Chairman of the Coordination Body for Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja responded to Albanians from the south of Serbia (Tanjug, B92)
“The holding of an extraordinary session of the Pristina Parliament on the situation of the Albanians in the south of Serbia is commendable if this session will contribute to a better understanding,” said the Chairman of the Coordination Body for Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja Zoran Stankovic. He expressed his belief that the assistance announced by […]
Read More →PM Brnabic reacts to “Kosovo taking 3 central Serbia municipalities” (B92, Tanjug)
Ana Brnabic says Pristina authorities’ statements about Kosovo getting three municipalities in central Serbia have nothing to do with reality and sense. The Serbian prime minister on Wednesday recommended them to try to get back into reality and to understand the rules of behaviour in the 21st century. “Let’s go to the dialogue and cooperation, […]
Read More →Arifi with Hoxhaj on Dialogue (Danas, FoNet)
Mayor of Presevo Shqiprim Arifi met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Enver Hoxhaj in Pristina on the occasion of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, reports today news agency FoNet. Hoxhaj yesterday informed the Presevo delegation led by Arifi about the meeting of the representatives of Kosovo with the High Representative for Security […]
Read More →Official says no mention of southern Serbia territory swap (Danas, Beta, N1 )
A Serbian government official said there has never been any official talk about the annexation to Kosovo of three municipalities in southern Serbia. Zoran Stankovic, head of the Coordination Body for Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja said an exchange of territories was only mentioned by some Kosovo Albanian political leaders. “An exchange of territories and the […]
Read More →“There will be no war in southern Serbia” (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)
The president of the coordinating body of the Government of Serbia for Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja Zoran Stankovic told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that the southern part of central Serbia is not threatened by any armed conflict. Stankovic categorically claims that a war in this area will not happen, despite “constant announcements”. He notes […]
Read More →“Thaci’s trip to Presevo – that’s fake news” (B92, TV Pink)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told in the TV Pink morning programme that Hashim Thaci will certainly not visit Presevo, and that the news about it was fake. “It was fake news was published to draw attention away from the successful visit of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to Kosovo and Metohija,” Dacic told TV Pink. […]
Read More →Dacic: Pristina’s maximalist goals main obstacle to Kosovo solution (Serbian media)
Pristina’s maximalist goals, which, along with recognition, wants Presevo and Bujanovac, are the main obstacles to resolving the Kosovo problem. This has been stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic. “It’s no secret that the main obstacle to reaching an agreement is Pristina’s resolve to come up with maximalist goals in the […]
Read More →Veseli: There would be no change of borders, but I would like if Presevo and Medvedja would belong to us (Tanjug, RTS)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli claims “there is no possibility to change the borders in the region,” however, he would “like it the most if municipalities in the south of central Serbia, Presevo and Medvedja belong to Kosovo, if Serbia would agree to it,” adding “that Kosovo has nothing to give to Serbia,” Tanjug news […]
Read More →Vejvoda: Exchange of territories could be realistic solution for Kosovo (Novi Magazin, Kontakt plus radio)
European Project Director at Vienna Institute for Human Sciences, Ivan Vejvoda, said that exchange of territories, Presevo valley for the north of Kosovo, could be a realistic solution if Belgrade and Pristinta would agree to that, and get support from the international community, UN, EU, USA, Russia and other permanent UN SC members, Novi Magazin […]
Read More →Is Presevo now special case too, asks Serbian FM (BETA, Tanjug, Prva TV, B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he is awaiting the reaction of the EU and those who said that Kosovo is a special case. Dacic, who also serves as the first deputy PM, asked whether Presevo – a town and area in the southern part of central Serbia inhabited by ethnic Albanians – was now […]
Read More →Blic: Weapons transported to Macedonia seized in Serbia (B92)
Serbia’s Military-Security Agency (VBA) has seized a large quantity of weapons in the southern parts of the country. According to the daily Blic, the weapons were being transported illegally to Macedonia. It is assumed that the weapons were intended for “the party infrastructure of the biggest Albanian parties” whose officials took part in armed conflicts […]
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