Ljajic: Lifting taxes or Kosovo to leave CEFTA (KIM Radio)
“Belgrade expects the European Commission to exercise pressure upon Pristina institutions in order to lift taxes increased by 10 percent on Serbian goods,” Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic said, KIM Radio reports. Alternative to it, would be that Kosovo leaves the CEFTA agreement, Ljajic added. He stressed “it would not be […]
Read More →Ljajic: My party proposed three-phase plan for Kosovo (Tanjug, Pobjeda, B92)
Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic told Podgorica-based daily Pobjeda that “sustainable and long-term solution” is needed for Kosovo issue. Ljajic recalled that his SDPS party proposed three-phase plan for resolving the Kosovo issue. The first phase would encompass removing economic barriers, the second phase would be dedicated to resolving property issues, […]
Read More →Ljajic: Serbs should act like Albanians during nineties (Prva TV, B92)
Serbian Trade and Telecommunication Minster, Rasim Ljajic told Prva TV, Serbs in Kosovo should act like Albanians did during the nineties. According to him, Serbs should inform all international organizations about what is happening to them, same as Albanians did earlier. Commenting on the stoning incident in Istok, that took place yesterday, Ljajic said […]
Read More →Ljajic: America did change stance, but I am not optimist (Prva TV)
Serbian Trade and Telecommunication Minister, Rasim Ljajic told Prva TV he does not expect Pristina-Belgrade agreement to be reached in the forthcoming months. Commenting on media reports that USA President Trump praised Serbia and USA under his administration changed the attitude toward Serbia, Ljajic noted that change is evident. “(…) That stance is reflected in […]
Read More →Ljajic: Next Vucic-Thaci meeting crucial (BETA, Prva TV)
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic told Prva TV the next Vucic-Thaci meeting in Brussels is crucial to resolving the Kosovo issue. According to Ljajic, after this meeting it would be known if the issue is resolved or it would be yet another failed attempt. He also opined that Kosovo President […]
Read More →Belgrade: Annexation of Presevo will be partition of Serbia (Beta, TV Prva, N1)
The annexation of Serbia’s southern region advocated by Pristina and the ethnic Albanians from the Presevo Valley would be a partition of central Serbia not of Kosovo, Rasim Ljajic, Serbia’s Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, said on Thursday. “That is an issue no one from Serbia could talk about with the Albanians,” he was […]
Read More →Ljajic: More we postpone solution for Kosovo, worse it gets for us (RTS, Tanjug, Blic)
Serbian Minister of Trade, Rasim Ljajic told RTS more Serbia postpones solution for the Kosovo issue, every next proposal is getting worse and more radical, adding it is necessary to move the things from a dead end, because of Serbia, its progress and Serbs who live in Kosovo. “If you look back in the last […]
Read More →Belgrade denies Pristina’s accusations on arms deals (TV N1)
Serbia’s Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic denied yesterday Kosovo official’s accusations that Belgrade had been “selling or donating” weapons to some countries to withdraw recognitions of Kosovo, saying “we don’t sell the arms for peanuts, let alone giving it as a gift.” Commenting on Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli’s statement that Pristina had proofs about Belgrade […]
Read More →Vulin, Ljajic on delineation, division of Kosovo (Tanjug, Blic, B92)
Serbian Defense Minister, Aleksandar Vulin said he thinks that delineation with Kosovo and Metohija is the best solution, adding that this is his personal stance, Tanjug news agency reported. Vulin is also convinced such solution would prevent creation of “Great Albania” which he as a minister and politician sees as a greatest danger for the […]
Read More →Minister thinks frozen Kosovo conflict is bad idea (RTS, BETA, B92)
Minister Rasim Ljajic said today that “a frozen conflict” is not a solution to the Kosovo issue, but rather a postponement of one. Proponents of ‘a frozen conflict’ say that international circumstances may change, so Serbia will then address the issue of Kosovo under more favorable conditions. What if international circumstances change to our detriment, […]
Read More →Ljajic: A referendum on Kosovo may be a good solution (KIM radio, NMagazin, Danas, Beta, Dnevnik)
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic says that it is not realistic to expect a compromise solution in the internal dialogue on Kosovo, and that a referendum on this issue might be a good solution. – It is not realistic to expect that a compromise solution is reached in the course of the internal dialogue […]
Read More →Ljajic: Counter measures towards Kosovo, until it abolishes taxes on flour (RTK2, Beta)
Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic says that Serbia will be increasing and strengthening counter measures towards Kosovo, until the authorities in Pristina do not abolish taxes on imports of flour from Serbia, reports RTK2, quoting the Beta news agency. “We have some announcement that this decision will be abolished, but it is not said when,” […]
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