"U.S. to get mines in Kosovo, Serbia to have stake"

The United States "could soon take over a majority stake in all mines in Kosovo and Metohija formally owned by Serbia", writes a Belgrade tabloid.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 12.03.2013.

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BELGRADE The United States "could soon take over a majority stake in all mines in Kosovo and Metohija formally owned by Serbia", writes a Belgrade tabloid. Our country would be left with 49 percent ownership in the mines, according to the Tuesday edition of the Belgrade-based daily Informer. "U.S. to get mines in Kosovo, Serbia to have stake" Serbian Minister of Natural Resources Milan Bacevic "reached that deal during the last week's visit to the U.S. State of Illinois", the tabloid, quoted by Tanjug, claimed, basing its report on "sources close to U.S. administration". "This is a draft agreement, which should later become a final contract between the two states, which would, in fact, annul dubious privatizations that were carried out by Kosovo Albanians and their privatization agency that in this way seized and sold Serbia's assets," according to the article. Milovan Drecun, chairman of the Serbian Parliamentary Committee on Kosovo and Metohija, was asked to comment and told Informer that this was "one of proposals for possible cooperation". “To my knowledge, this primarily refers to the Trepca mines. If the deal with Illinois is realized, that will be amazing for Serbia and all its citizens. Pristina would first be denied the right to administer the mines' assets, and those assets would be again under Serbia's jurisdiction. This cooperation would also contribute in a political sense, as that would show that Kosovo is not an independent state,” Drecun was quoted as saying. Director of the Government Office for Kosovo Aleksandar Vulin reacted by saying that Serbia does not recognize "the privatization in Kosovo". “That privatization was conducted by one nation only. What I can say at the moment is that the state possesses the assets in the southern province,” Vulin stressed. Director of the Trepca mines Jovan Dimkic did not wish to make any comment on the report. “There is still no official information from the ministry, and that is the reason why I would rather not comment on that until that is made official through documents,” Dimkic said. However, Oliver Ivanovic, former secretary at the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, believes that such an agreement is unrealistic, and that going to international courts is the only way to prevent the seizure of Serbia's state assets. Tanjug Informer

"U.S. to get mines in Kosovo, Serbia to have stake"

Serbian Minister of Natural Resources Milan Bačević "reached that deal during the last week's visit to the U.S. State of Illinois", the tabloid, quoted by Tanjug, claimed, basing its report on "sources close to U.S. administration".

"This is a draft agreement, which should later become a final contract between the two states, which would, in fact, annul dubious privatizations that were carried out by Kosovo Albanians and their privatization agency that in this way seized and sold Serbia's assets," according to the article.

Milovan Drecun, chairman of the Serbian Parliamentary Committee on Kosovo and Metohija, was asked to comment and told Informer that this was "one of proposals for possible cooperation".

“To my knowledge, this primarily refers to the Trepča mines. If the deal with Illinois is realized, that will be amazing for Serbia and all its citizens. Priština would first be denied the right to administer the mines' assets, and those assets would be again under Serbia's jurisdiction. This cooperation would also contribute in a political sense, as that would show that Kosovo is not an independent state,” Drecun was quoted as saying.

Director of the Government Office for Kosovo Aleksandar Vulin reacted by saying that Serbia does not recognize "the privatization in Kosovo".

“That privatization was conducted by one nation only. What I can say at the moment is that the state possesses the assets in the southern province,” Vulin stressed.

Director of the Trepča mines Jovan Dimkić did not wish to make any comment on the report.

“There is still no official information from the ministry, and that is the reason why I would rather not comment on that until that is made official through documents,” Dimkić said.

However, Oliver Ivanović, former secretary at the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, believes that such an agreement is unrealistic, and that going to international courts is the only way to prevent the seizure of Serbia's state assets.

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