The UN Security Council will debate the situation in Kosovo during its January 22 session, the presiding country, China, announced. Stressing that Kosovo remains and important item on the Security Council agenda, China’s Permanent Representative Zhang Yesui said that UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, chief Lamberto Zannier’s report will be …
Read More »Kosovo political party dissatisfied with Serbian president’s visit
The New Kosovo Alliance party, with leader Bedzet Pacoli, expressed its dissatisfaction with the visit of Serbian President Boris Tadic to Kosovo. Boris Tadic arrived on Wednesday at the Decani Monastery to spend Christmas Eve.
Read More »Serbian President in Kosovo; K. Albanians block road
Serbian President Boris Tadić has spent the night in the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Visoki Dečani, in Kosovo. He was attending Christmas Eve celebrations there along with the monks and several hundred Serbs. Tadić will also attend Holy Liturgy at the monastery this Christmas Day, which Orthodox Serbs celebrate according …
Read More »Serbia Gets New Patriarch on January 22
The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, SPC, is scheduled to be elected at a church election assembly, which begins 22 January. The Bishop of Dalmatia Fotije confirmed the information. “All 45 bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church will be invited and will attend the election assembly. If an …
Read More »Macedonia PM Welcomes Serbia’s Mediation Offer
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski during an official visit to Israel welcomed Serbian President Boris Tadic’s offer to mediate in his country’s name row with Greece. “Tadic’s offer is well-intentioned. He is neither the first nor the ast politician who wishes to help. Many have tried and others just expressed …
Read More »Memorial for Serb victims in eastern Bosnia
A memorial service in the village of Kravica, near Bratunac, in eastern Bosnia, today marked the 17th anniversary of the 1993 massacre of 49 Serb villagers. The Bosnian Muslim forces from Srebrenica, led by Naser Orić, attacked the village in January 1993, to kill the villagers and burn their homes.
Read More »“Tadić allowed to visit Kosovo”
The Kosovo Albanian government in Priština has “considered Serbian President Boris Tadić’s request to visit Kosovo”, said one of its officials. Deputy PM Ram Manaj said today that they also “decided to allow” for the visit to take place.
Read More »Spanish ambassador on Serbia’s EU ambition
Spanish Ambassador to Belgrade Inigo Espana has announced official Madrid’s strong support to Serbia’s EU candidacy. As the country which assumed the six-month EU presidency on January 1, Spain thinks that Serbia’s candidacy should be discussed as soon as possible.
Read More »Serbia – Ambassadors’ Conference in second day
Vuk Jeremić opened the two-day Ambassadors’ Conference in the Palace of Serbia on Monday. The guest of honor at the conference was Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who also addressed the gathering. Jeremić said that the priority of Serbia’s foreign policies in the coming year will be the continuation of …
Read More »Tadić outlines Serbia’s foreign policy priorities
President Boris Tadić said that Serbia’s foreign policy priorities are the EU, the country’s sovereignty, regional cooperation and economic diplomacy. Tadić addressed the Ambassadors’ Conference in Belgrade on Tuesday and said that the success of Serbia’s foreign policies is an articulation of relations with big world powers such as Russia, …
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