US ambassador: Army a positive step, some misunderstood that US support border change (B92, RTK)
New US Ambassador in Pristina Philip Kosnett said that the announced formation of Kosovo army was a “a positive step.” Kosnett told RTK broadcaster in an interview late on Thursday that “Kosovo’s leaders have talked about how the Kosovo Armed Forces could participate in peace-keeping operations overseas.” And according to him, they also said that […]
Read More →Daily contacts agreed between the Army of Serbia and KFOR (RTS)
President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed in today’s telephone conversation that the preservation of peace and stability is of the utmost interest to Serbia and the entire region, says the Serbian Presidency, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). President Vucic thanked General Stoltenberg for his statement […]
Read More →Discussion about army, Serb inhabitants worried but will not leave Kosovo (Radio KIM)
“Laws on transformation of Kosovo Security Forces into an army will be adopted on December 14,” Constitutional Law Professor Riza Smaka told Radio KIM. On the other hand, Bojan Teofilovic from the Centre for Peace and Tolerance thinks that forming an army is almost impossible without constitutional amendments. Serb inhabitants said they are worried, but […]
Read More →Stoltenberg: Kosovo army contrary to recommendations (RTS, Tanjug)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assessed that intention of Kosovo to transform its security forces into “an army,” comes at the wrong time, runs contrary to the recommendations of many NATO members and could have serious consequences for Pristina’s Euro-Atlantic integration, RTS reports. SG Stoltenberg said NATO ministers discussed about the intention of Kosovo to […]
Read More →Russia reacts on announcements to form Kosovo army (Tanjug, B92)
Reacting on Pristina’s announcements to form Kosovo army, Russian Foreign Ministry said it is “violation of UN SC Resolution 1244 and destabilizing, provocative act,” Tanjug news agency reports. “Pristina announced plans to adopt decision on December 14, on establishing Kosovo armed forces,” Russian Ministry said, and warned “that such an act would be direct and […]
Read More →“I hope Serbia won’t have to use army – but it’s an option” (BETA, RTS, Tanjug)
Commenting on the announced formation of an army in Kosovo, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday that she hoped Serbia would not have to use its army. But, Brnabic added – addressing journalists during a news conference at the seat of the Serbian Government in Belgrade – “that is one of the options.” “I […]
Read More →Selakovic: “Citizens must understand how our situation is serious” (B92, TV Prva, Vecernje Novosti)
Secretary general of the Serbian president Nikola Selakovic told Prva TV on Wednesday that there is no confirmation that Washington is sending a ship full of weapons to the (future) Kosovo army, quotes B92 portal. “The very fact that the formation of the so-called Kosovo army is being considered, which is contrary to all international […]
Read More →Appeal to Germany to help stabilize situation in region (Serbian Government, B92)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic warned on Tuesday that there was a growing danger of further radicalization in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian Government announced. During the meeting with German Bundestag and Free Democrats’ Party member Renata Alt, Brnabic said this danger was due to a series of moves that Pristina has taken over the past month. […]
Read More →“If Pristina forms army, KFOR should disarm it” (RTS, Tanjug)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric said that in case Pristina forms an army, KFOR and NATO would have to disarm it immediately, Tanjug news agency reported. “Forming of the so-called army goes directly against entire Serbia.” Djuric added. He reminded that article 9, point B of the UN SC Resolution […]
Read More →Drecun: Belgrade can’t prevent creation of Kosovo’s army (N1)
The Head of the Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun said that Serbia cannot block the transformation of Kosovo’s Security Forces (KSF) into an army but can ask Washington and NATO to guarantee the force would not cross into the north, N1 reported last night. Drecun added that the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue […]
Read More →Protest in north: Authorities in Kosovo attempt to provoke conflicts (Radio kontakt plus)
Citizens taking part in today’s protest in Mitrovica North repeated request to lift taxes Pristina imposed on the goods from central Serbia, Radio kontakt plus reports. Goran Rakic, Chair of Srpska Lista and chief of the Crisis Headquarters urged again EU and international community to use all available mechanisms and instruments to make Pristina abolish […]
Read More →“Moscow with attention follows development of situation in Kosmet” (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic expressed to the Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin grave concern over announcements on forming the so-called Kosovo army, Tanjug news agency reports. The statement issued by Vucic’s cabinet further noted such announcements are contradictory to the UN SC Resolution 1244, the only legal framework that is in line with the international law […]
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