Merkel on resolving Kosovo issue, Brnabic on the only point of disagreement (B92, Tanjug)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic in Berlin today with state honours. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today after meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic that the process of solving the problems of Kosovo and Metohija should be continued and further improved in order to reach a solution. She said […]
Read More →Danas: Vucic and Palmer to talk during the UN General Assembly
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer next week in New York, during a session of the United Nations General Assembly, diplomatic circles say to Belgrade based daily Danas. Sources of Danas state that Vucic is due to leave for New York on September 23, and according […]
Read More →Vucic willing to deal on Kosovo but angered by tariffs, US Senator Murphy says (N1)
US Senator Chris Murphy believes that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is willing to recognize Kosovo but is angry over the 100 percent tariffs imposed by Pristina on goods from Serbia. Regional broadcaster N1 reported that Republican Senator Ron Johnson wrote on his blog about his recent visit to Belgrade, saying: ”We both believe that he […]
Read More →Regular communication needed between Serbian Army and KFOR, Vucic tells NATO military chief (FoNet, N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic urged regular communication between the Serbian military and KFOR during a meeting with NATO Military Committee Chairman Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach. A press release from the president’s cabinet quoted Vucic as saying that a need exists to quickly establish contact if security in jeopardized in the north of Kosovo. […]
Read More →Blic: Indications that EU will appoint Special Envoy for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (NMagazin)
There are indications that some countries will ask the new chief of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, to appoint a special representative to directly handle the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, reports Belgrade based daily Blic. The daily finds out that as the main candidate for the post is mentioned Dutch Angelina Eichhorst, who has been […]
Read More →Message to Kurtz: Stop “inflaming” Balkan region (Tanjug, B92)
Leader of Austrian People’s Party (OVP) Sebastian Kurtz should stop “inflaming” Balkans, Steffi Krisper and Douglas Hoyos from Austrian party NEOS underlined He reacted to the interview that former Austrian Chancellor had given to Tanjug News Agency. “With its irresponsible attitude, Austrian People’s Party jeopardize the safety of Western Balkans and Austria”, they believe, based […]
Read More →Russia is getting involved in the resolve of Kosovo issue? (Politika, Tanjug, B92)
Dusan Janjic from the Forum for Ethnic Relations says a new format of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is likely to be created to include new players Among others, it will include Russia. In a statement given to Belgrade based daily Politika, he said that in addition to US Envoy Matthew Palmer, it is possible that Germany and […]
Read More →Kurz to Tanjug: Austria will support the correction of borders (Serbian media)
Austria will support all the solutions agreed in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, including border correction, Sebastian Kurz told Belgrade based news agency Tanjug. “Our position is clear: we support everything that the parties agree on, as well as possible border adjustments, if that ultimately leads to a comprehensive solution that would bring more stability. The goal […]
Read More →Schwarz-Schilling: EU should appoint envoy for Kosovo dialogue (FoNet, N1, DW)
Washington has taken the first step to shake up the European Union which is focused on its own problems and the initiative taken by US envoy Matthew Palmer should motivate the countries of the Balkans to find a solution for their problems, former High Representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina Christian Schwarz-Schilling told Deutsche Welle on Tuesday. He […]
Read More →Palmer is old acquaintance, but it won’t be easy for him, FM Dacic says (FoNet, N1)
Ivica Dacic, Serbia’s Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday the chance for resumption of the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on the normalisation of relations appeared, but not before new Kosovo’s Government was formed after October 6 election, the FoNet news agency reported. Speaking after meeting Matthew Palmer in Bled, Slovenia, at the sidelines of the Western […]
Read More →Serbia, Kosovo FMs expect US envoy to play positive role (N1, KoSSev)
The Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Ivica Dacic and Behgjet Pacolli, told the Bled Security Forum that Belgrade-Pristina relations need to be normalized and added that they expect Matthew Palmer, Washington‘s new envoy for the Western Balkans to play a positive role in restarting their dialogue. Speaking at the Forum on Tuesday, Palmer said […]
Read More →“Change the format of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, a conference after elections” (BBC in Serbian, KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio)
Two years ago, there was much more room for an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, but unfortunately it was not used, Austrian diplomat Wolfgang Petritsch told BBC in Serbian, and added that it was necessary to change the format of the dialogue and proposed international conference after the elections in Kosovo and in Serbia. Petric […]
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