Moscow says Lavrov-Pompeo meeting next month in the works (ABC News, AP)
A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is working on a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters Thursday that Moscow and Washington are discussing a possible meeting at the U.N. General Assembly in New Rork next month but that they haven’t agreed […]
Read More →NATO, US warn Kosovo against move to form army (ABC News)
NATO and the United States warned Wednesday they could scale back cooperation with Kosovo’s security services if the government goes ahead with plans to transform its lightly-armed security force into an army without the required constitutional changes. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he told Kosovo’s leaders by telephone “that unilateral steps such as these […]
Read More →Suspected Mass Grave Yields No Traces of Kosovo’s Missing (AP/ABC)
Kosovo’s special prosecutor’s office says excavations in the center of the capital, Pristina, have found no traces of any people still missing from the separatist war in 1998-99. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suspected-mass-grave-yields-traces-kosovos-missing-40960230
Read More →Kosovo Police Arrest Turk Accused of Smuggling (AP/ABC)
Kosovo police say they have arrested a Turk working in Kosovo for illegal trafficking of his compatriots toward Western European countries. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-hungary-official-obama-muslims-europe-39226176
Read More →EU, Kosovo Police in Major Operation Against Organized Crime (AP/ABC News)
The European Union’s police mission in Kosovo launched a major operation against organized crime. Local media reported that police arrested a governing party lawmaker in Wednesday’s raids, and police also checked scores of bars and restaurants allegedly managed by criminal gangs. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/eu-kosovo-police-major-operation-organized-crime-38698431
Read More →Ex-Serb General Expelled From Kosovo After Illegal Entering (AP/ABC News)
A Kosovo court has decided that a former Serb general, who had illegally crossed the border, should be expelled. Earlier this month Milovan Bojovic was arrested and sentenced to one month in jail for illegally crossing the border. Kosovo’s Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms considered him a suspect of war crimes against ethnic […]
Read More →Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci in Sworn-in Ceremony (ABC/AP)
Kosovo’s new president, Hashim Thaci, has assumed his post in a swearing-in ceremony at the Parliament that the opposition boycotted. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovos-president-hashim-thaci-sworn-ceremony-38214665
Read More →Kosovo’s Constitutional Court Says New President Vote OK (AP/ABC)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has turned down an opposition request to void the election of Hashim Thaci as the new president because of irregularities. The court said it had found no evidence of irregularities. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovos-constitutional-court-president-vote-38133894
Read More →Kosovo Opposition Disrupts Parliament Session With Tear Gas (AP/ABC News)
Kosovo opposition lawmakers have released tear gas to disrupt a parliamentary session to protest government deals with Serbia and Montenegro. A few minutes after the start of Thursday’s session, Speaker Kadri Veseli was obliged to suspend the session following the opening of a tear gas canister in the opposition seats. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-opposition-disrupts-parliament-session-tear-gas-37540834
Read More →Kosovo Elects New President, Opposition Protests (AP/ABC News)
Kosovo’s Parliament is expected to elect Hashim Thaci, Foreign Minister and former guerrilla leader, as the next president. Thaci, who led the fighters of Kosovo’s successful separatist war against Serbia in 1998-99, believes he has the votes in the 120-seat Parliament. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, although that is rejected by Serbia. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-elects-president-opposition-protests-37214444
Read More →Western Powers Condemn Kosovo Opposition’s Violent Protests (ABC News/AP)
Kosovo’s Western backers lashed out Thursday at the country’s opposition parties over their “continued use of violence to achieve political goals.” http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/world-urges-kosovo-opposition-stop-violent-protests-35299299
Read More →Top UNESCO Meeting to Vote on US Role, Kosovo Membership (ABC News)
Top diplomats are gathering in Paris for a UNESCO conference where they will decide whether to grant Kosovo membership and how much sway the United States will have in the organization. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/top-unesco-meeting-vote-us-role-kosovo-membership-34930996
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