DSS: It seems France is ready for some sort of agreement between Belgrade and Pristina (Danas)
Leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Milos Jovanovic commenting on French President Macron visit said it seems that France is ready to accept some sort of agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina, Danas daily reported. He noted the stance of the official Paris in this regard slightly differs from that of Germany, […]
Read More →Vucic on Haradinaj: There is no need to address letters to me (Tanjug, B92)
I wonder why Ramush Haradinaj even cares about me when even the powerful Trump, Merkel or Macron cannot harm him, President Aleksandar Vucic asks ironically. He said this with regards to Haradinaj’s observation that Vucic attempts to force Pristina to abolish tariffs, while the mentioned world leaders haven’t managed to do that, B92 reports. “What […]
Read More →Shops in northern Kosovo open (RTS, KoSSev)
After two days of closure, shops in the north of Kosovo and Metohija were open today, Serbian national broadcaster RTS reports. As a sign of protest against 100 percent tariffs Pristina imposed on goods from central Serbia, all shops, restaurants, bakeries and petrol stations were closed for two days. The situation in the Clinical Centre […]
Read More →Lazanski: Pristina has good mentors and supporters, Europe showed infirmity (RTS)
Foreign policy commentator of Belgrade-based daily Politika and military analyst Miroslav Lazanski told RTS if Washington pressures Pristina to move towards compromise solution then a way out of the current situation is possible. According to him Europe showed infirmity regarding Kosovo. Lazanski added that Americans publicly say one thing, while the other thing is being […]
Read More →Mitrovica North residents – Tricks of Belgrade and Pristina (Radio kontakt plus, KoSSev)
Radio kontakt plus conducted interviews with Mitrovica North residents to hear their stances on the current situation in the northern Kosvo, where all shops, restaurants, pharmacies, petrol stations and market remain closed for the second consecutive day. “These are tricks by both Belgrade and Pristina. And we shall see who will get the profit. What […]
Read More →Djuric reacts to arrest warrant for Radojicic, indictment against Todosijevic (RTS)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said the arrest warrant for Milan Radojicic and indictment against Ivan Todosijevic are messages to the Serbs that any their resistance is hopeless, given that even local Serb leaders cannot avoid Pristina’s highhandedness. He also noted the hunt against Srpska Lista officials is part of […]
Read More →New Russian ambassador: The West is pressing Serbia and supports exclusively Albanians (Beta, Sputnik, N1)
The West’s pressure on Serbia is obvious, and the US and its allies are encouraging Kosovo to maintain tensions in the region, said Russia’s new ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Bocan-Harchenko. According to the Sputnik portal, he pointed out that these pressures are felt during the pre-accession negotiations that the European Union leads with Serbia, while […]
Read More →US Ambassador: The US will not lead the Belgrade-Pristina process (FoNet, N1)
The US Government will not lead the normalisation process between the official Belgrade and Pristina, that is the European Union’s (EU) job, but we will be there to help as much as possible,” US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said in an interview with FoNet. “But what the normalisation will be like and what an […]
Read More →Shifts in Embassies of Russia and the United States in Belgrade (Blic)
Belgrade based daily Blic writes today about a Russian, an excellent connoisseur of the issues of Southeast Europe, and especially of Kosovo, and an American, who is appreciated as a connoisseur of Russian affairs. These two are new ambassadors to Belgrade – Russian and American – who will soon begin their service in Serbia. Both […]
Read More →Status quo impossible, warns US ambassador to Serbia (Serbian media)
US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott warned on Monday that the status quo in the Balkans is not sustainable. There will be no better time than the present to negotiate an agreement the ambassador wrote on his Twitter account over a retweet of State Department official Matthew Palmer’s speech at a gathering in Pristina on […]
Read More →Daily Politika: Macron in Serbia right after Bastille day (Beta, N1)
Belgrade based daily Politika reports on Wednesday that French President Emmanuel Macron would visit Serbia on July 15-16, a day after the French national holiday. The fact that Macron will pay a two-day visit shows a desire by official Paris to confirm and continue strengthening the good relations between France and Serbia, the pro-government daily […]
Read More →Russia appoints Balkans expert to replace ambassador in Serbia (N1, Sputnik, Interfax)
Senior Foreign Ministry official and Balkans expert Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko has been appointed the new Russian ambassador to Serbia, Russian media reported quoting a decree by President Vladimir Putin. Russian news agencies said that “President Putin relieved Alexander Chepurin of his duties as Ambassador to Serbia and appointed Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko to the post”. The decree was […]
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