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Norwegian Ambassador: Grasping Presevo is same as laying hold of Kosovo (TV N1, Blic)

Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, the Norwegian Ambassador to Belgrade, said that calling Presevo and Bujanovac “the eastern Kosovo” was the same as calling Kosovo Serbia, adding such statements were not helpful, TV N1 reported. He commented on the Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj’s remark about the two southern regions in Serbia with predominantly ethnic Albanian population describing them as a part of Kosovo. In an interview to Belgrade-based Blic daily, the Ambassador said that “those who speak about Kosovo as an integral part of Serbia should not be surprised when the others call parts of Serbia the east

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NATO officially on Djuric’s arrest (RTS)

“The March 26 incident in northern Kosovo points to the need to continue the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in order to solve the problems in a constructive way,” said Piers Cazalet, NATO Deputy Spokesperson, denying that NATO “assessed” the procedure of Djuric’s visit to Mitrovica North, RTS reported. RTS reported that certain local media outlets have published earlier reaction of NATO to the March events in Kosovo, when Pristina special police forces intervened in Mitrovica North, citing anonymous NATO sources, who said Djuric did not comply with the regulations when he entered northern Kosovo

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KFOR, EULEX, Kosovo security forces in joint exercise (B92, RTK2)

Members of KFOR, EULEX and Kosovo Security Force, the police, and the Agency for Management of Emergency Situations have started a joint exercise.

This has been reported by RTK in Serbian.

As stated, the aim of the exercise is to train commanders and staff of KFOR, EULEX and Kosovo security organizations in managing operations in cases of assistance in natural disasters and civil unrest.

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Vulin reacts to Montenegro sending army officers to Kosovo (Tanjug)

Aleksandar Vulin says Montenegro's decision to send two members of its military to KFOR in Kosovo is "a political message of support for Kosovo's independence," Tanjug news agency reported. The Serbian Defense Minister added that Serbia "cannot welcome that." It is not aimed at enhancing the security of citizens in Kosovo and Metohija, Vulin said when asked to comment on the Montenegrin authorities' decision to send members of their army to the (NATO) mission in Kosovo. "This is about two staff officers, and this is a political message that supports Kosovo's independence, which is not somet

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Montenegrins soon part of KFOR (BETA, Voice of America, KIM Radio)

Montenegrin Defense Minister Predrag Boskovic said Montenegro for the first time would send two army officers to KFOR Mission in Kosovo, Serbian media reported. Boskovic who is in an official visit to the USA, said that Montenegrin army officers should join KFOR by the end of the year. According to him, Montenegro as a NATO member, would send one officer to the KFOR HQ in Pristina, and the other one to the Liaison Office in Skopje. Asked to comment on the reaction from Serbia, related to Podgorica’s decision, Boskovic said that “Montenegro follows its own interests” and “understands policy

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KFOR Commander: All are involved in solving Ivanovic case (Tanjug, RTS)

KFOR Commander Major General Salvatore Couci said that the murder of Oliver Ivanovic is under investigation, there is a full cooperation with EULEX and all are involved in resolving the case, Serbian media reported. General Couci in an interview to RTK assessed the situation in Kosovo as calm and stable and that they work a lot with the Kosovo police responsible to keep the situation under control. “Of course, there are some challenges in conducting the investigation, but Kosovo Police is fully professional, and very eager to resolve this case and any other issue that could influence securit

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