face TV)
• Dutch government: EUFOR is prepared to intervene in B&H in case of secession (Nezavisne)
• Luhrmann: RS does not get important projects due to secessionist rhetoric of Dodik (BN TV/Klix.ba)
• SDP B&H delegates support extension of mandate of current leader Niksic (O Kanal)
Croatia
• President denounces use of “Slava Ukraini” salute (HRT)
Montenegro
• Europe Now Movement scores narrow victory in Montenegro’s election (N1)
• Parliamentary elections in Montenegro: A race without a real winner, the parties only know with whom they will not form coalitions (CdM/BBC)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Kovachevski: No turns into Yes, certain that VMRO-DPMNE will join just cause for European future (MIA)
• Kovachevski: Working groups the right format for SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE to agree on details (MIA)
• Osmani: DUI to support government without party being part of it on day constitutional amendments enter into force (MIA)
• Deputy PM: Netherlands to have own expert in working group on rule of law roadmap (MIA)
Albania
• Albanian Defense Minister and the Chief of Staff of AF meet head of the US National Guard Bureau (Radio Tirana)
• Peleshi: Albania-Kosovo, joint training in the field of aviation (Radio Tirana)
• President visits Kosovo on 145th Anniversary of Prizren League (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 12, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Forever grateful to friends for helping us make independence a reality (EO)
• Kurti: NATO intervention stopped Serbia’s genocide, forever grateful (Indeksonline)
• Krasniqi: Past should serve to strengthen ties with strategic partners (Reporteri)
• Haradinaj: Forever grateful to KLA and NATO led by U.S. (Lajmi)
• Escobar reported – U.S. does not intend to overthrow Kurti; penalties for irresponsible parties are being considered (Albanian Post)
• Rama: Without strategic allies, there would be no Republic of Kosovo (media)
• Serwer on Rama’s draft: An unnecessary complication (media)
• Kastrati: Kosovo should have national strategy for the north (KTV)
• “Border redefinition best solution, not radical or dangerous as autonomy” (Nacionale)
• Serb politician says interviewed by BIA for supporting Kosovo (Nacionale/Sinjali)

Serbian Language Media:

• Peaceful protests in northern Kosovo continue (Kosovo Online)
• Serb political representatives from Kosovo meet Vucic, inform him of difficult situation they face (Kosovo Online, media)
• Petkovic: Resolution 1244 should be basis for Kurti’s political actions (Radio KIM)
• Radosavljevic: The crisis in the north is the culmination of unilateral moves from Pristina (KiM radio)
• ”The placing of the flags of constitutionally recognized communities in front of the Government of Kosovo”, Arsenijevic announced (KiM radio, Danas)
• Serb from Pomoravlje arrested last Thursday for alleged war crime released (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Le Figaro: Macron and Scholz discussed how to join the Western Balkans and Ukraine to the EU (Beta, KiM radio)
• Petkovic: “Kurti’s extremist policy stoking attacks against Serbs” (Tanjug)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 12, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:
Kurti says removing ‘criminal gangs’ resolves tensions in north Kosovo (media)
Escobar on Kurti: Sometimes he’s a difficult partner, but he’s a partner (RFE)
Rama’s draft statute for association, Kosovo government reacts (media)
Konjufca on Rama’s draft statute: Unilateral action (media)
Lajcak: We hoped for more, tensions remain high (media)
Leaders pay homage at Rugova’s grave on Day of Liberation (Klan Kosova)
A few Serbs protested in Zvecan, while in Zubin Potok, none (Klan)
Milatovic: First elections in north, then the Association (Reporteri)
Police confiscate cryptocurrency production equipment in Zubin Potok (media)
Presevo Valley Albanians to raise their concerns at European Parliament (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Elections in northern Kosovo only half-solution, Kurti took over role of a judge (KoSSev)
Lajcak on outcomes of Pristina and Belgrade visits, says tensions still high (Kosovo Online)
Jevtic responds to Kurti’s chief of cabinet about Serbs “being the most protected ethnic group” (social media, media)
Prosecution in Vranje refutes allegations that cultural house director in Bujanovac was arrested (Radio KIM)

International Media:
Pride Parade Shines Under Rainbow Flags in Prishtina (Prishtina Insight)
For Some, Kosovo’s NATO Anniversary Stirs Mixed Emotions (BIRN)
US-Kosovo Diplomatic Spat Casts Shadow on Bilateral Relations (VoA)
Bitter at US Snub, Kosovo Leader Signals Hard Line Amid Flareup (Bloomberg)
The West has lost the plot in the Balkans (Aljazeera)
‘Monotony And Tension’: Life’s On Pause As Familiar Unrest Roils Kosovo (RFE)
“Rama’s draft leads to Kosovo-Serbia mutual recognition” (Euronews Albania)
Serbia’s Vucic demands Kosovo concessions on autonomy for local Serbs before new vote (Reuters)
Montenegro’s Europe Now Movement Wins Snap Vote (RFE)

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