The situation around Kosovo has changed a lot, we can soon expect that the number of states that have recognized Kosovo will fall below half of the number of UN members, said Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reports that Dacic said that President Aleksandar Vucic and himself spoke with representatives of 92 countries at the UN General Assembly.
Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia, confirmed that Serbia was ready to resume the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on the normalization of relations as soon as Kosovo lifted the 100 percent import taxes on goods from Serbia and Bosnia introduced last November, the FoNet news agency reported.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Serbia
As he said, she will visit Serbia in 2020, prior to expiration of her term of office.
Aleksandar Vucic underlined after the meeting with Chancellor Merkel that they had discussed Kosovo, and economy.
The president said that there's no doubt that Europe wants a solution to the Kosovo problem and that Germany would insist on it.
Accidentally or intentionally, a letter from former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Hayle on the withdrawal of the UNMIK mission from Kosovo coincided with the adoption of laws in the Kosovo Assembly, which will allow Pristina to form its own army, writes today Belgrade-based daily Blic.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has posted a photo on Facebook showing herself and Serbia's and Russia's foreign ministers.
Sputnik is reporting that the photo was taken at the UN HQ in New York City, during the UN General Assembly meetings this week. "Russian and Serbian brothers and sisters," Zakharova captioned the photo of herself, Sergei Lavrov, and Ivica Dacic.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that Belgrade will appeal to the UN because of the presence of a Pristina delegation in the corridors at the UN headquarters, its behaviour and abuse of that presence, reports Serbian media
- Bilateral meetings are taking place and, in the corridors, and for this space the members of Pristina delegation received passes. It's one kind of abuse. We'll send protest to the UN, because they abuse their presence," Dacic told TV Prva.
Serbian prime Minister Ana Brnabic addressed United Nations Generel Assembly saying that Serbia, today, is working hard to become more elaborate, less emotional, pragmatic and less preoccupied with myths, proud of its victories, not its own defeats, a country that creates unexpected friendships instead of traditional hatred, seeking support from the world community for sustainable peace in the region.
National broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reports this morning that Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in New York that Pristina officials abused the Peace Mission in Kosovo by acquiring through it passes for UN.
Their "diplomacy" is taking place in the corridors, the Serbian minister points out, assessing the actions of Pristina's representatives as "disgrace".
Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic announced that she will call not to reduce the UNMIK Mission in Kosovo at a panel in New York dedicated to peacekeeping operations, reports Serbian media.
Brnabic, who heads the delegation of Serbia at the UN General Assembly, said that at a high-level meeting called "Action for Peace" she will stress that more than 300 women and men from Serbia are taking part in peacekeeping missions worldwide, showing Serbia’s commitment to peace and security around the world.
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Beghjet Pacolli surprised Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday when he walked up to her while she was making a statement to the media.
While shaking hands, Brnabic asked him who gave him permission to be at the UN and Pacolli replied in Serbian: “I got your permission”. Brnabic responded saying “Not mine, if you had asked me...”.