UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20, 2023
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Konjufca meets French President of the National Assembly Yawl Braun-Pivet (media)
• Stoltenberg: 93 KFOR troops were injured by the violence in the north (Klan)
• Szunyog: The EU’s priority is the de-escalation to the north (RTK)
• Hovenier: We support KSF as it transforms into territorial defence force interacting with NATO (media)
• Rama appeals to EU: We cannot allow north of Kosovo to become a small Donbas (media)
• Krasniqi meets Hovenier: Elections have no alternative (Express)
• Borrell extends Tomas Szunyog’s mandate as EU head in Kosovo for another year (Express)
• Milorad Djokovic’s trial for war crimes in Kosovo begins today (Koha)
• Specialized Chambers on summer break, KLA leaders’ trial continues in August (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucevic: We want dialogue with Pristina, not war (Radio KIM, Nova)
• Ledwidge at Thaci’s trial: KLA in 1998 kidnapped and murdered 47 Serbs, Roma and couple of Albanians in Orahovac (KoSSev, BETA)
• Why are some defendants in the Brezovica case in detention for 19 months? (VoA, KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Vucic: We are prepared for any surprises, people need not worry (Tanjug)
• Milivojevic: KFOR to influence Pristina immediately so de-escalation can happen (RTV)
• Dacic: Kurti’s plan is escalation, Pristina dissatisfied with negotiations (Kosovo Online, Kurir)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 20, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
Lajcak meets Kosovo and Serbia chief negotiators in Brussels (media)
Kosovo joins International Committee for Missing Persons (media)
Lajcak meets Vucic; “agreed on importance to urgently take steps to de-escalate” (media)
Stoltenberg after meeting Vucic: Parties to refrain from tensions (RFE/Klan Kosova)
Kurti meets Bakoyannis and Papandreou during stay in Greece (media)
Haradinaj: High time for Kurti to properly read messages of Kosovo’s friends (Kosovapress)
Mehaj: Our military capacities are built in cooperation with the U.S. (Koha)
Abdixiku: Kusari-Lila committed criminal offense by talking to a terrorist like Radojicic (Klan)
Szunyog writes to Konjufca, asks him to send new draft law for KPC to Venice (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: I requested that NATO take control to ensure life worthy of humans to Serbs (Tanjug, media)
Vucic: Latest round of Belgrade-Pristina technical dialogue discussed with Lajcak (media)
Brussels meetings on dialogue conclude, no trilateral meeting held (Tanjug, media)
Uros Vukasinovic from Leposavic released on bail (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbian List: Silence about Serbian victims done on purpose (Kosovo Online, social media)
International Media:
U.S. Envoy Optimistic About Progress On Normalization Between Kosovo And Serbia (RFE)
Distant Goal: Balkan Women’s Football Struggles to Get Ball Rolling (Balkan Insight)