German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met in Thursday in Priština with Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci. Westerwelle said that the agreement on resolution of the crisis in the north of Kosovo should be implemented by all sides and that the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština ought to be continued as …
Read More »KFOR commander says the situation in northern Kosovo is stable
The situation in north Kosovo is calming down and the agreement on the north should soon be fully prepared, KFOR Commander Erhard Buhler said on Wednesday. After a meeting with UNMIK Regional Representative Anil Vasisht, Buhler said that a number of points of the agreement for the north had already …
Read More »Estonian FM visits Serbia to discuss EU integration
Urmas Paet, Estonia’s foreign minister, has begun a two-day visit to Belgrade to discuss the country’s prospects for EU integration. Paet is expected to hold meetings with Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, Economy
Read More »Serbians started removing barricades in North Kosovo
Serbians started removing barricades in North Kosovo. Trucks and heavy mechanization was removed last night from the road to Yarine border checkpoint. Mayor of Leposavic Municipality Brznko Ninic stated that removal of barricades is part of the agreement reached between Serbia and KFOR.
Read More »Russia urges NATO to prevent violence in Kosovo
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on the EU, NATO and the UN to prevent Priština from taking control over parts where Serbs are the majority by force. “Unfortunately, it is very likely that despite the agreement on refraining from military from August 5, Priština might
Read More »EU watches Kosovo’s situation carefully
Foreign ministers of Germany and the UK, Guido Westerwelle and William Hague, have warned that Serbia and Kosovo will miss an “historic opportunity” unless “they find a diplomatic solution to their differences”.
Read More »Belgrade-Pristina could continue in early September
Belgrade Kosovo talks team chief Borislav Stefanović expects that the dialogue with the Kosovo Albanian representatives to resume in Brussels on September 5. The issue of customs stamps will be discussed at that meeting, said Stefanović.
Read More »Serbs in Norhtern Kosovo will help implement KFOR agreement
Serbian President Boris Tadic has spoken to Serbs from northern Kosovo to discuss implementation of the KFOR agreement aimed at easing tension in the region. The news comes just three days after the government of Kosovo reached an agreement with NATO-led KFOR personnel late on Friday to restore long-term stability …
Read More »Serbia-KFOR talks blocked
The talks between Serbia and KFOR are blocked, because the NATO mission agrees to allow only trucks with humanitarian aid to cross Jarinje and Brnjak border checkpoints in North Kosovo. According to the first agreement all trucks and cars weighing up to 3,5 tons were allowed to cross the checkpoints. …
Read More »Peace in Kosovo is in Serbia’s interest, says Serbian Deputy PM
Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said Friday that solving northern Kosovo crisis peacefully was “more important for Serbia than to the EU”. He also added that the country would not trade its state and national interests in the European integration process. Dačić said the security situation in …
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