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 →“For 20 years German governments have worked to dismember Yugoslavia, the attitude about Kosovo is hypocritical” (B92, Vecernje Novosti)
Germany’s stance that Kosovo’s independence is a done thing, as well as opposition to border adjustments or division, are hypocritical and arrogant, the Left MP said. “These messages about the ‘finished thing’ are hypocritical. For 20 years, the German governments have worked one after the other to split Yugoslavia along ethnic lines, despite EU and […]
Read More →Vucic: Only Cosic, Djindjic and I have presented a plan on resolving the Kosovo issue (B92, N1)
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said that, apart from Dobrica Cosic and Zoran Djindjic, he was the only one to present any plan on Kosovo, Serbian media reported. “Just remind me of a single plan of any of my political opponents, except from opposing anything that I propose”, Vucic told to the press. “Their plans […]
Read More →UNESCO Director – General: “We are closely monitoring the situation in Kosovo” (KIM radio, Politika, Kontakt plus radio)
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said the United Nations institution is closely monitoring the situation regarding the UN mission in Kosovo. “Our experts are helping to manage the World Heritage Sites that are listed on the Hazard List,” Azoulay told Belgrade based daily Politika. Responding to Politika questions on protected monuments in Kosovo, just after the […]
Read More →“Mutual recognition of Serbia and Kosovo is not a proposal, it is an ultimatum” (Blic, Beta)
Director Dusan Kovacevic said that there would be no solution to the Kosovo issue if the request for “mutual recognition” remains in effect “This is not a proposal; it is an ultimatum. I would describe it in plane language: the robbers rob you of your most valuable assets and ask you to recognize that what […]
Read More →Vucic, Palmer discuss Kosovo, agree to meet soon (FoNet, N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had a telephone conversation with US Deputy Assistant State Secretary Matthew Palmer, a statement from the president’s cabinet said on Monday. Vucic and Palmer agreed to meet again in the next 10 days and this telephone conversation continues their recent meeting in New York, the statement said. It added that the […]
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 →Babis discussed the withdrawal of Kosovo’s recognition with Zeman (Beta, B92)
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis met with the Czech President Milos Zeman to discuss the idea of Czech Republic’s revocation of Kosovo’s independence Babis told reporters that he would discuss the matter at Coordination meeting of Czech Foreign Policy, as he, as Prime Minister, cannot decide on this alone, on behalf of the government. “We […]
Read More →Vucic with UNESCO Director: Serbian heritage in Kosovo is the world heritage (RTS)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Audrey Azula, and discussed opportunities for more meaningful co-operation and the protection of Serbia’s heritage in Kosovo, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). Vucic said that Serbia appreciates UNESCO’s activities in protecting the endangered Serbian historical, cultural and religious […]
Read More →Czech President on two arguments to revoke recognition of Kosovo (Blic, RTS, Tanjug)
Czech President Milos Zeman who said earlier in Belgrade he intends to ask for a possibility that Prague revokes recognition of Kosovo, told the media there he has two arguments to support his request – investigations conducted against Kosovo officials before the Special Court in the Hague and the fact that the Lower Chamber of […]
Read More →Blic: Thaci already “written off”? (Tanjug, B92)
As things stand now, Kosovo elections will bring new players to power. The latest deadline the Western states want to impose on reaching an agreement with Belgrade is December, respectively the end of this year, Belgrade-based Blic daily reports on its front page today. According to the daily, this however does not mean that the […]
Read More →LINKS
UNMIK
Peacekeeping
UN News Center
From Google News- Baerbock: “Kosovo should be part of the Council of Europe” - deutschland.de 18/05/2024Baerbock: “Kosovo should be part of the Council of Europe” deutschland.de
- Hungarian minister: no to Srebrenica, no to Kosovo! - dailynewshungary.com 18/05/2024Hungarian minister: no to Srebrenica, no to Kosovo! dailynewshungary.com
- Kosovo hospitals implement United Imaging's MR, CT - AuntMinnie Europe 17/05/2024Kosovo hospitals implement United Imaging's MR, CT AuntMinnie Europe
- Baerbock: “Kosovo should be part of the Council of Europe” - deutschland.de 18/05/2024
Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
Media Sources
