Vucic: Revoke taxes and end provocations to resume dialogue (Serbian Government, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the current stall in the (Kosovo) dialogue can be overcome only when Pristina abolishes taxes on goods from central Serbia. Speaking on Monday in Belgrade, Vucic added that the dialogue can continue when Pristina ceases with provocations, such as the change in the statute of the Trepca mining complex (in […]
Read More →Vucic: “Rosu can go to North under two conditions; rest are lies” (B92, Tanjug, TV Pink)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told on Tuesday the pro-government TV Pink that “the only and real truth” is that Pristina’s Rosu units can enter the north of Kosovo only under two conditions. And these are KFOR’s permission, and the consent of the Serb community, Vucic said. “That’s the whole truth, the only truth. Whoever says otherwise, […]
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 →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 […]
Read More →Who was in Serbia’s corner, and who wasn’t, at UN Security Council session (Tanjug, B92)
During the debate on Kosovo at UN SC on Wednesday, the representative of Russia emphasized that he fully agreed with the assessments of Ivica Dacic, pointing out that there are serious and deep problems in Kosovo that require urgent resolution. “The stories about some ideal situation in Kosovo do not impress us at all,” the […]
Read More →B92: “4 countries want to keep any talk of Kosovo away from UN” (Vecernje Novosti)
Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes on Wednesday that the UK, USA, France and Sweden are trying to keep any story about Kosovo, including Pristina’s steps towards the formation of an ‘army’, away from the UN Security Council. According to the daily, these four countries try to prevent including of the discussion on Kosovo’ situation into […]
Read More →Juncker: EU should stand united on Western Balkans (N1)
The European Union has to take a united stand on the Western Balks or others will shape its neighbourhood, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Wednesday. “We must find unity when it comes to the Western Balkans – once and for all. Should we not, our immediate neighbourhood will be shaped by others,” he […]
Read More →Vucic to Keefe – “Serbia won’t be humiliated” (Tanjug)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Serbia would never accept a solution for Kosovo which was degrading for the country and its people. Vucic pointed this out in a meeting with the UK Ambassador to Serbia in Belgrade, Denis Keefe concerning the current state of the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue. The two interlocutors also discussed […]
Read More →UK report: Serbia will not catch up with EU in 50 years (Blic, B92)
It could take the region 50 or 60 years to catch up with EU living standards, a report of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has stated. The report, whose excerpts are published by Blic in an article by Natasa Latkovic, was presented ahead of the recent Western Balkans summit in London, and the daily […]
Read More →We show up, things go haywire – FM reflects on London trip (Tanjug, B92)
The Berlin Process gathering in London that brought together Western Balkans leaders could not go without something “short-circuiting,” says Ivica Dacic. “It’s been confirmed that wherever everyone from the region gathers, some short circuit occurs. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson didn’t even come to the gathering, because he resigned. Should we go to some other […]
Read More →Dacic: In August there will be a fight in the UN due to sessions on Kosovo (RTS)
In the past six months, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked to preserve the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia, European integrations and improving cooperation with the countries of the region, said Minister Ivica Dacic and added that in August there will be a struggle to hold meetings on Kosovo in the same way […]
Read More →Drecun: Serbia will continue to keep Kosovo issue open in UN (RTS)
Chairperson of the Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told RTS, Serbia would do its utmost, supported by friendly countries, to prevent decrease or cancellation of UN SC sessions on Kosovo and to keep them open to public. Drecun said the more realistic reports on Kosovo are, the greater the pressure from […]
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