Ministry: We prevented Kosovo delegation from participating in Tirana gathering (N1, Beta)
Serbian authorities said Saturday their delegation has prevented Kosovo representatives from taking part in an international climate conference in Tirana.
The Serbian representatives insisted on the removal of Kosovo symbols from the conference, citing the UN Resolution 1244, which defines Kosovo as a United Nations territory and therefore it can only use the UN logo, not the Kosovo flag.
COM KFOR: Irresponsible rhetoric is concern (RTS, Jedinstvo)
Nenad Popovic: Aim of NATO aggression failed, Kosovo is Serbian (Tanjug, B92)
"Absolutely inadmissible" - Moscow reacts to Albanian PM (B92, Sputnik, Tanjug)
Russia considers unacceptable the statement made by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama about Kosovo being "a part of Albania."
This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova last Friday. At a regular press briefing, Zakharova said that Russia cannot remain without comment on this statement. Rama also said that "unification of Kosovo and Albania is not 'plan B' but 'plan A'," Sputnik is reporting.
Zaharova: Moscow hasn’t changed stand on Kosovo (N1, Beta)
Commenting on Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic statement that the demarcation with Pristina was Belgrade's official idea, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zaharova said Moscow had not changed its policy towards Kosovo, the Beta news agency reported on Wednesday.
“Our position hasn't changed, “ she said, without elaborating.
Milivojevic: It is by no coincidence that they call for abolishment of Resolution 1244 (Tanjug, B92)
Patriarch Irinej: Division of Kosovo and new borders unacceptable (BETA, B92, RIA, Sputnik)
KFOR "only legitimate armed formation in Kosovo" (Serbian Government, B92)
Yuri Ushakov: Vladimir Putin will set out Moscow's position on Kosovo tomorrow (NSPM, Tanjug, TASS, Vecernje Novosti, RTS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will announce the position of Moscow on Kosovo in the course of the talks in Belgrade, reports the NSPM portal.
"This position is clear, consistent and based on international and legal frameworks, including those contained in UN Security Council Resolution 1244," said Yuriy Ushakov, Aide to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.