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Still No Deal Between Serbia And Kosovo
By RFE/RL
March 21, 2013
BRUSSELS — The latest talks between the prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo ended late on March 20 in Brussels with no breakthrough after 12 hours of discussions.
EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton chaired the talks which focused on northern Kosovo where ethnic Serbs are seeking greater autonomy. Ashton was upbeat after the talks. (read more)
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Kosovo, EU clash over war crimes case against former ethnic Albanian rebels Nebi Qena
The Associated Press
26 November 2012
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci clashed Monday with the European Union rule of law mission in the country over the arrest of a former rebel commander on war crimes charges.
Thaci said the weekend arrest of Fatmir Limaj, a lawmaker from his party, was “unjust and shameful.”
“This is not justice, this is persecution,” Thaci said. “This is the biggest and gravest insult made to us. We are the sovereign in this country. We have our laws and our constitution.” (read more)
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UN chief commends “constructive steps” in Kosovo dialogue
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13 November 2012
NEW YORK — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the constructive steps in the continuation of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue in his regular quarterly report.
He also “expressed the hope that it would gradually lead to a normalization in relations” and setting up lasting peace in the region.
Ban noted that some progress was made in the dialogue with the EU as the mediator in the period from July 16 to October 15.
He welcomed the assurances of Belgrade and Priština as regards their willingness and commitment to continuation of strong involvement in the dialogue so as to resolve conflicting issues by peaceful means, with a view to maintaining their joint European perspective, the report on the UN mission in Kosovo states, as released on the UN website. (read more)
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US, EU Presses Kosovo to Integrate Ethnic Serb Population
Scott Stearns
Voice of America
31 October 2012
U.S., European, and Kosovo officials are working to better integrate ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, an area where the Serbian government operates separate security and judicial systems. Improving conditions for ethnic Serbs is central to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s ongoing dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
“It is about normalizing life so that the people who live in the north can go about their daily lives feeling part of a community, feeling part in their lives of a society,” Ashton said on Wednesday during a trip to Pristina, where she and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.
Clinton said the United States is working closely with the European Union to address the concerns of Kosovar Serbs through this political dialogue.
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Serbia Vows Kosovo Solution as Clinton Urges Peace Push
By Gordana Filipovic, Businessweek
31 October 2012
Serb Premier Ivica Dacic vowed to seek peace with Kosovo as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Balkan leaders to improve relations two decades after they were engulfed by ethnic warfare.
Dacic, who met Clinton and European Union Foreign Policy Commissioner Catherine Ashton yesterday in Belgrade, said his willingness to seek a compromise by the end of his term is part of a commitment to securing the start of talks to become the third former Yugoslav republic to join the EU.
Making an agreement with the breakaway province is a key step in Serbia‟s goal of joining the 27-nation EU, which it needs to help tie its economy deeper to the rest of Europe after the bloody civil wars of the 1990s stunted the region‟s transformation from communism. EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Sept. 4 the country needs to improve its ties with Kosovo, while the European Commission said on Oct. 10 that Serbia hasn‟t made enough progress to start entry talks. (read more)
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