India and the US plan to exchange a series of high level visits ahead of the April round of their strategic dialogue in New Delhi to keep up the momentum built during President Barack Obama’s India visit. The dialogue headed by Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [...]
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India, US plan several high-level visits ahead of April dialogue
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Menon meets Clinton to prepare for strategic dialogue
January 28th, 2011 |
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National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon is here to review implementation of initiatives launched during President Barack Obama’s visit to India and prepare the ground for the India-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi in April. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who would lead a high level US team to the dialogue co-chaired by Indian External Affairs [...]
President: Serbia ready for dialogue
January 26th, 2011 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić has stated that Serbia is prepared for the dialogue with Priština.
He also pointed out that EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton had already been informed about it.
Kosovo dialogue “not to return to status”
January 25th, 2011 |
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The EP rapporteur for Kosovo says the recently adopted resolution “envisages that Serbia should start dialogue with Kosovo without initiating status talks”.
“This is what is important,” Ulrike Lunacek stated for the Tuesday edition of the Belgrade-based daily VeÄernje Novosti, explaining why she eliminated at the last moment part of her amendment that referred to Kosovo’s partition.
No dialogue till Pakistan stops terrorism: Gadkari
January 22nd, 2011 |
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday said his party favoured resumption of the India-Pakistan dialogue, but only after Islamabad dismantled all terrorist training camps in its territory and stopped cross-border terrorism from its soil. Speaking to Indian journalists in Beijing, Gadkari said Pakistan has failed to take action against the perpetrators of the [...]
Russian envoy pessimistic about dialogue
January 20th, 2011 |
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Russia does not see a role for itself in the negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo’s Albanians, says Ambassador Aleksandr Konuzin. At the same time, the Russian diplomat said that he was not optimistic about the outcome of the announced talks.
North Korea renews call for dialogue
January 16th, 2011 |
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North Korea reiterated its call for talks with South Korea, seeking an end to the confrontation on the peninsula, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
“Dialogue and negotiations are the only just way for independently solving the issue of the country’s reunification by the concerted efforts of the Koreans,” the agency said quoting the statement made by the North Korean authorities.
“Entire region would benefit from dialogue”
January 13th, 2011 |
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Czech FM Karel Schwarzenberg said that talks between Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina “would benefit the citizens of Serbia and Kosovo”, as well as the entire region.
The dialogue should resolve technical issues, which would benefit everyone, so that gradual progress could be achieved in “bilateral relations”, Schwarzenberg told the Thursday edition of the daily VeÄernje Novosti.
K. Albanians: Marty report postpones dialogue
January 4th, 2011 |
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A Kosovo Albanian official who holds the office of acting Kosovo president says the Marty report may postpone the Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina dialogue. Jakup Krasniqi has stated that the “Kosovo institutions must clarify the situation after accusations and slander” he says was done by Special Rapporteur of the Council of Europe (CoE) Dick Marty.
No incidents expected in Kosovo, says DM
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac Belgrade’s Blic daily that no incidents are expected in Kosovo when the dialogue between Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina starts. The dialogue should start as soon as possible, he said.
Ashton: Belgrade-Priština dialogue essential
December 31st, 2010 |
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton says that Belgrade-Priština dialogue is essential for peace and stability.
She also stressed that it would be most important for improvement of the quality of life of citizens.
Thaci: Report putting dialogue at risk
December 31st, 2010 |
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Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci told B92 that Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty’s report linking him to human organ trade was not true.
He stressed that the report represented an attack on the upcoming dialogue between Belgrade and Priština.
“Report no obstacle to Kosovo dialogue”
December 21st, 2010 |
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The Marty report should not be an obstacle to the start of dialogue between Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina, believes Jelko Kacin. The Slovenian politician, who is European Parliament’s rapporteur for Serbia, told B92 in Belgrade on Tuesday that the dialogue will not take place on the presidential or ministerial level, and that therefore accusations against Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci “are no obstacle”.
Brussels expects dialogue after election
December 13th, 2010 |
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will inform EU foreign ministers about preparations for the Belgrade-Priština dialogue. According to reports, she will also inform the ministers about the effort made by the union in order for that dialogue to take place.
IM expects speedy dialogue with Priština
December 12th, 2010 |
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Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic expects that peace will be preserved in Kosovo after the elections and that dialogue will begin as soon as possible.
“Serbia has been ready for dialogue for some time now, the team that will head the talks has been established and we expect the international community to be present at the talks as well,†he told a news conference on Sunday.
“Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina dialogue in early 2011â€
December 10th, 2010 |
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The EU is making an effort in order for the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština to start in the beginning of 2011.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will submit her report to EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday .
“Serbia ready for dialogue for weeks”
December 9th, 2010 |
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Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said on Wednesday that Serbia has been ready for dialogue with PriÅ¡tina “for weeks”. He expressed hope that once the election process in Kosovo is over, the conditions will be secured in PriÅ¡tina too for the start of the dialogue.
“Dialogue with Belgrade in February”
November 29th, 2010 |
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Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci has underscored that the dialogue with Belgrade will, most likely, start in February.
He also said that the Serb-populated north of Kosovo will not be a topic of the talks.
FM: Priština not ready for dialogue
November 29th, 2010 |
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FM Vuk Jeremić says that Serbia had developed a strategy for its dialogue with Priština, which, he said, is still not ready to start the dialogue with Belgrade.
“So it seems according to the information we receive from our partners in the international community. Although we believe that it would be better for all of us to start the talks as soon as possible, we will be patient,†Jeremić said in an interview published by Blic today.
FM: Kosovo dialogue in line with state policy
November 26th, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says the Belgrade-PriÅ¡tina dialogue will be carried out “in keeping with the UN mandate”.
“Serbia will negotiate in keeping with its state policy adopted by in parliament,” he told Jagodina’s Palma Plus TV late on Thursday.