Serbian FM comments on UK’s Kosovo initiative (BETA, Sputnik, B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told Sputnik that Serbia will ask all members of the UN Security Council to respect Resolution 1244. He added that Serbia will also ask to keep sessions dedicated to Kosovo open. According to the Russian website, Dacic said this following news of UK’s intention to launch an initiative to […]
Read More →FM says Western powers are “neither enemies nor friends” (B92, Blic)
Great Britain was drafting a UN resolution on Srebrenica without even informing Serbia about it, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said. According to the daily Blic, Dacic “in this way explained his recent statement that big countries are not Serbia’s friends and that there are no friendships in politics.” “If I caused damage to Serbia, […]
Read More →UK Minister says KSF has achieved high standards (Koha)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today the UK’s Minister of Armed Force, Mark Lancaster, and thanked him for his country’s continuous support to Kosovo in its efforts to join international organisations and increase the number of recognitions. Thaci also spoke about the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) and its transformation into armed forces. Minister Lancaster, […]
Read More →“UK should show more understanding for our position on Kosovo” (Tanjug, B92)
President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic received today in Belgrade a delegation of the British House of Lords, Serbian media reported. According to a statement issued by the Presidency, Vucic and his guests spoke about “regional issues and the European path of Serbia.” Vucic “thanked the representatives of the House of Lords for […]
Read More →EU membership is Serbia’s top foreign policy goal, PM says (B92)
Membership in the EU is the most important foreign policy goal of Serbia, Serbia’s PM Brnabic has told a visiting British official. However, she added during her meeting in Belgrade with Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office Simon McDonald, “it is equally important how we will implement reforms on the path to membership.” According to […]
Read More →Lawyer Jovanka Savić sues British KFOR (RTS, TV Most, Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)
Lawyer Jovanka Savić tries to invoke the responsibility of the British part of KFOR, for not providing security to citizens in the period when NATO entered Kosovo. She also questions the responsibility of UNMIK and EULEX for inertia in investigating crimes against civilians, RTS reports. NATO troops entered Kosovo in June 1999. The international community […]
Read More →British Parliament launches inquiry into “UK and Balkans”
The International Relations Committee of the British Parliament has launched its inquiry into the UK and the Balkans. Beta is reporting this on Tuesday, citing a statement published on the parliament’s website that noted the inquiry would have “a particular focus on the UK’s approach to the region beyond Brexit.” The announcement noted that “since […]
Read More →“Albanian gangs control drug trafficking in UK” (B92, BBC)
Violent Albanian criminal groups have “considerable control” over drug trafficking in Great Britain. At the same time, Serbians and Turks “dominate high volume maritime cocaine logistics.” This is according to a BBC report, published under the headline, “Albanian gangs ‘controlling’ UK drug trafficking market,” that cited the National Crime Agency (NCA) annual assessment document. The […]
Read More →Thaci undertakes initiative for decriminalization of political scene (RFE, Koha)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, said at the “Launching Westminster program for democracy in Kosovo” that Kosovo institutions should not have positions for people who are under investigation. “They should not be included in the election lists either,” Thaci said. His initiative to adopt a code for decriminalization of the political scene in Kosovo […]
Read More →Kosovo seeks new int’l precedent with dial code demand (InSerbia)
BELGRADE – As Belgrade and Pristina resume talks to normalize their relations, the latter’s request for its own telephone code present a problematic precedent for China and other countries across the world, Dusan Prorokovic, former state secretary in Serbia’s Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, told Sputnik Serbia on Tuesday. Kosovo’s demands for its own telephone […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 9 April
• Inauguration ceremony of the President of Kosovo (dailies)
• UK delegation meets leaders of Vetevendosje and AAK (Kosovapress)
• Vetevendosje: AAK di not consult us about the date of the protest (Kosovapress)
The UK Ambassador invites people to talk to him live on Facebook (Lajmi.net)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Kosovo, Ruairi O’Conell is doing something that no Kosovo politician did, except during the election campaign. Today, he has set the time between 14:00 to 16:00 hours to discuss with Kosovo people on Facebook. The Embassy has invited Kosovo people not to miss the opportunity to make questions. […]
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