President won’t attend Croatia inauguration

This point goes (again) to the Albanians.

Come on Tadic, we can continue to party Kosovas two-year anniversary also in Zagreb, it would be nice, anyway no one will miss you.

Cheers!

Now Tadic and serbs maybee know wich country in the region is more important. Serbia or Kosovo. Kosovo is taking place and Serbia is getting isolated from it's neighbours.

Childish

I find it really childish the reason why Tadic is rejecting the invitation by the newly elected Croatian President.
What Tadic is trying to point out is Kosova is REALLY influencing Serbian politics. In other words Serbia has no influence on Kosova and the neighbouring countries as it had before.

It is cristal clear that good naiberly relations are not in best interest for Republic of Serbia and for Mr.Tadic. Congratulations

'Something is rotten in the state of Croatia'.
Zagreb is effectively making a farce of the inauguration of their new president.
Maybe they are happy to have a mafia warlord from an unrecognised 'country' attend the ceremony. I don't know.

Internationally, the Zagreb government will look pathetically foolish by not having the President of their important eastern neighbour in attendance.

Is Zagreb cutting off its nose to spite its face?

MB,Ireland

I think the president of Serbia made a serious error in judgment. He has to be prepared not to attend a lot of inaugurations’ as many countries in the region have recognized Kosovo’s independence.

This decision not to attend the inauguration goes to show that Mr. Tadic is no different than his predecessor when it comes to Kosovo. Serbia has a long way to go to relieve itself from its past demons. Serbia is hunted by its past mistakes and currently is trying to desperately hang on to something that entire world knows and accepts as being lost.

It’s extremely sad and disappointing that Serbia is trying to use all its might to prevent Kosovo from making even a tiny inch forward. I wonder if NATO wasn’t in Kosovo and Serbia had a free hand to operate in Kosovo what would the current regime do different than that of Milosevic. The answer is nothing they would behave the same way if not worst. They are certainly not democrats when it comes to Kosovo. Until Serbia learns how to be a good neighbor and by that I mean respecting its neighbors and their decisions it will remain in continuous conflict with all its neighbors.

I commend Croatia from making the right decision and not bowing to the Serbian blackmail. Personally I can not wait for the ICJ to come up with the ruling which will be the last nail in the coffin when it comes to Serbia’s stance related to Kosovo.

Serbian Tadić wants to negotiate with the Albanians but cant be in the same area in case they bump in to each other. Strange and weird what is he scared of. Has some one been telling Tadić that Albanians are 3 meters tall and eat Serbs for breakfast. Maybe it is baby face Vuk Jeremić he heard it from true Serbian fairy tails. Just do not look the Albanians in the eyes or the spell will be broken they will seem just like you uuu scary.

Very wise decision by Tadic! I support it 100%. Our dear neighbours thought Kosovo would go and that Serbia would give in and accept the theft of our territory and sacred land.

Quite right. Serbia is of much greater significance in the region and should make its disapproval clear.

RE:chicken out......
(Kosova-USA

The only chickens in the balkans are the terrorist thugs in Pristina. How long would this group stay in power without the war criminals NATO?
I thought so....

This just shows again that it is difficult to be free after having war crimes related sanctions for 20 years. The visa liberalization came too fast for Serbia. They are used to be isolated and if UN and EU does not put sanctions, Serbia puts sanctions on themselves. This is so ironic.

Who would thought Kosovo is more important then region leader Serbia? Knowing fully how much support Kosovo has from west, its simply foolish to ignore us. Montengro has already taken side, you guys have left, who? RS? Yeah good luck with that artificial "state", even Greece recognize Kosovar passport, funny since they havent recognized our Independence. While Slovenia in other hand is getting their hands on every major company in Kosovo due of the growing population and demand. Ministry of Transport made it official 1 billion euro worth highway will be finished in 36 months and Kosovo having access to their own port is smth even Belgrade will envious. Do I have to remind Prishtina's International Airport is the only international airport in the Balkans who increased their passangers with +8% while Beograd's Tesla dropped -10%, what happend to the blackhole mafia state Kosovo who would eventually starve?

same move as recalling the Montenegro ambassador. really really mature move Tadic. Now he wont be inagurated. O wait he will and no one cares if you are there or not. Got to love democracy

Bravo Tadic, oh and team Albania

Also i hope Thaci enjoys Zagreb, but Moscow, Beijing and Athens much more beautiful and powerufl ;)

Oh and has Thaci been to UN meeting??? He doesnt have to Jeremic does that for him

GOD BLESS SERBS, SERBIA AND VASOJEVICI!!!

Bad move by Tadic in my opinion. Josipovic has clearly extended his hand towards Belgrade immediately after being elected. He's already distanced himself from the bumblings of his predecessor and is looking to seriously mend fences with Serbia. This would have been a perfect opportunity for Tadic to return the gesture by attending the ceremony without caring who else was at the party. He could have either ignored Sejdiu and proved his irrelevance amid his own flexibility, or he could have even tried to shake his hand and greeted him as the "president of the temporary institutions of Kosovo" or whatever they call it, and be the bigger gentleman. The look on Sejdiu's face would have been worth the price of the trip. Instead, he stays at home, Sejdiu can breathe a sigh of relief that it's another ordinary day for him, and the ceremonies continue regardless.

Tadić will not attend the ceremony because the Kosovo Albanian president, Fatmir Sejdiu, confirmed he would be there.

Why not write; Kosovo President;Fatmir Sejdiu?
Even though Majority of population is K-Albanian, yet we have planty minorities in Kosova/o.

As for Tadic not attending, is what exactly I have predicted 2 weeks ago.
chicken out......

I support Tadić on this one but I'm sure Josipović will be quick to make amends. The absence of the regional leader really weakens the inauguration. I bet Josipović was hoping Sejdiu would not attend.

It's also good to see so many Serbian-Albanians take great interest in their president even though they express their disappointment. I don't think anything else could be expected.

I look forward to successful negotiations between Serbia and Croatia and may this be the start of things to come with BiH and KiM.

Good decision.
Serbia needs to stick with her friends, and not cosy up to her enemies, who have brought her nothing but war and death.

Tadic with this behavior can not go to far he is sending bad signs to the EU,Croatia AND Kosovo,and then blaming Mesiq because he speak up the rtuth because he knows very well serbian intentions ,,,,,,

As the days pass Serbia isolation becoming more and more evident.

Tadic, dont worry, none of the reginal leader would like to see your presence.

And "Team "Kosova"" is again present at full strength to post their comments and to recommend each other's and their own comments multiple times. Now that is childish. And it does not demoralize Serbs one single bit. So get from behind your PCs and look for a productive job.

Yes, i totally agree with my colleagues. it is so childish AND pathetic. we look for statesmen/women and end up w/ such politicians.

but it'll be a great party. would love to be there!

ciao!
roberto
wet frisco

Tadic thought he could manipulate with the croatian government, like they did last year with the macedonian.

this is just like a game of football,if you dont show up for the mach,you lose,i dont think not attending is a right idear, kosovo is getting stronger the voice of the west in the balkans.in a foot ball mach you attack the attacker

So many Albanian experts showed up here to teach Tadic protocol.

I wonder why he hasn't snapped some of you for that position when you all make perfect sense.

Seems to me that Albanians are more upset about Tadic not attending than the Serbs are. Weird.

Now Tadic and serbs maybee know wich country in the region is more important. Serbia or Kosovo. Kosovo is taking place and Serbia is getting isolated from it's neighbours.
(Demi, 20 January 2010 13:44)

Wishful thinking!

"Good decision.
Serbia needs to stick with her friends, and not cosy up to her enemies, who have brought her nothing but war and death.
(Dragan, 20 January 2010 15:20)"

WROG. Serbia has no friends. Especially in the region. All the countries around have recognized Kosovo and those in the world that didn't have recognized the passports (including China). Serbia has to forget Kosovo and move on. Instead they should concentrate on how to make life better for the K-Serbs.

He has no other choice but to shoot himself in the foot, considering that this govt has invested so much effort in making any rapprochement with Kosovar authorities impossible.
What I don't understand is that they insist on ignoring Kosovo's democratically elected officials. Forget independence, should they not cooperate with them, if they're serious about the concept of broad autonomy within Serbia?

Ha ha ha very laughing matter. Don't worry Tadic coz no one is going to miss you at this inaguration.

Don't know if it was a smart move not to attend the ceremony.

Doing so, he gives Kosovo and it's "president" much more influence than they deserves.

"Childish
(Miri, 20 January 2010 14:23)"

Childish to you, politically expedient to Tadic - he obviously wants to get reelected,

Pity it should be a good bash.

Absolutely the right decision. Serbia needs to evaluate each situation and decide what is in it's best interest. Croatia should not have recognised Kosovo, however, it's never too late to withdraw recognitions. Croatia needs to decide what is in it's best interest.

Serbia's future is in Europe. The road to Europe is through Serbia's neighbours. Attending the inauguration of a neighbouring president is just good manners. Countries that look forward have a future. While the past should not be forgotten, countries and people that worship the past are left on the side of history's road. Greater Serbia, Greater Hungary, Greater Austria, Greater Romania...all fantasies nurtured by socially inadequate zealots.

Consistency my friends, that's the key. It's called diplomacy. The Government of Serbia has every right to show dissatisfaction about a leader of a separatist movement being in attendance.

Albanians bully and kill innocent people to try get what they desire. Serbs use peaceful and diplomatic means to prevent this.

Once again Serbia is distancing itself from it's neighbours. It happend in 1991 and now history is repeating itself. When will Serbia realise you can't always have everything your own way, sometimes you got to give to gain. By Tadic not showing up to the inaugeration is a slap in the face for Croatia, the E.U and most importantly Balkan stability. Serbia must relaise that during the old YU, Serbia was powerful due to Tito's un-wanted one sided policies but not anymore. For Serbia to have any sort of tolearnce from others once again it must not bully it's neighbours but to co-operate with them.

RE:chicken out......
(Kosova-USA

The only chickens in the balkans are the terrorist thugs in Pristina. How long would this group stay in power without the war criminals NATO?
I thought so....

Yes, i totally agree with my colleagues. it is so childish AND pathetic. we look for statesmen/women and end up w/ such politicians.

but it'll be a great party. would love to be there!

ciao!
roberto
wet frisco

Now Tadic and serbs maybee know wich country in the region is more important. Serbia or Kosovo. Kosovo is taking place and Serbia is getting isolated from it's neighbours.

'Something is rotten in the state of Croatia'.
Zagreb is effectively making a farce of the inauguration of their new president.
Maybe they are happy to have a mafia warlord from an unrecognised 'country' attend the ceremony. I don't know.

Internationally, the Zagreb government will look pathetically foolish by not having the President of their important eastern neighbour in attendance.

Is Zagreb cutting off its nose to spite its face?

MB,Ireland

Bravo Tadic, oh and team Albania

Also i hope Thaci enjoys Zagreb, but Moscow, Beijing and Athens much more beautiful and powerufl ;)

Oh and has Thaci been to UN meeting??? He doesnt have to Jeremic does that for him

GOD BLESS SERBS, SERBIA AND VASOJEVICI!!!

Very wise decision by Tadic! I support it 100%. Our dear neighbours thought Kosovo would go and that Serbia would give in and accept the theft of our territory and sacred land.

"Good decision.
Serbia needs to stick with her friends, and not cosy up to her enemies, who have brought her nothing but war and death.
(Dragan, 20 January 2010 15:20)"

WROG. Serbia has no friends. Especially in the region. All the countries around have recognized Kosovo and those in the world that didn't have recognized the passports (including China). Serbia has to forget Kosovo and move on. Instead they should concentrate on how to make life better for the K-Serbs.

Come on Tadic, we can continue to party Kosovas two-year anniversary also in Zagreb, it would be nice, anyway no one will miss you.

Cheers!

Tadić will not attend the ceremony because the Kosovo Albanian president, Fatmir Sejdiu, confirmed he would be there.

Why not write; Kosovo President;Fatmir Sejdiu?
Even though Majority of population is K-Albanian, yet we have planty minorities in Kosova/o.

As for Tadic not attending, is what exactly I have predicted 2 weeks ago.
chicken out......

It is cristal clear that good naiberly relations are not in best interest for Republic of Serbia and for Mr.Tadic. Congratulations

And "Team "Kosova"" is again present at full strength to post their comments and to recommend each other's and their own comments multiple times. Now that is childish. And it does not demoralize Serbs one single bit. So get from behind your PCs and look for a productive job.

This point goes (again) to the Albanians.

I find it really childish the reason why Tadic is rejecting the invitation by the newly elected Croatian President.
What Tadic is trying to point out is Kosova is REALLY influencing Serbian politics. In other words Serbia has no influence on Kosova and the neighbouring countries as it had before.

Who would thought Kosovo is more important then region leader Serbia? Knowing fully how much support Kosovo has from west, its simply foolish to ignore us. Montengro has already taken side, you guys have left, who? RS? Yeah good luck with that artificial "state", even Greece recognize Kosovar passport, funny since they havent recognized our Independence. While Slovenia in other hand is getting their hands on every major company in Kosovo due of the growing population and demand. Ministry of Transport made it official 1 billion euro worth highway will be finished in 36 months and Kosovo having access to their own port is smth even Belgrade will envious. Do I have to remind Prishtina's International Airport is the only international airport in the Balkans who increased their passangers with +8% while Beograd's Tesla dropped -10%, what happend to the blackhole mafia state Kosovo who would eventually starve?

So many Albanian experts showed up here to teach Tadic protocol.

I wonder why he hasn't snapped some of you for that position when you all make perfect sense.

Seems to me that Albanians are more upset about Tadic not attending than the Serbs are. Weird.

This just shows again that it is difficult to be free after having war crimes related sanctions for 20 years. The visa liberalization came too fast for Serbia. They are used to be isolated and if UN and EU does not put sanctions, Serbia puts sanctions on themselves. This is so ironic.

Tadic with this behavior can not go to far he is sending bad signs to the EU,Croatia AND Kosovo,and then blaming Mesiq because he speak up the rtuth because he knows very well serbian intentions ,,,,,,

I support Tadić on this one but I'm sure Josipović will be quick to make amends. The absence of the regional leader really weakens the inauguration. I bet Josipović was hoping Sejdiu would not attend.

It's also good to see so many Serbian-Albanians take great interest in their president even though they express their disappointment. I don't think anything else could be expected.

I look forward to successful negotiations between Serbia and Croatia and may this be the start of things to come with BiH and KiM.

Consistency my friends, that's the key. It's called diplomacy. The Government of Serbia has every right to show dissatisfaction about a leader of a separatist movement being in attendance.

Albanians bully and kill innocent people to try get what they desire. Serbs use peaceful and diplomatic means to prevent this.

As the days pass Serbia isolation becoming more and more evident.

Tadic, dont worry, none of the reginal leader would like to see your presence.

Quite right. Serbia is of much greater significance in the region and should make its disapproval clear.

Childish

Absolutely the right decision. Serbia needs to evaluate each situation and decide what is in it's best interest. Croatia should not have recognised Kosovo, however, it's never too late to withdraw recognitions. Croatia needs to decide what is in it's best interest.

Good decision.
Serbia needs to stick with her friends, and not cosy up to her enemies, who have brought her nothing but war and death.

Serbian Tadić wants to negotiate with the Albanians but cant be in the same area in case they bump in to each other. Strange and weird what is he scared of. Has some one been telling Tadić that Albanians are 3 meters tall and eat Serbs for breakfast. Maybe it is baby face Vuk Jeremić he heard it from true Serbian fairy tails. Just do not look the Albanians in the eyes or the spell will be broken they will seem just like you uuu scary.

I think the president of Serbia made a serious error in judgment. He has to be prepared not to attend a lot of inaugurations’ as many countries in the region have recognized Kosovo’s independence.

This decision not to attend the inauguration goes to show that Mr. Tadic is no different than his predecessor when it comes to Kosovo. Serbia has a long way to go to relieve itself from its past demons. Serbia is hunted by its past mistakes and currently is trying to desperately hang on to something that entire world knows and accepts as being lost.

It’s extremely sad and disappointing that Serbia is trying to use all its might to prevent Kosovo from making even a tiny inch forward. I wonder if NATO wasn’t in Kosovo and Serbia had a free hand to operate in Kosovo what would the current regime do different than that of Milosevic. The answer is nothing they would behave the same way if not worst. They are certainly not democrats when it comes to Kosovo. Until Serbia learns how to be a good neighbor and by that I mean respecting its neighbors and their decisions it will remain in continuous conflict with all its neighbors.

I commend Croatia from making the right decision and not bowing to the Serbian blackmail. Personally I can not wait for the ICJ to come up with the ruling which will be the last nail in the coffin when it comes to Serbia’s stance related to Kosovo.

"Childish
(Miri, 20 January 2010 14:23)"

Childish to you, politically expedient to Tadic - he obviously wants to get reelected,

Pity it should be a good bash.

Now Tadic and serbs maybee know wich country in the region is more important. Serbia or Kosovo. Kosovo is taking place and Serbia is getting isolated from it's neighbours.
(Demi, 20 January 2010 13:44)

Wishful thinking!

Bad move by Tadic in my opinion. Josipovic has clearly extended his hand towards Belgrade immediately after being elected. He's already distanced himself from the bumblings of his predecessor and is looking to seriously mend fences with Serbia. This would have been a perfect opportunity for Tadic to return the gesture by attending the ceremony without caring who else was at the party. He could have either ignored Sejdiu and proved his irrelevance amid his own flexibility, or he could have even tried to shake his hand and greeted him as the "president of the temporary institutions of Kosovo" or whatever they call it, and be the bigger gentleman. The look on Sejdiu's face would have been worth the price of the trip. Instead, he stays at home, Sejdiu can breathe a sigh of relief that it's another ordinary day for him, and the ceremonies continue regardless.

same move as recalling the Montenegro ambassador. really really mature move Tadic. Now he wont be inagurated. O wait he will and no one cares if you are there or not. Got to love democracy

Don't know if it was a smart move not to attend the ceremony.

Doing so, he gives Kosovo and it's "president" much more influence than they deserves.

Tadic thought he could manipulate with the croatian government, like they did last year with the macedonian.

this is just like a game of football,if you dont show up for the mach,you lose,i dont think not attending is a right idear, kosovo is getting stronger the voice of the west in the balkans.in a foot ball mach you attack the attacker

He has no other choice but to shoot himself in the foot, considering that this govt has invested so much effort in making any rapprochement with Kosovar authorities impossible.
What I don't understand is that they insist on ignoring Kosovo's democratically elected officials. Forget independence, should they not cooperate with them, if they're serious about the concept of broad autonomy within Serbia?

Ha ha ha very laughing matter. Don't worry Tadic coz no one is going to miss you at this inaguration.

Serbia's future is in Europe. The road to Europe is through Serbia's neighbours. Attending the inauguration of a neighbouring president is just good manners. Countries that look forward have a future. While the past should not be forgotten, countries and people that worship the past are left on the side of history's road. Greater Serbia, Greater Hungary, Greater Austria, Greater Romania...all fantasies nurtured by socially inadequate zealots.

Once again Serbia is distancing itself from it's neighbours. It happend in 1991 and now history is repeating itself. When will Serbia realise you can't always have everything your own way, sometimes you got to give to gain. By Tadic not showing up to the inaugeration is a slap in the face for Croatia, the E.U and most importantly Balkan stability. Serbia must relaise that during the old YU, Serbia was powerful due to Tito's un-wanted one sided policies but not anymore. For Serbia to have any sort of tolearnce from others once again it must not bully it's neighbours but to co-operate with them.