Vucic goes to Pope to “beg him not to recognize Kosovo” (B92, RTS, Tanjug)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic begins his official visit to the Vatican today. According to the press service of the President of Serbia, he will be received by Pope Francis and will meet with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. “I am going to the Vatican to meet the Pope and to beg them […]
Read More →Dacic. Pope’s visit would be useful for Serbia (Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ivica Dacic said he thinks the Pope Francis visit to Serbia, would be useful, Tanjug news agency reported. “You know my stance. I made it public several times. I think it would be useful for Serbia and Serbian people in general,” Dacic said, after ceremonial liturgy at the Church of Holly […]
Read More →“Former President Nikolic canceled pope’s visit to Serbia” (B92, Tanjug)
Pope Francis’ visit would be of state and national interest to Serbia, which is why it is important to achieve consensus in our country, says Ivica Dacic. The foreign minister and first deputy PM also said that the role of the Vatican is invaluable as Serbia fights for Kosovo and Metohija. Dacic added that he […]
Read More →Pope Francis should come to Serbia, Belgrade FM says (Politika, N1)
Only a day after the Serb Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch said it was still not time for the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Serbia, the country Foreign Minister said Pope Francis should come. Ivica Dacic told the Belgrade daily Politika on Wednesday that there would be no better Pope for Serbia and […]
Read More →“No open issues” between Serbia and Vatican – PM (B92, Srbija.gov.rs)
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Saturday received State Secretary of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Serbian government announced. Brnabic is quoted as saying during the conversation that relations of Serbia and the Vatican are good and without open issues, with mutual interest in further strengthening of relations in the spirit of mutual respect, […]
Read More →Pacolli urges Vatican to recognise Kosovo (media)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli, met the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher and spoke about recent developments in Kosovo and the strengthening of bilateral relations. According to a press release issued by Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry after the meeting, Pacolli spoke of the need for intensification […]
Read More →Pope Francis hosted a private audience with President Thaci (Koha)
Pope Francis, hosted today at the Holy See in Vatican, a private audience with the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci. “Thaci stressed that Kosovo has continued to preserve patience, faith and values that we have as society – love and solidarity in family and society, respect for everyone’s dignity, tolerance and cooperation,” informs a press […]
Read More →Vatican’s envoy in Serbia: At service of dialogue and peace (B92)
The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, accepted the invitation of Tomislav Nikolić to visit Serbia. In order for this visit to be realized, the invitation should be renewed by new President Aleksandar Vučić, but an agreement should also be reached with the Serbian Orthodox Church” – says Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio […]
Read More →Thaçi: normalization of Albanian-Serb relations is done through Pristina (Klan Kosova)
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi said that normalization of the relations between Serbs and Albanians does not pass from Belgrade to Tirana, but through Pristina to the other territories. “Albania and Kosovo are two sovereign countries, but the more consultations the better. The two countries are oriented towards the Euro-Atlantic future. We have the […]
Read More →“Unlikely that Pope Francis will go to Pristina” (B92)
Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO and the country’s former ambassador to the Vatican Darko Tanaskovic say he does not believe Pope Francis will visit Kosovo. Tanaskovic also noted that even if that were to happen, “it would not have to mean that the Vatican had recognized, or was going to recognize, Kosovo.” The diplomat also advised […]
Read More →Thaçi in Vatican speaks of interfaith harmony in Kosovo (Koha)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today in Vatican the Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Richard Gallagher, and spoke of interfaith, ethnic, and political tolerance in Kosovo. “Kosovo enjoys good relations with all countries in the region and now, under the European Union’s facilitation, is in dialogue with Serbia in a process that is […]
Read More →Janusz: Holy See recognizes new reality in Kosovo (Koha)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli in a meeting with Vatican’s apostolic delegate Juliusz Janusz spoke about relations between Kosovo and the Holy See. Archbishop Janusz said the Holy See recognizes the new reality in Kosovo and supports positive progress. The issue of Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO was also discussed and Archbishop Janusz said the Holy […]
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