A UN Security Council meeting to present UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s regular quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo was held late on Friday.
An agreement was reached that a special court for war crimes committed in KiM should be set up as soon as possible, Tanjug reported.
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Declaration on Missing Persons signed in Mostar (RTS)
• Stefanovic requests urgent meeting with EULEX and KFOR (TV Pink)
• Stankovic: Greater KFOR efficiency necessary (RTS)
• Cooperation in the region resolves issue of missing persons (Danas)
• Vukcevic denies EU and OSCE allegations (Tanjug)
• Hripunov: Agreement is best way towards cooperation (Radio Serbia)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Final declaration of the Berlin Conference (Srna)
• Izetbegovic meets with Erdogan in Ankara: Turkey will continue to assist B&H (Oslobodjenje)
• Berlin: Balkan countries say willing to solve bilateral issues, including FYROM – Greek name issue (Republika)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbia Reinforces Border After Policeman's Killing (BIRN)
• Kosovo Protesters Stop Serbs From Attending Church (BIRN)
• Mercenaries, Extremists Become Major Balkans Export (RFE/RL)
• Conference on Western Balkans focuses on EU membership preparations (New Europe/Xinhua)
• Balkan Leaders in Berlin Pledge to Work Together (BIRN)
• NATO Summit 2014: U.S. Should Support Macedonia (The Heritage Foundation)
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Gendarmerie member dies from wounds (Tanjug/Beta)
• Serbian Army and KFOR to strengthen joint patrols (Tanjug)
• Djuric, Eigner discuss implementation of Brussels agreement (Beta/Tanjug)
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns Kosovo Albanian demonstrations (RTS)
• NATO to stay in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Berlin not asking Belgrade to introduce sanctions to Moscow (Politika)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Good cooperation between RS and Serbian police (Srna)
• Vucic, Bevanda discuss cooperation (Fena)
• Dodik: Bevanda cannot represent RS at the conference in Berlin (Nezavisne novine)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Serbian policeman killed on border with Kosovo (AP)
• Serbia, Albania and Kosovo advance security co-operation (Southeast European Times)
• Court Rulings Leave Kosovo in Political Deadlock (BIRN)
• Macedonia's path from progress to problem child (Deutsche Welle)
• Balkan Leaders Have High Hopes of Berlin Summit (BIRN)
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Dacic: Serbia reliable partner and stability factor (Politika)
• Djuric: We are requesting a longer deadline for Ivanovic’s defense (RTS)
• The Association of Families of Missing Persons in Kosovo seeks justice for Serb victims (Tanjug)
• Miscevic: Brussels requests solidarity from Serbia (Blic)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• B&H Council of Ministers didn’t fulfill obligations (Nezavisne novine)
• Radoncic: Along with property cards, SBB will also request family cards (Dnevni avaz)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Yugoslav General to Serve War Crimes Term in Finland (BIRN, By Milka Domanovic, 27 August 2014)
• A Bosnia-type settlement would hurt Ukraine (London Daily Telegraph, By Charles Crawford, August 26, 2014)
• Outlook For Bosnian Job-seekers Remains Grim (BIRN, By Eleanor Rose, 27 August 2014)
• Karadzic Requests US General’s ‘Muslim Attack’ Evidence (BIRN, By Denis Dzidic, 27 August 2014)
• West Balkans PMs flag up Adriatic highway (Journal of Turkish Weekly, 26 Aug 2014)
• Macedonian budget debate degenerates into blows (Associated Press, 27 August 2014)
• Albania Starts Shifting Weapons to Iraqi Kurds (BIRN, By Besar Likmeta, 27 August 2014)
STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS
• Ivanovic: I am not guilty (RTS)
• Djuric: Serbia firmly with Ivanovic and four defendants (Tanjug)
• Dacic and Djuric to attend Security Council session on Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti)
• Cyprus will not change stand on Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti)
• Odalovic: Serbia committed to missing persons’ issue (Tanjug)
STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS
• Dissatisfied citizens protest before OHR (Oslobodjenje)
RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES
• Kosovo Serb leader pleads not guilty to war crimes (eubusiness.com)
• Serbia Rebuffs Merkel's EU Criticism (BIRN)
• Russian Sappers Defuse Almost 300 Projectiles in Serbia This Year (RIA Novosti)
• Macedonia Closer to Constitutional Changes (BIRN)
• Bosnia's Embattled Dairy Farmers Seek New Markets (BIRN)