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Drecun on Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Haradinaj (RTS)

Chairman of the Serbian National Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told RTS in order to continue the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue it is necessary to revoke the tariffs and stronger engagement of the international community. RTS recalled that EU Enlargement and Neighborly Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn said earlier resolution of the Kosovo issue is a priority for the international community and it is crucial for the development of an entire region.

Trajkovic: Haradinaj’s silence indicates there were words about murders of Albanians (TV N1)

President of European Serb Movement from Kosovo and Metohija Rada Trajkovic said the fact that Ramush Haradinaj did not speak about the details of the indictment and the hearing before The Hague Special Court indicates that perhaps there were questions related to the murders of Albanians, and this, according to Trajkovic, would negatively affect his rating, TV N1 reports. Trajkovic said in a statement to FoNet news agency that KLA lead by Ramush Haradinaj and Hashim Thaci as one of its aims had the conflict with the-then Kosovo leader Ibrahim Rugova and his people. “In Haradinaj’s zone of ac

Trajkovic: Thaci interviewed for several hours in his cabinet in Pristina (TV N1, KoSSev)

Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli were also interviewed by the Special Court for war crimes, but unlike Haradinaj they hid it from the public, Rada Trajkovic told “Dan uzivo” broadcast on TV N1, KoSSev portal reports. According to her, many states, among them Russia as well, possess material evidence on organ trade, something that this country uses to make influence over Thaci and the negotiation process.

Vucic on Haradinaj: I only expect farce and performance in The Hague (RTS, TV Pink)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, commenting on Ramush Haradinaj’s departure to The Hague yesterday, said he expects nothing but a farce and performance that “KLA protected the people from ‘Serbian aggressor’ and they were very successful”, RTS reports. Asked if a date for Haradinaj’s departure to The Hague, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the unpunished crime against the Serbs in Staro Gracko was intentionally chosen, Vucic responded he thinks Haradinaj is not only connected to that crime but with many other crimes as well. “It should be established by others, who

Popov: Several options for resolving Haradinaj’s case, ‘political engineering’ possible (TV N1)

Director of the Center for Regionalism, Aleksandar Popov told TV N1 resignation of Ramush Haradinaj could unblock the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, if there are no new elections. But in case he returns from The Hague without indictment, it could reinforce his and the position of his political party. Still, Popov did not exclude the possibility of ‘a political engineering.’ “I was on Friday in Pristina when this happened, and I listened to the people familiar with the political situation in Kosovo.

Dacic: KLA leaders now want to put somebody else on trial (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minster Ivica Dacic said he doesn't believe an initiative to establish a court for crimes allegedly committed by Serbs in Kosovo will receive international support. Dacic added that Pristina's announcements of the initiative to form such a tribunal is viewed in light of the attempts to find a balance with the work of a specialist court dealing with the KLA crimes. The KLA is a former armed formation of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, considered by Serbia to be a terrorist organization. Dacic spoke for the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti after Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadr

Kocijancic: Special Court for KLA does its job (Blic, Tanjug)

EU Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic, said, in relation to the interrogation of the first witnesses in the Special Court for the war crimes in The Hague, that the court “does its job” adding the EU is clear when it comes to the reconciliation in the region and the war crimes issue. “It is not up to me to comment on the work of the court. The court does its job.