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Albanian PM wants Serbia "to recognize Kosovo"
Albanian PM wants Serbia "to recognize Kosovo"
TIRANA -- "The sooner Serbia formally recognizes that Kosovo will never again be its part, the better for Serbia and the region," says Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
In an interview for the AP, he added that he "firmly felt and believed" that "they have already recognized it without saying so."
Rise on Jobless Rate Worries Montenegro
The unemployment rate in Montenegro has risen by a sixth consecutive month, and is now 2 per cent higher compared to the same period last year, the latest data show.
The Employment Bureau on Tuesday reported that the number of unemployed adults rose to 31,190 in September and to 32,670 this week.
KiM Committee meeting on security in province on Oct. 27
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament's Committee on Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) will hold a meeting on the security situation in the southern Serbian province on Monday, October 27, Milovan Drecun, chairman of the body, said Tuesday.
U.S. welcomes joint statement by Vučić and Rama
U.S. welcomes joint statement by Vučić and Rama
BELGRADE -- The U.S. embassy in Belgrade welcomed the willingness of Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to solve problems through dialogue.
United States welcomes joint statement by Vucic and Rama
BELGRADE - The United States Embassy in Belgrade welcomed Tuesday the willingness of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to solve problems through dialogue.
Vucic: Responsible for attacks on bakeries, shops arrested
BELGRADE - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Tuesday that those responsible for the attacks on bakeries and shops that had occurred over the past few days in several towns in Vojvodina had been arrested.
Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo to Sign Border Deal
Montenegro's Interior Ministry told BIRN on Tuesday that an historic agreement on the exact meeting point of the three Balkan states will be signed as soon as the three governments set a precise date.
The agreement, which was proposed by Montenegro, aims at part-resolving a dispute between Montenegro and Kosovo over borders that has lasted since 2011.
Montenegrin Serbs Allege Language Discrimination
The Serb organisations adopted a joint declaration in Podgorica on Saturday which urged Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia's Serb-led entity, Republika Srpska, to act to protect the Serbian language and the Cyrillic alphabet which they said was under threat in the country.
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Dacic: Decision to postpone Rama's visit positive
BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Monday that the decision to postpone the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Belgrade is positive, and added that Serbia has the political will to overcome problems.
Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic visits Montenegro
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will pay an official visit to Montenegro on Monday to meet with that country's top officials.
Gojkovic will confer with Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic, Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and Parliament Speaker Ranko Krivokapic
She will also meet Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Luksic.
Visit of Albanian PM postponed for Nov. 10
Visit of Albanian PM postponed for Nov. 10
BELGRADE -- The official visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, scheduled originally for October 22, has been postponed for November 10.
This has been announced by the Serbian government.
Rama's visit to Belgrade postponed for November 10
BELGRADE - The prime ministers of Serbia and Albania, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama respectively, agreed on Sunday in a telephone conversation that the official visit by the Albanian prime minister to Serbia should be postponed for November 10.
Djuric condemns attacks against ethnic Albanians
BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, condemned on Sunday the attacks on property of members of the Albanian minority in Serbia that took place over the last few days in several cities in Serbia following the incident at the football match between Serbia and Albania.
Gojkovic to visit Montenegro on Monday
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic will pay an official visit to Montenegro on Monday.
Gojkovic will confer with Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic and Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic.
Backa Eparchy, Islamic Community condemn attacks on Muslims
BELGRADE - The Diocese of Backa of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has called on all citizens, particularly the Diocese's believers in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, to refrain from any form of violence towards their fellow citizens of Albanian ethnicity and Muslim religion.