Vucic: My Kosovo solution idea failed; that will cost us dearly (B92, Blic, N1, Tanjug)
President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he regretted that his idea of establishing a final compromise boundary between Serbs and Albanians has failed. As he said, the idea failed because “our people thought differently, and that will cost us dearly in two to three decades.” Vucic also announced today that he will meet with Italy’s […]
Read More →Merkel and Macron “must first mediate in Pristina” (The New York Times, B92, Blic)
The New York Times writes that German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron should first mediate between Thaci and Haradinaj. The daily says that Merkel and Macron are to have “any hope of easing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, and breaking a deadlock in talks on the normalization of relations” – then “analysts say they […]
Read More →Serbian president Vucic says no chance for agreement on Kosovo (Blic, N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Belgrade based daily Blic that he believes that there is no chance of reaching a Belgrade-Pristina agreement. According to Vucic, everyone in Serbia, the region, Europe and the world “have buried any chance for any kind of agreement” and added that Serbia had shown the will to compromise. “The important […]
Read More →Russia’s next ambassador to Serbia (Blic, B92, Tanjug)
Russia’s next ambassador to Serbia, Aleksandr Botsan-Kharchenko, will arrive to Belgrade in June, when the current ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin leaves his post. Belgrade based daily Blic writes this, and adds, referring to its diplomatic sources, that Chepurin will continue his career in the Russian Foreign Ministry. Botsan-Kharchenko was previously Russia’s ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina – from […]
Read More →Blic: Battle for supremacy over Europe to be decided in Kosovo (B92)
The battle for supremacy over Europe is being fought between Germany and the US, and it could be decided in Kosovo, Belgrade based daily Blic writes on Friday. For Germany, Kosovo is an independent state and there is no further discussion about border change, Blic says, and reminds that German parliamentarians Peter Beyer and Christian […]
Read More →Vejvoda: Both sides stand in place because of the unresolved situation (RTK2, Tanjug, Blic)
Ivan Vejvoda, associate of the Institute of Social Sciences in Vienna, told RTK2 that frequent visits by international officials to Belgrade and Pristina are aimed at encouraging the continuation of a dialogue that will lead to finding a mutually acceptable solution that must be verified by the UN Security Council. What will be the solution […]
Read More →Dacic: Socialists will never betray Serbs in Kosovo (Blic, RTS, Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)
President of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Ivica Dacic received representatives of SPS Municipal and District Committees from Kosovo on 15th anniversary of the Serbian pogrom occurred on 17 March 2014, Serbian media reported. The discussion focused on issues of relevance for their survival in Kosovo, as well about the functioning of local self-government, […]
Read More →Fabrizi on Kosovo’s recognition: You know what the position of EU is, I do not comment the statements from the US (Blic)
The head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia Sem Fabrizi did not want to comment the views of “other parties”, even the stance of the US on Kosovo, he just reiterated that Brussels was committed to reaching an agreement that will be legally binding, with full normalization of relations, reports Belgrade based daily Blic. […]
Read More →Hale for Danas: The US will not provide a recipe for resolving the Kosovo issue (Danas, B92, Beta, Blic, KIM radio, Dnevnik)
US Under Secretary of State David Hale says that “there is a chance that a comprehensive solution will be achieved this year, but only if the dialogue is resumed first”. He also pointed out that this solution must contribute to long-term stability in the region. “There is a chance that a comprehensive solution will be […]
Read More →KFOR Commander: We do not train staff and do not equip KSF (Kontakt plus radio, RTK2, Blic)
Major-General Lorenzo D’Addario said that KFOR was ready for any scenario when it comes to the final agreement between Pristina and Belgrade and assessed the security situation in Kosovo as satisfactory. KFOR Commander Lorenzo D’Addario, in a RTK2 show, said that it was important that the solution of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina satisfies […]
Read More →A Kosovo deputy, Gorani, withheld support to Haradinaj after the election of the Minister Diana Zivic (Blic, Kontakt plus radio, Radio Mitrovica Sever)
A Kosovo deputy, from the Gorani community, withheld his support to Haradinaj after Diana Zivic’s election as minister. After the reaction of the representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo to the appointment of Dijana Zivic as the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development in Kosovo instead of Nenad Rikalo, also reacted and a representative […]
Read More →Members of ROSU detained and released members of the Mountain Rescue Service in Kosovo (Blic, Tanjug, KIM radio)
The Mountain Rescue Service of Serbia confirmed to news agency Tanjug that the instructors of that service were detained on Sunday evening in Kosovo. Tanjug was told earlier by the Office for Kosovo and Metohija that eight members of the Mountain Rescue Service (GSS) were detained while returning from Brezovica, after they conducted a three-day […]
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