Wilhelm: Kosovo issue needs to be resolved (B92)
German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm stated that Germany wants negotiation chapters with Serbia to open as soon as possible and that issue of Kosovo has to be settled.
German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm stated that Germany wants negotiation chapters with Serbia to open as soon as possible and that issue of Kosovo has to be settled.
Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, called entrepreneurs to invest in Kosovo and Metohija and said that Serbia will offer considerable benefits, when it comes to taxes and contributions, to those who invest in that part of Serbia. Round table labeled “Region of Success”, where concrete measures and activities will be discussed with regards to support to investments in Kosovo and Metohija, will be opened today in Belgrade by the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic. The round table is organized by the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohi
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that stands of Serbia and Albania over Kosovo are very much different but he will not allow that this huge gap destroys the opportunity for overcoming divisions from the past. Serbia is not considering recognition of Kosovo’s independence, said Vucic and added that Tirana and Pristina are the only places where they talk about it. “No one talked about recognition. No one considered recognition as a topic. It wasn’t even the part of negotiations in Brussels, neither in Belgrade nor elsewhere.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic today stated that he is not expecting that creation of the special court for war crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army will go without problems, and stressed that its establishment is very important for Serbia. “It is one of the central issues for us, no reconciliation will take place without shedding light on those who committed crimes,” said Dacic for Radio Television Serbia. Dacic reminded that Kosovo took over the obligation to create the court with the European Union’s assistance, even though the
During the works of the Vienna Economic Forum in Tirana, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa met with his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Nikola Gruevski.
Their meeting took place at Tirana’s “Congress Palace.” They discussed the recent events in Kumanovo. “We discussed the issue of Kumanovo, and we have requested an international investigation on Kumanovo conflict,” Mustafa reportedly told Albanian media after the meeting.
Not only that Kosovo can’t sue Serbia for genocide, but due to such politicians’ statements it will pay a huge price – blockade of the UN membership, assessed Serbian politicians and political analysts following the statement of Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci that Kosovo will sue Serbia for genocide and request reparations.
Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtic, met today with former Minister of Telecommunications of Germany Dr. Schwarz-Schilling and familiarized him with the situation in the return process and with the Ministry's activities, such as activities undertaken to ensure a safe return in Musutiste and Suva Reka/Suharekë Municipality.
Even though Belgrade had staged a public drama due to non-participation of Pristina at the meeting in Brussels that was meant to mark the start of the dialogue on creation of the Association/Community of Serb municipalities in Kosovo, political analyst Dušan Janjić said to Danas that Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vučić and Isa Mustafa, agreed earlier that EU will held separate talks with negotiation sides in the initial phase of the dialogue over creation of the A/CSM. Belgrade’s team was due to finish its two-day presentation of the statute