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Kosovo government loses no-confidence vote, coalition fails

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s ties to a consultation, and The country needs a new pressed Kosovo to pass a
LLAZAR SEMINI coalition government lost is now expected to set a government,” said Valdete border demarcation deal
Associated Press in a 78-34 vote, with three date for a parliamentary Bajrami of the opposition with neighboring Montene-
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — abstentions and five law- election within 30 to 45 Initiative for Kosovo party, gro, which remains the last
Kosovo’s government on makers not present. days. The existing Cabi- which proposed the no- obstacle before the Euro-
Wednesday lost a no-con- The outcome means that net will continue to run the confidence motion. pean Union accepts to let
fidence vote, setting the the government has col- country until then. The government has been Kosovar citizens travel visa-
scene for an early election lapsed about a year be- Opposition parties have hobbled by its inability to free in its Schengen mem-
following months of politi- fore an election was due. blamed Mustafa’s Cabinet secure a parliamentary ber countries.
cal deadlock over a bor- Kosovo President Hashim for being unable to carry majority to back a border The deal was signed in
der demarcation deal that Thaci formally dissolved the out its program and pass demarcation deal with 2015, and Mustafa with-
critics say would mean a parliament within hours of important laws. neighboring Montenegro. drew a draft ratification bill
loss of territory for the tiny the vote. “The country is badly gov- The United States has last year. q
Balkan country. He has invited political par- erned.
EU criticizes US for $640 million cut to UN agencies

By EDITH M. LEDERER tions” against Syrian Presi-
Associated Press dent Bashar Assad and the
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — “known suppliers and facili-
Putting money into U.N. tators of the Syrian chemi-
agencies, where the Trump cal weapons program” in
administration has just cut order to prevent further
U.S. funding by $640 million, chemical attacks and “war
is as important to global crimes.”
peace and security as de- She called on the EU and all
fense spending — “and countries to exert “maximal
sometimes even more,” a pressure” on North Korea
top European Union official to “abandon its reckless
said Tuesday. pursuit of weapons of mass
EU foreign policy chief Fed- destruction, including nu-
erica Mogherini told the clear weapons.” She also
U.N. Security Council that urged the 28 EU nations to
she wanted to speak di- “rigorously implement” the
rectly to the bloc’s “Ameri- six U.N. sanctions resolu-
can friends” with a clear tions and “impose tough,
message: Military capabili- autonomous measures that
ties are only one element
in the EU’s security strat- go beyond the resolutions,
egy, which also stresses and downgrade diplomat-
economic development, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini listens for a ic and economic ties with
strong state institutions, question during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 24, 2017. Putting money North Korea.”
good health care, educa- into U.N. agencies, where the Trump administration has just cut U.S. funding by $640 million, is as On Iran, Haley said that
important to global peace and security as defense spending — “and sometimes even more,”
tion and democracy. Mogherini said Tuesday. “the European Union can
While the U.S. budget (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) and should do more to
through September ap- underscore to Iran that its
proved by Congress last ganizations like the World global peace and secu- partnership” with the EU on destabilizing actions in the
week cut $640 million from Health Organization, the rity as defense spending — many issues but made no region, including support
U.N. agencies, it added $15 World Food Program and and sometimes even more. mention of budget cuts in for extremist and terrorist
billion to the U.S. defense the U.N. children’s agency And we, Europeans, con- her speech on U.N.-EU re- groups, must cease.”
budget. UNICEF promote key ingre- sider this support to the U.N. lations. Instead, she urged President Donald Trump
Mogherini said the EU’s vol- dients for peace. system as a crucial invest- stronger EU action on Syria, has said he wants to rene-
untary contributions to the “It is essential for us that we ment in our own security.” North Korea and Iran. gotiate or leave the land-
U.N.’s funds and agencies all keep investing in these U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley called on the EU mark 2015 nuclear deal
“amount to half of their U.N. agencies,” she said. Haley cited the Trump ad- and the Security Council to between Iran and six world
total budget” because or- “They are as important to ministration’s “valuable adopt “more rigorous sanc- powers. q
Russian opposition leader undergoes eye surgery after attack

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian arrests. zlement case, was issued a boosting security ahead of Russia on June 12.
opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote on Insta- passport to travel last week. the World Cup in 2018 and On Wednesday, Navalny
Navalny has undergone gram on Tuesday that he Navalny, who built a repu- during the Confederations tweeted that the June pro-
eye surgery in Spain after had been operated on the tation with his investiga- Cup that will be held in Rus- test should go ahead.
being attacked last month. previous day at a Barce- tion into official corruption, sia in June and July. “The basic constitutional
Navalny suffered a severe lona clinic and that doctors spearheaded anti-govern- The tightened security mea- rights of Russian citizens
chemical burn in his right expect the vision in his right ment rallies in March, Rus- sures mean that all protest cannot be abolished and
eye last month when an eye to be restored in sev- sia’s largest and most wide- rallies will be banned in the scrapped by presidential
attacker doused him with eral months. spread in years, and has cities holding the compe- decrees,” he said. “No
green antiseptic. After being denied travel called on his supporters to titions unless they receive ‘special procedure for the
Navalny’s supporters identi- documents for five years, protest again in June. permission from authorities approval of rallies’ set by
fied the attacker as a pro- Navalny, who is serving a The Kremlin on Wednesday and security services — a Putin will not stand in the
government activist, but five-year suspended sen- published a decree signed major blow to Navalny’s way of the anti-corruption
police haven’t made any tence in a dubious embez- by President Vladimir Putin plans to hold rallies across rallies on June 12.” q