August, 2011

• 17 August

  Belgrade-Pristina to hold negotiations in Brussels on September 2

  Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic says the next round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo will take place September 2 in Brussels. The Belgrade-Pristina talks mandated by the European Union began in March, but stalled last month after Kosovo imposed a ban on imports from

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• 17 August

  Turkish FM to visit Balkan countries next week

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is set to embark on a nine-day tour in four Balkan countries. Kosovo will be Davutoğlu’s first stop, where he will stay from Aug. 26-28 before heading off to Bosnia and Herzegovina for another

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• 17 August

  Georgia makes concession for Russia to join WTO

  Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze stated that the deployment of international monitors in trade corridors and border-crossing points would secure the transparency of customs administration and enable

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• 17 August

  Mladic could face two separate trials

  The charges against wartime Bosnian Serb military commander, Ratko Mladic should be split in two trials, according to a request from prosecutors at the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Wednesday.

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• 17 August

  Serbia willing to accept customs form

  Serbian Ministry for Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanović said Wednesday that the Serbian government was willing to accept a joint customs form. He pointed out, however, that Serbia would never accept a “Kosovo” customs stamp.

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• 17 August

  Serbia-EU forum to be held in September

  The Serbian government will on September 8-10 organize the Serbia-EU Forum, which will be attended by more than 400 of participants from several countries. The event will be modeled after the Davos Forum – said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Đelić.

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• 17 August

  Kosovo rejects Serbian customs stamps proposals

  Kosovo refuses to change its customs stamp in line with proposals recently outlined by Serbia. Recent proposals circulating in Serbia to change the format of Kosovo’s custom stamp have been strongly rejected by Pristina.

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• 16 August

  Bulgarian delegation to visit Kosovo

  Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov and a business delegation from the agricultural sector are to visit the Republic of Kosovo on August 17. Minister Naydenov will meet with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Deputy Prime Minister

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• 16 August

  EU supports two customs stamps in Kosovo

  EU representatives back the idea of Belgrade for introduction of two customs stamps at the administrative checkpoints between Kosovo and Serbia. Serbian representatives have proposed the idea several times – one of the stamps will bear the sign of Kosovo customs, while the other – the sign of EULEX or …

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• 16 August

  US Deputy says the United States can’t help Macedonia in the name dispute, the country should negotiate with Greece

  Philip Reeker, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, who is on a visit to Macedonia, met with the country’s new Defence Minister Fatmir Besami. After the meeting Reeker said that the strong partnership between Macedonia and the US will continue. The diplomat, however, remarked that the US …

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