If anyone has meddled in the Balkans and spread malign influence, then it's Western countries and their intelligence services, and not Russia. This has been stated by the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Milorad Dodik.
At a recent meeting of Quint member states, Great Britain has prevented the adoption of a strict conclusion on the abolishment of Pristina tariffs imposed on goods from central Serbia, Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reported.
Despite many officials from the EU and the USA, with stronger or weaker decisiveness, voiced their opposition against the tariffs over the last three months, London again took a stance contrary to Belgrade’s interests, the daily added.
An operational group of British intelligence agency MI6 was relocated from Macedonia to Kosovo and Metohija on Wednesday, and the reason behind such a move is the arrival of Serbian President Vucic in Kosovo.
This is according to Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti, referring to well informed source from intelligence structures.
If Kosovo becomes a member of the UN and other international institutions, Banjaluka would request the same, President of Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik told Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti.
“The Assembly of Srpska adopted resolution, saying that in case of establishing of a new international principle and practice in recognizing the right to self-determination, we would insist on determining our state status. This document is still in force and we would not give up on it,” Dodik told Vecernje Novosti.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has warned Britain because of its position that fewer UN Security Council sessions dedicated to Kosovo should be held.
This is according to Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.
It writes on Friday that Dacic pointed out to the British ambassador in Belgrade that Serbia would not view it favorably if his country in August, when it will preside over the UN Security Council, puts the issue of holding fewer, or abandoning altogether the public sessions on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija on the agenda.
Media in Serbia announces today that the United Kingdom takes over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in August. Serbian national broadcaster, RTS reports that the Serbian foreign minister confirmed that London could ask for the sessions on Kosovo to be abolished or to be closed to the public.
Edi Rama's statement about a union between Albania and Kosovo again confirms that creation of a Greater Albania is a common platform of all ethnic Albanians.
Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said this late on Tuesday in reaction to the Albanian prime minister's interview given to the website Politico, during which he "could not rule out a union between Kosovo and Albania" if prospects of EU membership fade.
United Kingdom next year will send 30 more soldiers to Kosovo, said today the British defence minister Michael Fallon.
- There are significant challenges to security and stability in the Western Balkans - said Fallon.
British soldiers will join the NATO forces in Kosovo early next year, in a period of 12 months.
Assessing that the special court was the issue “that has preoccupied the Security Council,” Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, told the members of the Security Council that Kosovo will establish this institution on Tuesday “in order to cleanse our war and to isolate individual cases and negative actions.”