“Serbia-NATO action plan to be supplemented” (Tanjug, European Western Balkans)
The final stage of preparation is currently under way to adopt the second cycle of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) between Serbia and NATO, Tanjug news agency reports. It is the highest mechanism of NATO cooperation with partner countries, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia in charge of security issues Branimir Filipovic said. […]
Read More →PM Brnabic on Kosovo army, special police, dialogue (BETA, RTS)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has assessed that the formation of an army in Kosovo and a statement of a KFOR spokesperson “make a mockery of all agreements,” BETA news agency reports. Brnabic said that forming an army was contrary to UN Security Council Resolution 1244, the Brussels agreement, and the Kosovo Constitution itself, and […]
Read More →Armed Albanian formations cannot enter North – Dacic (Tanjug, B92)
Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic says no armed formations of Albanians can enter northern Kosovo without the consent of KFOR. Dacic added, speaking on Monday, that this agreement that had been reached with NATO should be translated into a directive that everyone in the field should respect – “in order to avoid […]
Read More →“Rosu can go to north without KFOR approval, KFS can’t” (B92, Beta)
KFOR spokesperson Vincenzo Grasso says special units Rosu can enter the north of Kosovo without the permission of KFOR. In an interview with the newspaper, Grasso said that “the special operations unit, which can be armed with long rifles” belongs to the Kosovo police and as such has the mandate to enforce the law throughout […]
Read More →Stefanovic: Serbs in Kosovo do not trust Pristina institutions (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs, Nebojsa Stefanovic said Serbs in Kosovo do not trust Pristina institutions, adding that Pristina’s police and army cannot replace KFOR and EULEX, Tanjug news agency reports. According to him, Pristina by establishing the so-called army wanted to show that Kosovo no longer needs international presence. “It is unacceptable because Serbs […]
Read More →Serbian Defense Minister says EU should use stick not carrot for Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug, TV N1)
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday that the European Union should halt the visa liberalization process for citizens of Kosovo, if Pristina fails to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods. Vulin told RTS that the EU should change its policy towards Kosovo from carrot to stick, adding that Pristina was always […]
Read More →New KFOR Commander: We are ready to intervene if stability is endangered (Tanjug, B92, Pobjeda)
Newly appointed KFOR Commander Major General Lorenzo D’Addario said KFOR is ready to intervene in Kosovo if stability is endangered, Tanjug news agency reported. General D’Addario told Podgorica-based daily Pobjeda that decision on transformation of Kosovo Security Forces into armed forces is ill-timed. He added, the North-Atlantic Organization would now have to re-examine its level […]
Read More →Djuric: An illegal armed formation, KFOR to disarm them (Serbian media)
Regional broadcaster N1 reports that Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric told reporters in the Government of Serbia that Kosovo Army for Serbia is an illegal armed formation on the territory of Serbia, formed with an aim of violently changing the borders of the country. “The decision on its formation aims […]
Read More →Rakic and D’Addario: Prevent provocations, KFOR to ensure peace (Tanjug, RTS)
Chairman of Srpska Lista and Crisis Headquarters, Goran Rakic spoke over the phone last night with KFOR Commander Major General Lorenzo D’Addario and familiarized him with the security situation on the ground. Rakic also pointed out the anxiety of the Serbian population, Tanjug news agency reported. Both, Rakic and D’Addario agreed provocations must not be […]
Read More →“D-Day” for Kosovo “army”: Thaci in uniform, Vucic in south Serbia (B92, Prva TV)
Laws are expected to be adopted in Pristina on Friday that would allow the formation of the “army” of Kosovo. Vucic travels to the Ground Security Zone. All media in Belgrade, but also in Pristina, marked today as “D-Day” for the formation an army in Kosovo. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is already in uniform. Currently, […]
Read More →North Kosovo town adorned with Serbian flags as “a response” to Pristina’s US flags (B92, Tanjug)
Terraces and businesses along the pedestrian zone in northern part of Mitrovica were decorated with Serbian flags on Thursday evening, reports Belgrade based news agency Tanjug. This morning Tanjug correspondent from Mitrovica reports on KFOR vehicles deployment on the Ibar bridge. Citizens told Tanjug that the flags have been displayed in response to the announced adoption of the law […]
Read More →Vucic on KFOR exercise this morning: Demonstration of force without any sense (N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says, in Trstenik after opening the factory, he hopes that the international community understands that Serbia is in a difficult situation on the occasion of the announced formation of the Kosovo Army, adding it is the duty of the authorities (of Serbia) to protect “their face and national pride” without entering […]
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