By submitting its answers to the EC questionnaire Serbia has taken relations with the EU to a new level, said EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.
“We have started studying hundreds of thousands of pages. There will be many missions that will come to Belgrade,†he told B92.
International High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko has halted implementation of the Republic of Srpska law on the status of state property.
The decision to halt the implementation of the law will be in effect until the Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina announces its ruling.
Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac has stated that the PM and the ruling coalition will have the final say in the government reshuffle.
“It is never too late for a government reshuffle provided it introduces new quality. Changes are always welcome, but it is debatable how much energy and time they will take first within the ruling coalition, and then within individual ministries,†he told daily VeÄernje novosti.
Croatian President Ivo Josipović says there is no reason for Croatia’s response to Serbia’s genocide countersuit to jeopardize the good relations. Commenting on Croatia’s response at the International Court of Justice on Dec. 20, Josipović told reporters in Zagreb that the response is “part of the normal process that is unfolding,” and that “nothing really spectacular has happened.”
Vatican Ambassador in Belgrade Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Orlando Antonini, has stated that relations between the Holy See and Serbia are excellent.
He explained that this was mainly due to the fact that the Holy See, like many other factors in the international community, had not recognized the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo.
An American official in PriÅ¡tina said on Tuesday his country’s ties with the government there “would remain the same”.
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy Michael Murphy spoke in the context of the Council of Europe (CoE) rapporteur Dick Marty’s report presented last week.
The U.S. diplomatic cables published thus far by WikiLeaks have caused “a certain cooling” in the relations between Serbia and the United States. This is according to Steven Meyer, a professor at the National Defense University and a former CIA analyst.
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Serbia’s relations with the EU and the U.S. have passed a historical turning point, said U.S. professor and NATO and EU expert Charles Kupchan.
Kupchan has assessed that “key event for this change of course was resolution of the UN General Assembly,†daily Politika writes.
The European Commission (EC), in its annual report on the progress made by EU hopefuls, commended Serbia on improving relations with Priština.
But it also called on the country to invest greater efforts in the search for remaining International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) fugitives.
Excitement is mounting in India over the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama, VOA reports.
This was evident this week during a press conference given by Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao.
The EU and Serbia have entered a new dimension of relations after Serbia’s candidacy application was forwarded to the European Commission (EC). This is according to Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.
German Ambassador Wolfram Maas says recognizing Kosovo is not a condition for Serbia’s EU integration. He also noted that good neighborly cooperation in the region was.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele thinks that countries of the Western Balkans should establish good neighborly relations before joining the EU.
“There is a series of challenges in the Balkans that must be solved on a regional level,†he said.
Representatives of civilian sectors from Belgrade and Priština have pointed out importance of establishing a dialogue in order to normalize relations.
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) have in Priština organized the first in a series of meetings of representatives of civilian sectors from Belgrade and Priština.
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said that by changing its UN resolution on Kosovo, Serbia has already “lost its battle even before it has begun.†He said that the fact that Serbia collaborated with the EU to draft a resolution that would be supported by the UN General Assembly is very significant.
President Boris Tadić said that relations between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are improving. He added that Serbia would respect all decisions made and adopted by the two entities and three peoples of the country.
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Belgrade daily Blic says that its “Brussels sources” said that Serbia’s draft Kosovo resolution submitted to the UN General Assembly was an “insult”. The anonymous source is further quoted as saying that Serbia will have to choose who to cooperate with.
Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković said that the ICJ opinion on Kosovo would not endanger relations between Belgrade and Washington. He said that the U.S. and Serbia have developed relations in a good direction thus far, and agree to disagree on the Kosovo issue.
