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Jahjaga urges Islamic countries to recognise Kosovo (Telegrafi)

President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met in New York with the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Madani, with whom she discussed current developments in Kosovo, international consolidation and the European perspective of the western Balkans. President Jahjaga emphasized that Kosovo is a country that promotes peace and good neighbourly relations in the region and strives to gain membership in all relevant international organisations, states a press release issued by the President’s Office. “President Jahjaga stated that Organisation of Islamic Cooperatio

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The international community does not see a solution that would save face of all Kosovo politicians (Koha Ditore)

Augustin Palokaj, Brussels based correspondent of this daily, writes that if the joint efforts of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), President Atifete Jahjaga and the Constitutional Court manage to impede building of the institutions of Kosovo by the after election coalition, they will create a precedent in Europe. Many officials in Europe consider that crisis in Kosovo has gone too far and it has become difficult for any politician to come out clean from this crisis.

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Jihadists in Kosovo (Vesti)

Dalibor Jevtic, Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government thinks that the emergence of radical Islamism is danger to all who do not support such an idea, especially for the people of other faiths. On the question of whether the Orthodox Serbs could be potential victims of attack by radical Islamists, he says he has not received information that speaks in favour of it. - But that does not mean that such a threat does not exist and therefore the competent must do everything to prevent such thing to happen. Attacks on Serb returnees which recently occurred especially in Met

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About 350 American soldiers in Kosovo (TV Most)

Some 350 American soldiers will begin next month cooperation with Kosovo police and the EU in areas where Serbs make majority, report Pristina media. According to the media, American soldiers will not be the ones to first respond in the event of any crisis. - We simply support them (Kosovo and the EU) and we are working on an environment in which Kosovo people are safe - said the commander of the unit Col. Clint Baker. Before arriving to Kosovo, where they will be accommodated in two camps, this unit of American soldiers will initially be in Germany.

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"Poor results of the Brussels talks" (KiM radio)

The results of dialogue in Brussels did not contribute to establishing trust between Serbs and Albanians, it was agreed at the debate, "Reconstruction of the Future" held in Belgrade. The debate indicated that the representatives of the political elite in Belgrade and Pristina lack sincerity, and that praises about the achievements of the dialogue in Brussels are unfounded. Political activist from Pristina Shpend Kursani believes that negotiations "between Serbia and Kosovo in Brussels are led the least for the interests of Serbia and Kosovo," and are conducted for "the interest of the EU, N

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Northern Kosovo a safe haven for criminals (Vesti)

After the last week brutal crime in Lesak near Leposavić/Leposaviq, when Đorđe Radomirovic (22), a criminal and fugitive from Novi Pazar, killed Marko Vulovic (30), the owner of the café Tajm and wounded his brother Mladen Vulovic (29), citizens of northern Kosovo loudly express their bitterness over the fact that this part of Serbia has become a safe haven for criminals. Some figures say that there are between 200 and 300 criminals hiding in northern Kosovo, not only from Serbia but from Montenegro, B&H, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania too.

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Kosovo imposes sanctions, Russians amused (B92, RIA Novosti,Tanjug)

MOSCOW -- Kosovo joining sanctions imposed against Russia "can only cause a smile," the head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, Aleksei Pushkov, has said.

His fellow Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky noted that the decision announced in Priština on Wednesday was not surprising, considering that Kosovo is completely dependent on the West.

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Serbian List in the government without Self-Determination (RTS)

Political representatives of Kosovo Serbs and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic agreed today that the Serbian List is ready to participate in future Kosovo government without the members of the Self-Determination movement.

At the press conference Director of the Serbian Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric said that the Serbian List is ready to talk with all and that it is ready for other options including extraordinary elections.

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Fighters of the Islamic state originate from France, B&H, Albania, Kosovo… (Vecernje Novosti)

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) claims that half of the members of the extreme group Islamic state originate from foreign states, whereas Radio Free Europe (RFE) argues that a lot of them originate from B&H, Albania and Kosovo. According to RFE data Serbia, with three Islamic extremists, is ranked amongst the states with the least members in the ranks of the Islamic state. Around 350 fighters from Bosnia and Herzegovina have joined Islamic state, 150 from Kosovo and 140 from Albania, whereas 20 volunteers from Macedonia have joined Jihad.

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