Rakic: Pristina has showed it does not want peace (TV Most)
At the extraordinary press conference of the Crisis Committee of the four northern Kosovo municipalities, President of Serbian List Goran Rakic said Pristina’s decision to form Kosovo army showed that it did not want peace. Rakic has called on Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija to remain peaceful, not to fall for provocations. He stressed that […]
Read More →Head of EU Delegation in Serbia says Kosovo army must be in line with Constitution (TV N1, BETA)
Head of EU Delegation in Serbia Sem Fabrizi said on Friday that the Kosovo army should be formed in line with the Constitution which does not mean that today’s vote on three laws to transform the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) is contrary to it, TV N1 reports. “Our view is clear. The EU shares the […]
Read More →Kosovo Assembly adopts laws to establish army (B92, RTS, Tanjug)
The Kosovo Assembly in Pristina on Friday adopted three draft laws allowing for transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) into an army. Several future “soldiers” also walked into the parliament (see video below), B92 reports. RTS is reporting said that the legislation in question was passed “under accelerated procedure and unanimously.” The decision, that […]
Read More →Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the adoption of the laws on the transition of the Kosovo Security Force (NATO website)
Today, the Institutions in Kosovo have announced the adoption of the three laws initiating the process of transition of the Kosovo Security Force. I regret that this decision was made despite the concerns expressed by NATO. While the transition of the Kosovo Security Force is in principle a matter for Kosovo to decide, we have […]
Read More →Brnabic: Today is difficult day, does not contribute to cooperation in region (BETA, Danas)
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today is a difficult day for her, but that Serbia would continue its path towards peace and prosperity, BETA news agency reports. She added today’s decision of the Kosovo Assembly to pass the laws on transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces does not contribute to the cooperation in the […]
Read More →Srpska Lista MPs do not participate in today’s Kosovo Assembly session (Tanjug)
Tanjug news agency reports that MPs of Srpska Lista do not take part in today’s Kosovo Assembly, session, set to approve laws on the transformation of Kosovo Security Forces into an army.
Read More →O’Connell: Serbs should not be afraid, no one intends to conquer north (Prva TV, KIM Radio)
UK Ambassador in Pristina, Ruairi O’Connell said Serbs in Kosovo should not be afraid of decision to establish Kosovo army, since, as he said, he believes there is no intention to use this army against them, Prva TV reports. He also added, his country does not consider the process to be disputable, since according to […]
Read More →Djuric with Chepurin on situation in Kosovo and Metohija (RTS, Tanjug)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric spoke yesterday with Russian Federation Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Chepurin on political and security situation in southern Serbian province, RTS reports. According to the press statement from Djuric’s office, he presented to Ambassador Chepurin facts related to announced establishment of Kosovo army, warned on the […]
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 to visit Ground Safety Zone (B92, Beta, RTS)
President of Serbia and Supreme Commander Aleksandar Vucic will visit Serbian Army units in the Ground Safety Zone and elsewhere in southern Serbia, reports Serbian media. The visit will happen “in the next 72 hours,” reports said late on Thursday. The Ground Safety Zone was established after the 1999 war and runs along the administrative […]
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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