Serbian Parliament is set to discuss a declaration Thursday (October 14th) condemning war crimes committed against Serbs during the conflicts of the 1990s. The motion was submitted by 123 lawmakers from the ruling
Read More »Clinton calls for dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia
United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton, speaking in Kosovo’s capital Pristina on October 13 2010, said that the US will work to get Serbia and Kosovo to reconcile over the issue of Kosovo’s independence.
Read More »Serbian parliament speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović visits Montenegro
Serbian parliament speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović has begun her two-day official visit to Montenegro on Wednesday. Slavica Đukić-Dejanović stated in Podgorica that more intense parliamentary cooperation between Serbia and Montenegro will also help improve economic and
Read More »Kosovo wants US as mediator in talks with Serbia
Acting President Jakup Krasniqi said on Tuesday (October 12th), ahead of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pristina, that Kosovo will insist the United States be among the mediators
Read More »US and Serbia agree to strengthen relations
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Serbian President Boris Tadic have agreed that the US and Serbia should build a strong partnership on new foundations following many years of misunderstandings. Speaking at a joint press conference in Belgrade on Tuesday afternoon, Clinton praised the “great progress” made
Read More »The Dutch government: Serbia’s Hague condition, EU candidacy still possible
The Dutch government still believes that Serbia’s progress en route to the EU should hinge on full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal. However, it allows for the possibility of a
Read More »US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Kosovo
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with acting President Jakup Krasniqi, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni. The secretary will visit Gracanica, a Serb-majority municipality near Pristina, where she will speak
Read More »UNMIK to chair CEFTA for Kosovo
UNMIK will chair the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) on behalf of Kosovo next year, taking over the presidency from Serbia. This was announced by the Serbian Ministry of Economy and Regional Development in a statement in Belgrade
Read More »Spanish Ambassador to Serbia: no topic should be avoided during the planned Belgrade-Priština dialogue
Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Inigo de Palacio Espana stated on Monday that no topic should be avoided during the planned Belgrade-Priština dialogue. Speaking in Belgrade, the top Spanish diplomat in Serbia also stated that the talks should start soon and that they should
Read More »Serbian appeals court orders retrial for Bosnian national Ilija Jurisic
An appeals court in Belgrade on Monday (October 11th) overturned the 12-year sentence of Bosnian national Ilija Jurisic, convicted last year of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. The court
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