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Dacic and head of Serbian Interpol for Insajder: Kosovo in Interpol, danger of database abuse

The General Assembly of Interpol accepted the request of Pristina to consider Kosovo's application for membership in that international police organization in mid-November. Pristina officials believe that Kosovo will be the the 193th member of the Interpol the next month, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says to the portal Insajder that that he does not think that they will he will have the necessary majority, and that together with the MUP, his ministry is doing everything to prevent the initiative of Pristina.

Foreign minister says Kosovo won't join Interpol in November (RTS, TV N1)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said the member states of the Interpol were facing a strong lobbying of Kosovo representatives to make Kosovo a member of that organization, but, as he assessed, this would not happen during the November session of the Interpol.

Dacic told Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) even some territories and not states only could become the Interpol member states but only with the consent of the state, it is a part of.

Hrkalovic: Admission of Kosovo in Interpol would be precedent (Danas, FoNet)

Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs State Secretary Dijana Hrkalovic underlined during the meetings with Spanish, Indonesian and Indian ambassadors that eventual decision to admit Kosovo in Interpol “would constitute a precedent and politicization of this police international organization,” FoNet news agency reported.

Pristina denies allegation of Interpol warrants, RFE reports (N1)

Kosovo’s authorities expect to join Interpol during the forthcoming organisation's yearly General Assembly meeting and rejected statements from Belgrade that if that happened, thousands of Serbs would be on international warrants, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported on Wednesday.

Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli's chief-of-staff Jetlir Zyberaj told the RSF that “we won't look for vengeance since we are not of that mentality, but we will process all criminals.”

Kosovo, Interpol, son, drugs, guns, and of course conspiracy (Sputnik, B92)

Although Pristina is investing great efforts to be accepted into Interpol, the plan suffers from the behavior of the son of the Kosovo secret service's chief.

Namely, Sputnik is citing Pristina-based (Albanian language) daily Gazeta Express, which said that the person in question, Shpend Maxhuni, was found in possession of illegal weapons and drugs in a car, "about ten days ago."

Serbian arguments against membership of so-called Kosovo in Interpol (RTS, Tanjug)

Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs state secretaries, Dijana Hrkalovic and Biljana Popovic-Ivic, in separate meetings, presented Serbian arguments against membership of the so-called Kosovo in Interpol, to the diplomatic representatives of several countries, RTS reports.

Hrkalovic met with Cuban Ambassador in Serbia, Gustavo Trista del Todo and Argentinian Charge de Affairs, Juan B. Scartascini del Rio.

Stefanovic on Kosovo and Interpol (Tanjug, B92, Kurir)

Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs, Nebojsa Stefanovic says every story about the so-called Kosovo request to join Interpol represents politicization of this professional police organization.

Pristina's possible admission would constitute a gross violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Stefanovic told the tabloid Kurir.

Also, he said, it would represent a precedent that is contrary to the rules of Interpol, which strictly and unequivocally envisages that only UN member states and UN observers can be members of the organization.

Dacic: UNMIK remains in Kosovo in full scope and jurisdiction (RTS)

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that UNMIK remains in Kosovo, that KFOR is the only armed force under the UNSC resolution and no other acts can be brought. He said and that Serbia will bring this attempt (to form the Kosovo army) to the Security Council session on 8th November.

Asked by the journalists whether he expects the Kosovo Army to be formed, Dacic said he hoped Pristina would be pressured to give up.