In an interview with the public broadcaster in the province of Vojvodina (RTV), cited by the Beta agency, Dacic said the possibility of Serbia accepting Kosovo's UN membership was a mirage.
Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN Stéphane Dujarric said that UN is following developments unfolding in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with great concern and call for restraint and calm. The statement notes that violence directed at democratic institutions and elected representatives of the people is unacceptable.
In early challenge to Antonio Guterres’ independence, the United States and other veto-wielding powers insist on filling U.N. jobs with their own picks.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres may be the world’s most visible diplomat. But he is quickly learning that he is far from the most powerful.
Koha covers today’s meeting between Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and UNMIK chief Zahir Tanin under the headline "Kosovo aspires to join the United Nations". Zeri quotes PM Mustafa as saying that Kosovo has achieved progress in all areas. The Office of the Prime Minister issued the following press release after the meeting: "The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, met today with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General, Zahir Tanin. Mustafa said Kosovo is achieving overall progress.
The most significant portal in Germany, Spiegel Online, reported that eventual candidates for the seat of the United Nations Secretary General, are mainly from Eastern Europe and former Yugoslavia. According to Spiegel Online, this major presence of politicians from Europe comes as result of the unwritten tradition to nominate a candidate from Europe, respectively from South-Eastern Europe after a candidate from Asia serves his or her mandate.
Several news sites carry an interview originally published in Radio Free Europe of a Kosovo Albanian male who confessed that he was raped by Serbian troops in Pristina during the Kosovo conflict. The victim said he was stopped and sexually abused by Serbian police officers in downtown Pristina. The victim said that after the conflict he told the authorities about his experience.