Belgrade Media Report 15 January 2024
United Nations Office in Belgrade
Daily Media Highlights
Monday 15 January 2024
LOCAL PRESS
• Vucic: Kosovo creating a large and illegal army under US patronage; Hopes new government will be formed by March (Beta/Politika)
• Election Commission announces final results of parliamentary elections (Tanjug)
• Drecun: Arms supplies to Pristina aimed at completing so-called statehood (Tanjug)
• Dacic: SPC must work with the Vatican (TV Pink)
• Ambassador Avramovic: The Vatican’s position on Kosovo and Metohija unchanged (Tanjug/RTS)
• Radosavljevic: West will never admit the truth about Racak (RTS)
• Romano: NATO not involved in Javelin sale (Beta)
• More than a thousand professors and university associates express support for the student protests in Serbia (N1)
• Foreigners see B&H as their colony (Politika)
REGIONAL PRESS
Bosnia & Herzegovina
• HR Schmidt, Covic discuss current political developments (Klix.ba)
• Dodik warns that B&H’s path to join EU will be over if changes of Law on Elections are imposed (O Kanal/Nova BH)
• Murphy reminds of consequences of secession, emphasizes that Schmidt is the legitimate HR in B&H (O Kanal)
• Murphy underlines necessity to solve issue of Election Law and noted earlier parties were not were not interested in facing problems of election integrity; If Mr. Dodik thinks he can split this country without consequences, then he is wrong (Hayat)
• Dodik on Murphy’s disputing RS Day: We will never give up on celebration of 9 January as RS Day (ATV)
• Islamic theologian Ceman shocks public in RS by calling for war and slaughter of Serb population; No reaction from FB&H and international community; RS requests B&H Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute Ceman (ATV)
Croatia
• Milanovic: Majority of Serb people support Dodik’s stances on secession (Slobodna Dalmacija)
• Croatian Foreign, Defence ministers: We support Croats, Montenegro’s EU path (Hina)
Montenegro
• Grlic Radman: We care about pro-European Montenegro (RTCG)
• Atlantic alliance: Krapovic continued to relativize malignant influences in Montenegro (MINA)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Spasovski – O’Brien in Washington: Next period crucial for North Macedonia’s future direction (MIA)
• Spasovski – McClain in Washington: We cherish excellent cooperation, work on improvements (MIA)
Albania
• Negotiations with the EU/Gjoni: 2024 finds us prepared for opening judicial system and administration chapters (Radio Tirana)
• Albania-EU/ High-level agreement on the transport network in our country ratified (Radio Tirana)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 15, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, January 15, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Recak Massacre commemoration (media)
• Kurti meets Walker; “one of key voices calling massacres what they were” (media)
• Bislimi and Von Cramon discuss Visas and dialogue with Serbia (Koha)
• Szunyog and Cramon talk about political and security situation in Kosovo (RTK)
• Cramon: Want to see more progress in dialogue before EU elections (Telegrafi)
• Tahiri: Vetevendosje will not form government after next elections (media)
• Albares: Recognition of passports doesn’t mean recognition of Kosovo (media)
• Albania’s Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: UNSC Resolution 1244 foresees demilitarization, part of international community creates Kosovo army (media)
• Raska-Prizren Eparchy: Bishop Teodosije informed von Cramon about problems of SOC and Serbs in Kosovo (media)
• Von Cramon on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, position of Serbs, visa liberalization (Kosovo Online)
• Ambassador: Vatican’s stance on Kosovo unchanged, Osmani’s statement pompous (Tanjug)
• Dacic: SOC must work with Vatican, interest to have Pope on Serbia’s side (KoSSev, Tanjug)
• Collection of signatures to recall Mitrovica North mayor to take place at Sports Hall (media)
• Petkovic receives former judge Marinkovic who carried out investigation in Racak (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM)
Opinion:
• Palokaj: Kosovo’s problem with people leaving, not with visa liberalization (Koha)
International:
• Investigating Arkan: How Serbian Warlord’s Death Ended Kosovo Murder Probe (BIRN)
Read More →UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 15, 2024
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