B92: Macedonian intel services followed Serbian diplomats – daily
It has been established that Macedonia’s intelligence services followed and illegally “processed” Serbian diplomats, writes the daily Blic. The newspaper further states that “foreign powers” were also involved in intelligence activities undertaken against Serbia. “Serbian diplomats were followed without any reason, and even the method of intimidation was used. Some of the pressure that was […]
Read More →Vučić: Personnel withdrawn due to offensive intelligence (Beta, B92, Sputnik)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said today that it was decided to withdraw embassy staff from FYROM because the competent authorities provided evidence of very offensive intelligence against the bodies and institutions of Serbia. Vučić told reporters in Baric, near Belgrade, that there were several reasons for that decision, but that “competent authorities” had established this […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 19 August
• Haziri: LDK to consider Kurti’s proposal (RTK)
• Mustafa: Kosovo needs government with Albanian majority (Gazeta Metro)
• Makolli: Pacolli’s ultimatum intended unification of opposition (Zeri)
• Kosovo to sign petition for membership at UNESCO (media)
• Serwer: Government with 61 votes is not a stability formula (Zeri)
• Rame Buja resigns from PDK (media)
Djuric: Pristina is trying to strengthen independence through memberships (media)
The Director for Kosovo at the Serbian Government, Marko Djuric, told Serbian media that official Pristina does not want membership at UNESCO or INTERPOL for cultural heritage or war against crime, but due to the fact that they are part of the process of strengthening their independence. He said that INTERPOL General Committee has received […]
Read More →Kosovo has not applied for UNESCO membership (RTK)
Kosovo has not applied for membership at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Emanuel Demaj, the reasons for this were internal, respectively, lack of the approval of two laws, the one for religious freedoms and the law for cultural heritage. Demaj rejected claims that […]
Read More →“Kosovo won’t join UNESCO; they haven’t even reapplied” (B92, Beta)
First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic assessed on Sunday that Kosovo would not succeed in joining UNESCO. Speaking during the marking of the anniversary of the Gorazdevac crime, Dacic said that Pristina has not filed a new request for membership. According to him, Pristina is “aware that Kosovo would not be able to […]
Read More →Dacic: Kosovo will not become UNESCO member, but it will join Interpol (Danas, Zeri)
Serbia’s Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, said that the situation with Kosovo’s membership at Interpol is more complicated than UNESCO membership. It is clear that Kosovo does not have more than two thirds of votes for UNESCO membership,” he said. He added that he would meet on Friday with Minister of Internal Affairs, Nebojsa Stefanovic, to […]
Read More →Nothing from request to UNESCO (Novosti)
Pristina took no formal steps to submit its request for UNESCO membership before this UN organization, Novosti daily reported referring to “diplomatic cycles.” The UNESCO General Assembly conference takes place in November, and one month prior to it, a session is hold where decisions on whether to forward requests to the General Assembly or not […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 22 July
• Hoxhaj: Kosovo has ensured votes for UNESCO and INTERPOL (Zeri)
• Haradianj calls on Mustafa and Pacolli for support (RTK)
• Mustafa: No loyal LDK MP would vote Haradinaj (RTK)
• Delawie meets Kurti and Konjufca (RTK)
• Mogherini speaks in Greece about Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Koha)
• Vetevendosje announces internal elections (RTK)
• Delawie: Government should be formed by people voters elected (TV Herc, RTK)
“No Kosovo UNESCO” – Prevent self-declared Kosovo to become member of UNESCO (SRNA)
Non-governmental organization “No Kosovo UNESCO” initiated a second campaign against an announced initiative that Kosovo becomes member of UNESCO. This organization stated that similar initiative two years ago was prevented and the same will happen this time too. “Two years ago, we have defeated them. We have decided to once again initiate our campaign “No […]
Read More →Albanians in Skopje condemn PM’s stance on Kosovo’s UNESCO bid (Koha)
The statement of Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev that his country would opt to remain neutral regarding Kosovo’s bid to join UNESCO, has caused reaction among the Albanian community, reports Koha. Ejup Alimi, coordinator of the Democratic Union for Integration (BDI) parliamentary group, commented on Zaev’s statement saying […]
Read More →Drecun: The campaign started in the UN to withdraw UNMIK from Kosovo (RTS, N1)
President of the Committee of the Assembly of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun says that presentations of the Western ambassadors at the session of the UN Security Council regarding the quarterly report on Kosovo, represent the start of the campaign for the withdrawal of UNMIK from Kosovo and an attempt to relocate the […]
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