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7 December 2015 Seminar on the Kosovo Triangle: Belgrade-Pristina-Brussels
Monday, 7 December 2015
Seminar Held on Kosovo Triangle: Belgrade-Pristina-Brussels
The National Assembly House hosted a seminar on the Kosovo Triangle: Belgrade-Pristina-Brussels, organised by the international NGO “Support Us” and the Office for Kosovo-Metohija.
During the first panel discussion, Milovan Drecun, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Kosovo-Metohija, spoke about the current state-of-play of the process of normalisation of the relations between Belgrade and Pristina, future steps in the negotiation process and the importance of establishing the Community of Serb municipalities.
“This will be an institutionalised mechanism, which should be recognised by Pristina and the international community, in connection with Belgrade, aimed at providing Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija with prospects and protection”, said Drecun. He believes it necessary to come up with a long-term constructive solution to the Kosovo problem, which is important both for Serbia’s EU accession process and the overall improvement of international politics and economic development. Drecun stressed that Serbia is about to broach a number of important issues such as the return of the exiles, restitution of property and the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Damjan Jovic, Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo-Metohija, said the young people’s interest in Kosovo-Metohija is a serious issue. “While the idea of Kosovo-Metohija lives within us, it will remain part of the Serbian being and Serbian state”, said Jovic.
In the course of the panels “UNESCO, small procedural victory?” and “Security and NATO, what do you say about that?”, the participants of the seminar were addressed by representatives of religious communities, civil society, analysts, representatives of the diplomatic corps and Pristina security corps.
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9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Family (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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9.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - the Head of the PFG with Cuba meets with the Charge d’Affaires and former Cuban Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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14.00 - eight National Assembly committees meet with a delegation of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)