Dacic's directive on Kosovo and Interpol (Tanjug, B92, Politika, Vecernje Novosti)
Serbian diplomats around the world have received an explicit directive from the Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry, B92 reports.
"Being a friend of Serbia, genuinely caring for the people in Kosovo is inexcusable" (Tanjug, B92)
French humanitarian Arnaud Gouillon recently commented on the outburst that followed the news of Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to Peter Handke, B92 reports.
"What an outburst of hatred and insults in the Western press over Nobel for Handke. Being a friend of Serbia and genuinely loving the weak and oppressed living in the enclaves in Kosovo and Metohija is obviously inexcusable.
Vjosa Osmani: "Little Schengen", big mistake (Blic, KTV)
LDK candidate for Prime Minister Vjosa Osmani called the idea of the Balkan "mini-Schengen", agreed Thursday by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, and Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, "a big mistake."
- I think it's an accident that something like that happened. I do not know if Prime Minister Rama consulted with anyone in Kosovo before reaching such an agreement, however, it is a total mistake - Osmani told Pristina based KTV's Rubicon show.
Serbian FM Dacic: "Pristina will lose. Everyone knows that, even they do" (Politika, Tanjug, B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Politika daily that he is sure Pristina will lose if a vote is taken at the Interpol General Assembly in Chile.
"Everyone knows that, even they know it", Dacic underlined for Belgrade based daily Politika.
Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and Foreign Affairs Minister Dacic hosted yesterday's briefing for diplomats attended by representatives of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Algeria, Angola, Korea, the Russian Federation...
Jovanovic (DSS): Consensus on Kosovo reintegration needed after Kurti's victory (Danas, Kosovo online)
Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) President Milos Jovanovic says that after the electoral victory of Self-determination leader Albin Kurti, it is important to see whether in Serbia is finally reached ''a consensus on the need to re-integrate the southern province into Serbia's constitutional order".
Vucic: Thank you to Erdogan for being ready to accept any decision on Kosovo (N1, KIM radio, RTV Puls)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today that Turkey's position on Kosovo is in line with its interests, which are different from Serbian ones, but that a major step forward is that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will accept any solution that Belgrade and Pristina reach.
Asked by a reporter addressed to the Turkish president - does he now understand better than before that solutions are not good where one gets everything and the other nothing - Vucic said that Turkey acted in accordance with its interests and that Serbia would not get anything good, nor will be smarte
With EU incapacitated and US discredited, idea on unification with Albania disturbing (B92, Der Standard)
Austrian analyst Paul Lendvai warns that what seems to be disturbing after the Kosovo election is Albin Kurti's political agenda for reunification with Albania.
The facts that the EU is incapacitated by the drama surrounding Brexit, and that the discredited US administration no longer acts as an anchor of stability in the Balkans, make the victory of Albanian nationalists in Pristina even more explosive and meaningful, Lendvai said.
"If China, India and Russia do not recognize Kosovo, it will not achieve statehood" (B92, Tanjug)
Newly appointed EU Foreign Minister Joseph Borrell says Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is taking too long
He added that the current situation cannot be continued and that an agreement must be reached, on which he will strongly engage, and will first visit Pristina, because, he says, he already knows Serbia well.
“One thing is clear: Kosovo and Serbia must reach an agreement. That is important. I will do everything I can to meet this priority”, Borrell said.
Vucic congratulate birthday to Russia’s Putin (Beta, N1)
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s President congratulated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin his 67th birthday and wished him “good health and personal happiness, as well as the strength, to continue to successfully represent Russia’s and the fraternal Russian nation's interests,” the Beta news agency reported on Monday.
In their phone conversation, the two leaders agreed to meet in Moscow before the end of the year to talk about the vital issues, especially about Kosovo.
Kosovo membership in Interpol would be political, says Serbian Internal Affairs Minister (RTS, TV Pink)
Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Friday that the Kosovo authorities want to use membership in Interpol to reinforce statehood not to improve their crime fighting capabilities.
The minister told Belgrade based TV Pink that a decision to induct Kosovo into Interpol would be political and would jeopardize that international organization’s professionalism.