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Merkel: Dark clouds cast over the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina
In the interview with the correspondents in Berlin, Merkel pointed out that Germany has great interest for European integration of "Serbia and Kosovo", to make progress on this road, but, as she stressed, in order to do that, it is necessary to restore Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
Haradinaj: If we do that, I assure you that we will get recognition of independence
In an interview for KTV, he said that "statements of the leaders of political parties, their positions, even different from those in public and in closed meetings," make Kosovo "seem inferior to Serbia."
According to him, Serbia is doing everything to enfeeble Kosovo, while local Kosovo leaders do the same on their part.
Veseli met "the sponsor" of the Resolution on Bytyqi brothers
Senator Zeldin is, along with the one of the most prominent Albanian lobbyist, Congressman Eliot Engel, the „sponsor" of the resolution supporting Bytyqi brothers, which encourages Serbia to find their killers and bring them to justice.
"Kosovo to prepare for the final stage – no final solution without USA"
Menendez considers that it is important for Kosovo to be prepared for that phase, in order to be able to reach final agreement.
Irking Podgorica, Serbia Nurtures Ties with Montenegro’s Serbs
Relations between Serbia and its former partner Montenegro are tetchy at best. But certain ties are flourishing.
Newly adopted resolution in the US Congress, the goal - exerting pressure on Serbia
Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi are US citizens of Albanian origin, murdered in Serbia in 1999.
As reported by Pristina daily Bota sot, the resolution was readopted with the aim of exerting pressure on Serbia to bring the killers of Bytyqi brothers to justice.
"Dirty laundry should be kept away from the foreign statesmen"
Moreover, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic showed no dignity either, in front of the foreign statesman.
"Basic good manners dictates that dirty laundry, if there is any, should be kept inside the house. We have to stop with this provincial and humiliating habit of complaining to foreigners on each other", Jovanovic told daily Blic.
US Congress Committee Urges Serbia to Try American-Albanians’ Killers
The US Congress's House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday re-passed a resolution aimed at putting pressure on the Serbian authorities to solve the murders of Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi, US citizens of Albanian origin who were killed after the Kosovo war in July 1999.
Endangered vulture moved to Serbia
Turkish Cargo, a division of national flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, carried an endangered griffon vulture to Serbia from Turkey, the company said on July 17.
Hague Prosecutor Criticises Serbian Politicians for Genocide Denial
The chief prosecutor at the UN-backed Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, Serge Brammertz, told the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday that comments by two Serbian politicians on last week's 24th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide were intolerable.
Begu-Olaru, Cristian-Ruse duos advance to BRD Bucharest Open women's doubles quarter-finals
Romanian pairings Irina Begu/Raluca Olaru and Jaqueline Cristian/Gabriela Ruse on Wednesday advanced to quarter-finals of the women's doubles event of the 250,000-USD BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament at the BNR Arenas in Bucharest. N.1 Begu-Olaru prevailed over Giorgia Marchetti (Italy)/Laura Pigossi (Brazil) 6-4 6-2 in 66 minutes.
"I've requested to get in touch with KFOR at any moment, NATO General consented"
On this occasion, Vucic had expressed satisfaction with successful cooperation with NATO, that is being developed, fully respecting Serbia's military neutral status.
"I've heard that Haradinaj advocates disruption of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue"
Still, he added, this suspension cannot last long.
In the interview for the Voice of America, Veseli said that the resolution of Kosovo issue lies in Serbian recognition of Kosovo's independence as, as he said "sovereign state of Kosovo within existing borders". In return, "Kosovo will recognize the Republic of Serbia".
Haradinaj: Serbia is buying weapons, we fear war, should we also become armed?
Haradinaj said that "approach of a part of the international community in relation to dialogue with Belgrade raises the need for Kosovo to become armed".
Kosovo Accuses ‘Serbian Spies’ of Taking Municipal Documents
The Kosovo Prosecution told BIRN on Tuesday that the files found on the two Serbian citizens who were arrested last week for alleged espionage contained work-related documents about the head of the municipality of Kllokot/Klokot, including diplomas and contracts.