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Serbia says it is disappointed with possible US sale of anti-tank missiles to Kosovo
The United States has received Kosovo's request to purchase Javelin anti-tank missiles, the US ambassador to Serbia on Thursday told President Aleksandar Vucic, who expressed "deep disappointment."
The US State Department said later Thursday that it approved the possible sale of the 246 missiles and related equipment to Kosovo for an estimated cost of $75 million.
Serbia Releases Three Seized Kosovo Policemen
The Higher Court in Kraljevo, Serbia, on Monday ordered the release of three Kosovo policemen who Serbia says it arrested on Serbian territory - and who Kosovo says were kidnapped inside Kosovo last week.
The court also said it confirmed the indictment against them for alleged illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials.
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Defence, Prosecution Argue Over Witness Protection at Kosovo War Court
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci's defence lawyer Gregory Kehoe told the Kosovo Specialist Chambers at a status conference in the trial on Tuesday "there is no tribunal that has put measures" in place for witness protection like the ones being imposed at his client's trial in The Hague.
Kosovo Cautious on Albania PM’s Plan for Serb Municipalities Association
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday that he has sent a proposal to France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the statute of the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities in Kosovo - a move that was not well-received by the Pristina authorities.
Kosovo Leaders Agree to New Elections in Restive North
Kosovo's President, Vjosa Osmani, and its Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, confirmed that they are open for new mayoral elections in four Serb-dominated municipalities in the north of the country, in line with a request from Western officials.
German Company Contracted by Kosovo to Supply Passports Suspected of Irregularities
Kosovo Customs also determined that the company had increased the cost of recent imports of passports and identity cards.
Despite these issues, the company still has an ongoing contract with the Kosovo ministry, which claims it did not have any information on these alleged irregularities.
Kosovo, Serbia Clash in Brussels Over Serb-Majority Municipality Body
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Tuesday refused to accept a draft statute for the establishment of an Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities to represent Serbs' interests in Kosovo, claiming it would establish an entity like Bosnia and Herzegovina's Serb-dominated Republika Srpska, whose leaders have repeatedly challenged the legitimacy of their state.
Request of the so-called Kosovo for membership in the Council of Europe approved?
This was decided at today's extraordinary session of the Committee of Ministers, confirmed for "Kosovo Online" the Head of the Mission of Serbia in the Council of Europe, Aleksandra Djurovi.
Kosovo Passes First Step to Council of Europe Membership
The Council of Europe voted on Monday to send Kosovo's application for membership to the organization's Parliamentary Assembly.
Private Hearing of First Witness in Thaci Trial Causes Concern
The first witness of the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and his three co-defendants was heard this week in the Hague in closed sessions - after the prosecution requested protection of the identity of the witness.