"Cyprus doesn't recognize Kosovo independence"
Source: Tanjug
MOSCOW, NICOSIA -- Cyprus doesn't recognize Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence, says Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias.
“The one thing that Kosovo and Cyrus have in common, as far as the situation in these regions is concerned, is that in both cases, the basic principles of international law and legality, as well as UN decisions, are constantly being violated,“ the Cypriot president said in an interview for today’s edition of Ellada magazine, which is published in Russia.
He underlined that the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of both Serbia and the Republic of Cyprus were being violated in the most brutal manner.
According to him, Cyprus, as a state whose territorial integrity and sovereignty had been been violated for 34 years now, could not recognize the results of separatist actions aimed against Serbia and its territorial integrity.
Cyprus has been split into a Greek and Turkish half since 1974 when Turkish forces invaded the northern part of the island after a brief putsch in the south supported by the Greek junta.
The Turks took over 37 percent of the territory known today as the self-proclaimed Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 21:21 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (16) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- The EU and the U.S. are considering applying the so-called Korean formula on Kosovo, Beta says.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 20:22 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, GRAČANICA -- Kosovo Serbs continued with their protests today in the north of the province and in the enclave of Gračanica.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 16:57 | Source: B92 | Comments: (13) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbia will call on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule on the unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s secession.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 15:46 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- G17 Plus wants the government’s general secretariat to publish how many flats SRS officials have received.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 15:37 | Source: FoNet, Beta | Comments: (29) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- UNMIK and KFOR claim that they have firm proof that MUP officers were in Kosovska Mitrovica on March 17.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 13:09 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE, BAJINA BAŠTA -- Vojislav Koštunica wants the electorate to choose a "state-building, nationally accountable government."
sreda 26.03.2008 | 12:40 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Bojan Pajtić says that the Democratic Party (DS) has yet to discuss possible candidates for the position of prime minister.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 12:33 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Tomislav Nikolić says the SRS will be “more than happy” to establish the source of Mlađan Dinkić’s wealth when they come to power.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 11:10 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (39) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- Hashim Thaci wants all Russian aid sent to the Kosovo Serbs coordinated with Priština.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 10:21 | Source: Beta | Comments: (26) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Yevgeny Primakov says that Serbs from southern parts of Kosovo should move to the north and merge with Serbia.
sreda 26.03.2008 | 09:20 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- Larry Rossin says that Slobodan Samardžić’s proposal could be the basis for talks between Belgrade and UNMIK.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 18:18 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
ČAGLAVICA, BELGRADE -- New York will soon respond to the proposal submitted to UNMIK by Slobodan Samardžić, says the UN mission.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 15:58 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Kosovo Serbs held a large rally in northern Kosovska Mitrovica Tuesday.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 15:40 | Source: Beta | Comments: (12) | Send comment
PRAGUE -- The Czech Christian Democratic Party has reservations regarding the recognition of Kosovo.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 15:35 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić says the Radicals have devised a serious plan for solving problems in Belgrade.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 14:08 | Source: Beta | Comments: (11) | Send comment
NOVI SAD -- A Kosovo Serb leader says jingoism in northern Kosovo “will cost the Serbs in the enclaves in central Kosovo dear .”
utorak 25.03.2008 | 12:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Lt. Gen. Zdravko Ponoš says the U.S.'s decision to ship weapons to Kosovo doesn't pose a military threat to Serbia.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 12:38 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (1) | Send comment
ALGIERS -- Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac started his official visit to Algeria by signing an agreement on defense cooperation.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 12:16 | Source: Beta | Comments: (3) | Send comment
HANOI -- Countries that recognize Kosovo’s unilateral independence set a “dangerous precedent,” said Vuk Jeremić today in Hanoi.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 11:13 | Source: Beta | Comments: (18) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- PM Vojislav Koštunica says Serbia needs a stable government that will have a unanimous policy on Kosovo.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 10:26 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Serb judiciary workers will resume their protest in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in northern K.Mitrovica today.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 10:18 | Source: Beta | Comments: (4) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- There is still no public information as to how parties are financing their elections campaigns.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 10:01 | Source: Beta | Comments: (54) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Richard Holbrook says regardless of who becomes the next U.S. president, policies towards Serbia won't change.
utorak 25.03.2008 | 09:20 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (22) | Send comment
Belgrade, Moscow -- The 1999 NATO bombing was the start of a dangerous experiment, says the Russian ambassador to Serbia.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 20:30 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BUJANOVAC -- Ethnic Albanian parties in southern Serbia are yet to reach an agreement regarding election participation.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 15:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send comment
MOSCOW -- Reports from Moscow says that Russia is looking into ways to send humanitarian aid to the Serb enclaves in Kosovo.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 15:40 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (10) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- A massive protest rally has been announced by local Serbs for tomorrow in Kosovska Mitrovica.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 15:33 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (41) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Today marks the ninth anniversary of the start of the 1999 NATO attacks on Serbia.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 15:12 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (0) | Send comment
NOVI PAZAR -- The SRS and the DSS are negotiating joint participation in the local elections in Novi Pazar, reports from Sandžak say.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 14:26 | Source: Beta | Comments: (21) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu thanked NATO last night on the eve of the ninth anniversary of the attack on Serbia.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 12:51 | Source: Beta | Comments: (17) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A Belgrade newspaper published the plan Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardžić offered to UNMIK recently.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 12:04 | Source: Beta | Comments: (20) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica late last night issued a statement addressing the anniversary of NATO attacks.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 10:34 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) held a convention in Belgrade Sunday.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 10:29 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (5) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Serbs employed in two courts they can't access in Kosovska Mitrovica are this morning protesting again.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 09:56 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (12) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Božidar Đelić said he is one of the people the Democratic Party (DS) is considering nominating for prime minister.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 09:38 | Source: FoNet, Tanjug | Comments: (28) | Send comment
BELGRADE, CARACAS -- Greek minority living in Serbia have appealed to Greece to not recognize Kosovo’s unilateral secession.
ponedeljak 24.03.2008 | 09:23 | Source: Beta | Comments: (24) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Carl Bildt says negotiations are possible between Belgrade and Priština, "but not regarding Kosovo’s status".
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 20:47 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Vojislav Koštunica says a victory of the DS and their coalition could threaten the defense of Kosovo.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 18:41 | Source: B92 | Comments: (8) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Dragan Šutanovac, DS, says military cooperation with countries recognizing Kosovo must continue.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 17:52 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (7) | Send comment
PRIZREN -- Several NGOs continued their visit to the Serb enclaves in Kosovo Saturday
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 15:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Bishop Artemije says the fate of Kosovo will depend on the outcome of the May 11 early parliamentary elections.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 14:04 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (11) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Dragoljub Mićunović says Serbia today has a European perspective, where internal reforms matter.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 14:02 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (3) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Liberal Democrats (LDP) and the League of Vojvodina Social Democrats (LSV) are trading ideological blows.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 12:35 | Source: VOA, Tanjug | Comments: (19) | Send comment
WASHINGTON -- The recognition of Kosovo's unilateral declaration is not going as expected, an independent U.S. analyst says.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 12:08 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (12) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that the attempt to create the "state of Kosovo" is a stragic mistake.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 12:07 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (16) | Send comment
WASHINGTON -- Another U.S. State Department official has expressed his "disappointment" over the recent deadly unrest in Kosovo.
nedelja 23.03.2008 | 11:12 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- The UN Mission in Kosovo has sent the Serbian government's Kosovo proposal to its New York headquarters.
subota 22.03.2008 | 18:29 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (7) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Aleksandr Alexeyev called the UNMIK and KFOR operation in Kosovska Mitrovica on May 17 provocation.
subota 22.03.2008 | 18:03 | Source: Beta | Comments: (4) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The DSS-NS coalition submitted its election list today to the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK).
subota 22.03.2008 | 17:56 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (4) | Send comment
VALJEVO -- Dragan Šutanovac believes that the situation in Kosovo and the whole region is stabilizing after the March 17 riots.
subota 22.03.2008 | 14:41 | Source: Beta, Blic | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The District Prosecution in Novi Sad has launched legal proceedings against Education Minister Zoran Lončar.
subota 22.03.2008 | 14:28 | Source: Beta | Comments: (10) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema expects Serbia to resume her EU journey soon, and says Europe is waiting for her.
subota 22.03.2008 | 10:56 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (11) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Moscow’s aim is to relaunch talks on Kosovo’s status, says the president of the Duma’s foreign policy committee.
subota 22.03.2008 | 10:08 | Source: Beta | Comments: (25) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Slobodan Samardžić has proposed “creating an atmosphere of a functional separation of Serbs and Albanians” to UNMIK.
subota 22.03.2008 | 10:03 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (38) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbia is a key ally of the U.S., and a guarantee of stability in the Balkans, says the U.S. ambassador to Belgrade.
subota 22.03.2008 | 09:21 | Source: Beta | Comments: (25) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- NGO leaders and activists came under physical attack yesterday in Štrpce as they were leaving a local restaurant.
petak 21.03.2008 | 20:09 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (11) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac, DS, has today reacted to the announced U.S. sale of arms to the Kosovo Albanians.
petak 21.03.2008 | 18:06 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (25) | Send comment
BELGRADE, TEL AVIV -- Russia has called for an urgent Russia-NATO meeting regarding U.S. plans to send arms to Kosovo.
petak 21.03.2008 | 16:35 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (7) | Send comment
GRAČANICA -- A leading Kosovo Serb official wants to know whether the May 11 Serbian elections are to take place in Kosovo as well.
petak 21.03.2008 | 16:31 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (15) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A new poll shows that the DS-G17 Plus coalition can count on 105 seats in the parliament.
petak 21.03.2008 | 16:29 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The DSS-NS coalition has submitted its list of candidates for the Belgrade local elections.
petak 21.03.2008 | 16:08 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (24) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Vuk Jeremić says countries backing Kosovo independence are pressuring the region and the Islamic world to recognize.
petak 21.03.2008 | 16:01 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- President Boris Tadić has released his property information, stating that he owns no assets or real estate.
petak 21.03.2008 | 15:58 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (15) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- ivaylo Kalfin says Bulgaria decided to recognize Kosovo in order to ensure the entire region’s progress towards EU integration.
petak 21.03.2008 | 15:29 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The For a European Belgrade coalition candidate for mayor Dragan Đilas has outlined the basic points of his platform.
petak 21.03.2008 | 13:16 | Source: B92 | Comments: (7) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A leading Vojvodina official says there won't be any incidents in Vojvodina after Hungary and Croatia’s recognition of Kosovo.
petak 21.03.2008 | 12:10 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The DSS vice-president says all contact with the Democrats has been cut off since the fall of the government.
petak 21.03.2008 | 11:27 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BANJA LUKA -- Speaker Oliver Dulić says he expects citizens to choose the best option for their future at the coming elections.
petak 21.03.2008 | 10:54 | Source: B92 | Comments: (17) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Professor Zoran Dragišić from the Civil Defense Faculty told B92 that the U.S. administration’s decision was predictable.
petak 21.03.2008 | 10:21 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (85) | Send comment
EINDHOVEN -- Swimmer Milorad Čavić has been suspended from the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven.
petak 21.03.2008 | 10:15 | Source: FoNet | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has submitted its election list to the Republic Election Commission (RIK).
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 23:03 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (4) | Send comment
GRAČANICA -- Serbs in the Kosovo enclave of Gračanica gathered peacefully today to send another message of defiance.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 20:03 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serb Radical Party (SRS) Secretary-General Aleksandar Vučić today voiced optimism over the May 11 ballot.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 17:47 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (17) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- Russia has demanded an urgent meeting of the NATO-Russia Council after George Bush's arms-to-Kosovo announcement.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 16:04 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (11) | Send comment
VIENNA, PARIS, MADRID -- The EULEX mission is on slippery ground and threatened by violence in Kosovo, writes Austrian daily Die Presse.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 15:36 | Source: FoNet, Beta | Comments: (8) | Send comment
SOFIA, LONDON -- The Bulgarian government, as announced yesterday, has recognized Kosovo’s unilateral independence.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 15:29 | Source: Beta | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The “For a European Serbia - Boris Tadić” coalition has submitted its list to the Republic Election Commission (RIK).
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 14:43 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Slobodan Samardžić says claims that Serbia can defend Kosovo by becoming an EU member are “postmodern fairytales.”
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 14:04 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (121) | Send comment
WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica has slammed George Bush's decision to send arms to Kosovo.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 12:03 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Democratic Party (DS) will stand at the local elections in Niš independently, and not in a coalition with G17 Plus.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 11:02 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (10) | Send comment
ZVEČAN, KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Serb municipality presidents in north Kosovo and UNMIK officials agreed to resume cooperation at a meeting in Zvečan.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 10:58 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (25) | Send comment
NEW YORK -- The U.S. has repeated its vehement opposition to a partition of Kosovo, says State Department spokesman Tom Casey.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 10:28 | Source: B92 | Comments: (18) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The government has sent its second request to the UN to investigate the violence in Kosovo this week.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 09:56 | Source: Beta | Comments: (36) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Slobodan Samardžić says that Serbian authorities have proof that somebody wanted to start a war in Kosovo on March 17.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 09:51 | Source: B92 | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Head of UNMIK's administration in K.Mitrovica, U.S. diplomat Gerard Galluci has tendered his resignation, B92 can confirm.
četvrtak 20.03.2008 | 09:16 | Source: Beta | Comments: (14) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko has criticized UNMIK for their poor handling of the Kosovska Mitrovica riots.
