Jeremić: Kosovo will join UN over my dead body
Source: Beta, Tanjug
BELGRADE -- FM Vuk Jeremić says that Kosovo's move to join the UN during his upcoming presidency of the UN General Assembly would be "an act of pointless provocation".
Vuk Jeremić (Tanjug, file)
Serbia's outgoing chief of diplomacy added that such a move "would have no chance whatsoever of succeeding".
"As long as Serbia presides over the UN, and that's for the next year, this could only happen over my dead body," Jeremić told a news conference after a meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis in Belgrade.
Jeremić will take over as UN General Assembly president in September.
Addressing reporters today, he also expressed hope that such an application would not be filed by the authorities in Priština.
In reference to Russia and China, Jeremić noted that "two UN Security Council member countries with right of veto have a clear position on Kosovo, just like Serbia, which is that Kosovo is not a country and cannot become a member of the world organization".
Kosovo's ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in early 2008 - a proclamation that Serbia rejected as illegal.
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BELGRADE -- Serbia's likely future PM Ivica Dačić stated on Wednesday that he did not call on leader Rasim Ljajić to take part in his government.
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BELGRADE -- Ivica Dačić and Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis say they expect Serbia to get a date for the start of EU talks before the end of the EU presidency held by Cyprus.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 19:52 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (30) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej called for unity among Serbs, adding that the Church (SPC) would never agree or come to terms with Kosovo "being given away".
sreda 11.07.2012 | 17:03 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Constitutional Court’s decision has created confusion and Vojvodina is now facing a problem, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) MP Bojan Đurić has stated.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 15:57 | Source: Beta | Comments: (9) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Kosovo Serb associations have announced they will launch a petition for abolishment of all agreements on Kosovo reached in the Belgrade-Priština talks.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 14:56 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (4) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić told Cypriot FM Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis on Wednesday that the EU membership was Serbia’s strategic goal.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 14:29 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
LEPOSAVIĆ -- The only mayor in the four northern, Serb municipalities in Kosovo that hailed from the Democratic Party (DS) is out of office, said reports on Wednesday.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 13:54 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Koštunica says the Constitutional Court's ruling “is a historic decision that will stop further dissolution”.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 11:16 | Source: Blic, Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Northern Kosovo Serbs should be included in dialogue with Priština, Ministry for Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanović and analyst Vladimir Todorić have said.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 10:44 | Source: RTS, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) leader Milan Krkobabić says the new government needs to function as a team but that he will not be a part of it.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 09:28 | Source: Danas | Comments: (23) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić’s statement on Kosovo does not mean that he advocated the partition of Kosovo, the president's office told daily Danas.
sreda 11.07.2012 | 09:09 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- PM-Designate Ivica Dačić stated on Tuesday that the new government would be constituted very quickly.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 17:47 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (10) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A coalition agreement was signed in Belgrade on Tuesday afternoon paving the way for the election in parliament of Serbia's new government.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 17:05 | Source: B92 | Comments: (4) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Ahead of the signing of a coalition agreement that would enable the formation of a government in Serbia, B92 has seen the details of the document.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 15:31 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (21) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, should he arrive in Serbia, will be welcome "to visit every part of the country, including Kosovo", says FM Vuk Jeremić.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 14:04 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The media have been speculating that Leon Kojen will be foreign minister in Serbia's new government, which prompted a reaction from outgoing FM Vuk Jeremić.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 13:49 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (17) | Send comment
MELENCI, BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić said on Tuesday that a consensus on Kosovo must be reached in Serbia.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 11:13 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (42) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon traveled to Priština on Monday after his meetings with officials in Belgrade.
utorak 10.07.2012 | 10:59 | Source: Tanjug, Večernje novosti | Comments: (8) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Belgrade on July 23, where he will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 17:25 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (17) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić says Boris Tadić told him he would travel to the Croatia Summit - but not that he intended to shake hands with Hashim Thaci.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 17:03 | Source: B92, Beta, RTS | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A high ranking official of the United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) has said that his party would not sign a government coalition agreement "such as it is".
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 15:23 | Source: Danas, Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbia's new president, Tomislav Nikolić (SNS), and the foreign minister in the outgoing government, Vuk Jeremić (DS), are Serbia's most popular politicians.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 15:14 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA --
At a protest gathering held in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbs from northern Kosovo stated that they do not give up on peaceful fight for survival in this territory.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 15:00 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Democratic Party (DS) leader Boris Tadić's participation in the Croatia Summit was "a mockery of official state policy," says a DSS party spokesman.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 11:58 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (11) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon met on Monday in Belgrade with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 10:36 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Vuk Jeremić told B92 TV late on Sunday that he was subjected to "a true harangue" in the past few days over his upcoming UN General Assembly presidency.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 09:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis is scheduled to will visit Belgrade on Wednesday, according to reports.
ponedeljak 9.07.2012 | 09:18 | Source: Večernje novosti | Comments: (18) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The parties laboring to form Serbia's new government are busy ahead of the Tuesday publication of the content of their coalition agreement.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 15:49 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (15) | Send comment
ZAGREB -- It is a little late for ex-President Boris Tadić’s symbolic meeting with Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, says Austrian Deputy Chancellor and FM Michael Spindelegger.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 15:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (30) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Democratic Party of Serbia (DS) leader Boris Tadić says his handshake with Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci has no historic importance.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 13:28 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (7) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Kosovo Serbs will hold a protest over increasing pressure and threatened safety in northern Kosovska Mitrovica on Monday.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 13:26 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (10) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Čedomir Jovanović says every political gesture that relaxes relations is important for the region, Belgrade and Priština.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 12:37 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- PM-Designate and Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dačić says talks within the SPS-led coalition will be held on Monday.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 11:17 | Source: Beta | Comments: (18) | Send comment
PRIŠTINA, NOVI SAD -- Kosovo’s President Atifete Jahjaga has stated that she is ready to meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 11:09 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (12) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- PM-Designate Ivica Dačić has called on the Democratic Party (DS) to say whether it has changed its policy now that it is in the opposition.
nedelja 8.07.2012 | 10:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (29) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon will arrive in Belgrade on Sunday for a two-day visit.
subota 7.07.2012 | 15:56 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (64) | Send comment
BELGRADE, ZAGREB -- Democratic Party (DS) leader and former Serbian President Boris Tadić had numerous meetings at the 7th Croatia Summit on Saturday, said reports from Dubrovnik.
subota 7.07.2012 | 14:59 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- United Regions of Serbia (URS) leader Mlađan Dinkić has stated that his party will run three ministries in the new Serbian government.
subota 7.07.2012 | 13:24 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
SURDULICA -- PM-Designate Ivica Dačić said late on Friday that the process of the forming of the future Serbian government was well underway.
subota 7.07.2012 | 12:26 | Source: Beta | Comments: (49) | Send comment
DUBROVNIK, ZAGREB -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon says Serbia is expected to accept “Kosovo’s independence”.
subota 7.07.2012 | 11:02 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (14) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović has strongly condemned the murder of Milutin and Ljiljana Jevtić near Uroševac.
subota 7.07.2012 | 10:54 | Source: Beta | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and United Regions of Serbia (URS) will continue the talks on new government Saturday.
petak 6.07.2012 | 17:00 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Serb Progressive Party (SNS) and United Regions of Serbia (URS) leaders have agreed to sign a coalition deal on July 10.
petak 6.07.2012 | 15:28 | Source: pištaljka.rs | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A plot of land that Dragan Šutanovac and nine other investors bought in Belgrade's central municipality of Vračar was classed as "arable land".
petak 6.07.2012 | 14:47 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
TRSTENIK -- United Regions of Serbia (URS) official Verica Kalanović believes that the government will be formed between July 20 and August 1.
petak 6.07.2012 | 12:49 | Source: Blic, Danas, Tanjug, Večernje novosti | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Daily Večernje novosti writes that Democratic Party (DS) leader Boris Tadić will not have an opponent in the party elections.
petak 6.07.2012 | 11:21 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (7) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon will soon come to Belgrade and meet with senior government officials.
petak 6.07.2012 | 10:45 | Source: Tanjug, Večernje novosti | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Democratic Party (DS) Presidency member Borislav Stefanović has said that the DS will not dissolve.
petak 6.07.2012 | 09:50 | Source: Beta, Politika | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) leader Rasim Ljajić says President Tomislav Nikolić’s offer for the participation in the new government was fair.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 22:08 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The three political parties currently negotiating an alliance to form Serbia's new government have concluded their bilateral meetings.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 20:17 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (7) | Send comment
DOBROSIN -- Serbian Army (VS) Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Ljubiša Diković on Thursday visited Base Dobrosin, located in the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ).
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 18:11 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
LONDON -- The foreign minister in Serbia's outgoing government, Vuk Jeremić, conferred with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in London on Thursday.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 15:31 | Source: Beta | Comments: (2) | Send comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Councilors of four northern Kosovo municipalities assessed at a joint session on Thursday that the security situation had drastically deteriorated.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 13:28 | Source: Beta | Comments: (16) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission said on Wednesday that the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, would continue to play "the key role in boosting the rule of law in Kosovo".
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 12:52 | Source: B92, Blic, Press | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Dailies Blic and Press have reported that the Serbian government has approved USD 2.9mn for Vuk Jeremić’s office in New York.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 12:05 | Source: Danas, Tanjug, Blic, Politika | Comments: (13) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- If the Socialists, Progressives and the United Regions of Serbia (URS) form a government, the Democrats will hold an early election assembly for the party.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 11:03 | Source: Tanjug, Večernje novosti | Comments: (12) | Send comment
BRUSSELS, BELGRADE -- Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland says majority of CoE members have recognized Kosovo but that membership has not been discussed yet.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 10:13 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker will complete his official visit to Serbia on Thursday.
četvrtak 5.07.2012 | 09:23 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (16) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Democratic Party (DS) leader Boris Tadić has stated that “organized crime is looking forward to political changes in Serbia”.
