Former US Deputy Ambassador: Kostunica to blame for setting fire to US Embassy; DSS: Unthinkable US impudence repeated (Serbian media)
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, Jennifer Brush, told Voice of America that Kostunica had been notified of the attack, but had issued a police order not to respond. “There was no reaction, which was astonishing. Later, I learned from eyewitnesses that the then Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica attended a service […]
Read More →Defense Ministry: Serbian military got most donations from Russia (N1, B92)
Regional broadcaster N1 reports that the Defense Ministry said that the Serbian military gets its biggest donations from Russia and added the Ministry Informer did not publish the correct figures because it did not include donations which are underway. Thus, the Ministry denied Serbian media reporting that US was the biggest donator to the Serbian […]
Read More →VoA: New US ambassador says Serbia must normalize relations with Kosovo (Serbian media)
The new US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey told a Senate hearing that the normalization of Belgrade-Pristina relations would be his priority during his term as Washington‘s envoy. Serbia is a political and economic leader and plays the key role in regional stability. Serbia‘s development into a modern, democratic and European nation is in the […]
Read More →”Russian weapons for Serbia a threat to region”, Kosovo official says (N1, FoNet, B92, Blic)
Kosovo’s deputy Defense Minister Burim Ramadani said on Tuesday that the arming of Serbia with Russian weapons is a threat to the Balkan region, Pristina press reported. Belgrade based daily Blic reports that US is the biggest donator for the Serbian Army. Ramadani is quoted as saying that this is Serbia’s and Russia’s revenge against […]
Read More →“They pressure Serbia, praise Pristina. Our restraint has come to an end” (TV Pink, Tanjug, B92)
Future of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is very much uncertain because it is not known what the further development of the situation in Kosovo and Metohija would look like, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic assessed, B92 reports. He added that at the end of August new visits by international officials to Serbia might be expected, new […]
Read More →Dacic: Dialogue in coma (Tanjug, B92)
Europe obviously did not manage to ensure implementation of the Brussels agreement, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday, B92 reports. Dacic added he has signed this agreement and Belgrade still sticks to it; however, Pristina does not think at all to implement it. “We shall see how the situation would further evolve. […]
Read More →Dacic after meeting Bolton: USA know problem is not in Belgrade, but in Pristina (RTS)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister met in Washington with US National Security Adviser John Bolton, RTS reports. Dacic said he has received during the meeting “very good remarks” on what Serbia is doing regarding Kosovo. Speaking for the RTS main news edition, Dacic noted the meeting with Bolton proved that Kosovo issue is high on the […]
Read More →American diplomats: Resolving Kosovo issue depends upon actors on ground (RTS)
Resolving the Kosovo issue primarily depends upon the leaders in Belgrade and Pristina, and not US administration, current and former American diplomats dealing with the Balkans assessed during the conference on the US and Central Europe relations that took place at the Atlantic Council in Washington, RTS reports. Acting Assistant of US Secretary of State […]
Read More →Reeker: US ready to get involved in dialogue process (RTS, Voice of America)
Acting Assistant of US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Reeker said the US is ready to get involved in the process of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, however they may not do so until the both sides decide to return to the dialogue, RTS reports. Reeker told Voice of America he […]
Read More →Dacic to attend conference on promotion of religious freedom in Washington (Serbian Government, media)
At the invitation of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will represent Serbia at the Ministerial Conference on the Promotion of Religious Freedom, which will take place on 17-18 July in Washington, Serbian Government announced on its website. The conference is an opportunity to […]
Read More →“Kosovo – focal point of instability in the region” (Tanjug, B92, La Repubblica)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic stated for Italian daily “la Repubblica” that “Kosovo presents focal point of instability in the Balkan region,” B92 reports. Dacic added that Belgrade “put up great efforts into the dialogue while Pristina constantly undermines it”, pointing out that “Pristina’s authorities do not want compromise”. When asked how dangerous is […]
Read More →Scott: Pristina should revoke tariffs; EU still leads dialogue (Tanjug, TV Most)
US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said today that Pristina should revoke the tariffs on goods from Serbia in order to continue negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, adding that the US still recognizes the leadership of the EU in this process, TV Most reported. Asked if the US would use its influence in order to […]
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