K. Albanian media: Tadić didn't stick to "rules"

President Boris Tadic's trip to Decani on Friday is stealing the headlines in today's Albanian language newspapers in Pristina. "The president of Serbia did not stick to what was determined with the Kosovo government's permission for this visit," complains an article in daily Zeri. K. Albanian media: Tadic didn't stick to "rules" The paper adds that the visit was organized "after unclear procedure and with KFOR escort". The president's cabinet said on Friday that no permission was asked from the Kosovo Albanian leadership in Pristina. Zeri also carries statements from major opposition parties, with the Alliance for New Kosovo vice president, Ibrahim Makoli, describing Hashim Thaci's "decision to allow for the Serbian president's visit" as "an insult". "The Kosovo institutions are increasingly demonstrating that they are not capable of leading the country," said he. Koha Ditore ran an article under the headline, "Tadic in Kosovo: This is Serbia". It says that the president "is the first high Serbian official that has managed to break the blockade of the institutions" which have jurisdiction over the visits of high officials "from the northern neighbor". "Tadic did not refrain from political pretensions that are contrary to the Kosovo constitution, because he characterized Kosovo as being part of Serbia during his visit to Decani," said this newspaper. The daily also noted that Tadic was guarded by five of his bodyguards although he was provided with KFOR escort, and, "regardless of the fact it was said he would be escorted by Kosovo's police". "This time as well," the article continues, "there was no meeting between Tadic and the Kosovo institutions representatives." This, despite the fact that Thaci had earlier sent a public invitation to Tadic to meet "in the Kosovo premier's office in Pristina". Other Albanian language dailies in Pristina also report that Tadic "did not stick to the conditions that Thaci listed in his letter for the international representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith".

K. Albanian media: Tadić didn't stick to "rules"

The paper adds that the visit was organized "after unclear procedure and with KFOR escort".

The president's cabinet said on Friday that no permission was asked from the Kosovo Albanian leadership in Priština.

Zeri also carries statements from major opposition parties, with the Alliance for New Kosovo vice president, Ibrahim Makoli, describing Hashim Thaci's "decision to allow for the Serbian president's visit" as "an insult".

"The Kosovo institutions are increasingly demonstrating that they are not capable of leading the country," said he.

Koha Ditore ran an article under the headline, "Tadić in Kosovo: This is Serbia". It says that the president "is the first high Serbian official that has managed to break the blockade of the institutions" which have jurisdiction over the visits of high officials "from the northern neighbor".

"Tadić did not refrain from political pretensions that are contrary to the Kosovo constitution, because he characterized Kosovo as being part of Serbia during his visit to Dečani," said this newspaper.

The daily also noted that Tadić was guarded by five of his bodyguards although he was provided with KFOR escort, and, "regardless of the fact it was said he would be escorted by Kosovo's police".

"This time as well," the article continues, "there was no meeting between Tadić and the Kosovo institutions representatives."

This, despite the fact that Thaci had earlier sent a public invitation to Tadić to meet "in the Kosovo premier's office in Priština".

Other Albanian language dailies in Priština also report that Tadić "did not stick to the conditions that Thaci listed in his letter for the international representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith".