Spokesperson of the Unite Nations Mission in Kosovo Sanam Dolatshahi said in a qlarification that UNMIK's personnel was not informed or included in the visit of the president of Kosovo, Hasim Thaci, to Gazivode Lake on 29 September.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic denied claims that she never mentioned UN Security Council Resolution 1244 on Kosovo at the UN General Assembly session, TV N1 reported
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.
The United Nations will support Belgrade and Pristina's deal on Kosovo, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a talk to Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic. He points out that UNMIK remains in Kosovo, and that for the UN "Kosovo is not a state", reports today Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) quoting the cabinet of the Serbian PM.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on the eve of her address to the General Assembly.
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.
Serbian Minister of Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic told Belgrade based Vecernje Novosti that Kosovo, in accordance with international law, including UN Security Council Resolution 1244, is an integral part of Serbia under the interim international administration of the UN.
OSCE's media freedom representative has told the EFJ he began consultations with the president of the Serbian Commission Investigating Murders of Journalists.
The commission is headed by Veran Matic.
OSCE's Harlem Desir said that the consultations began on how to reopen investigations into the killings and disappearances of 14 journalists and media workers in Kosovo and Metohija, the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) announced on Wednesday.
Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Chairperson Milovan Drecun met with UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Miroslav Jenca and informed him that a unique database on all KLA committed crimes was established, and that this base is not selective regarding the victims’ ethnic background, Serbian media reported.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told UN Assistant Secretary General Miroslav Jenca that the UNMIK mission has to be maintained as a guarantee of Kosovo’s status neutrality.
Dacic said the dynamics and format of UN Security Council sessions on UNMIK also have to remain in place, press release of Foreign Ministry has said.
Jenca is quoted as saying that Serbia plays a significant role in the region and contributes to UN peace operations.