Dacic to take part in UN meetings on Kosovo, arms trade

Dacic to take part in UN meetings on Kosovo, arms trade

"Mexico will host the First Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty and I have been invited by the minister of foreign affairs of Mexico to attend it. To be present at this meeting is important to us because of bilateral meetings - concerning Kosovo, of course - that will take place there," Dacic said for Belgrade-based daily Politika.

Kosovo’s lobbying is particularly pronounced in that region right now and meeting with representatives from Mexico, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, who will all be there, is therefore very important for us, said Dacic.

Politika points out that Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago are among the 26 (out of 58) UNESCO Executive Board member-countries that have not recognized Kosovo.

The Serbian foreign minister said that he would participate in a regular UN Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo a few days before, on August 21.

Ban's report

Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon commended in the latest report on UNMIK the continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina negotiations on the pending issues, and expressed regret over sluggishness of Kosovo institutions in formation of the special court.

The report referring to the period from April 16 to July 15, 2015 is released ahead of the session of the UN Security Council scheduled for August 21 that will be attended by Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic.

During the time period reflected in the report, Kosovo institutions made slow advancement towards the establishment of a special court for the KLA crimes, and this is a serious cause for concern, Ban said.

He commended the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, especially the meetings held in June, which focused on the unresolved issues in the implementation of the Brussels agreement, the establishment of the Community of Serb municipalities and the issues of telecommunication and energy.

The UN secretary general estimated the security situation in Kosovo in the previous period as generally stable.