A UN Security Council meeting to present UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s regular quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo was held late on Friday. An agreement was reached that a special court for war crimes committed in KiM should be set up as soon as possible, Tanjug reported. Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said that Serbia expects a special court to be set up as soon as possible, by the beginning of the next year at the latest, before which indictments will be raised against leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Dačić

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Declaration on Missing Persons signed in Mostar (RTS) • Stefanovic requests urgent meeting with EULEX and KFOR (TV Pink) • Stankovic: Greater KFOR efficiency necessary (RTS) • Cooperation in the region resolves issue of missing persons (Danas) • Vukcevic denies EU and OSCE allegations (Tanjug) • Hripunov: Agreement is best way towards cooperation (Radio Serbia) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Final declaration of the Berlin Conference (Srna) • Izetbegovic meets with Erdogan in Ankara: Turkey will continue to assist B&H (Oslobodjenje) • Berlin: Balkan countries say willing to solve bilateral issues, including FYROM – Greek name issue (Republika) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbia Reinforces Border After Policeman's Killing (BIRN) • Kosovo Protesters Stop Serbs From Attending Church (BIRN) • Mercenaries, Extremists Become Major Balkans Export (RFE/RL) • Conference on Western Balkans focuses on EU membership preparations (New Europe/Xinhua) • Balkan Leaders in Berlin Pledge to Work Together (BIRN) • NATO Summit 2014: U.S. Should Support Macedonia (The Heritage Foundation)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Gendarmerie member dies from wounds (Tanjug/Beta) • Serbian Army and KFOR to strengthen joint patrols (Tanjug) • Djuric, Eigner discuss implementation of Brussels agreement (Beta/Tanjug) • Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns Kosovo Albanian demonstrations (RTS) • NATO to stay in Kosovo (Tanjug) • Berlin not asking Belgrade to introduce sanctions to Moscow (Politika) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Good cooperation between RS and Serbian police (Srna) • Vucic, Bevanda discuss cooperation (Fena) • Dodik: Bevanda cannot represent RS at the conference in Berlin (Nezavisne novine) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Serbian policeman killed on border with Kosovo (AP) • Serbia, Albania and Kosovo advance security co-operation (Southeast European Times) • Court Rulings Leave Kosovo in Political Deadlock (BIRN) • Macedonia's path from progress to problem child (Deutsche Welle) • Balkan Leaders Have High Hopes of Berlin Summit (BIRN)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Dacic: Serbia reliable partner and stability factor (Politika) • Djuric: We are requesting a longer deadline for Ivanovic’s defense (RTS) • The Association of Families of Missing Persons in Kosovo seeks justice for Serb victims (Tanjug) • Miscevic: Brussels requests solidarity from Serbia (Blic) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • B&H Council of Ministers didn’t fulfill obligations (Nezavisne novine) • Radoncic: Along with property cards, SBB will also request family cards (Dnevni avaz) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Yugoslav General to Serve War Crimes Term in Finland (BIRN, By Milka Domanovic, 27 August 2014) • A Bosnia-type settlement would hurt Ukraine (London Daily Telegraph, By Charles Crawford, August 26, 2014) • Outlook For Bosnian Job-seekers Remains Grim (BIRN, By Eleanor Rose, 27 August 2014) • Karadzic Requests US General’s ‘Muslim Attack’ Evidence (BIRN, By Denis Dzidic, 27 August 2014) • West Balkans PMs flag up Adriatic highway (Journal of Turkish Weekly, 26 Aug 2014) • Macedonian budget debate degenerates into blows (Associated Press, 27 August 2014) • Albania Starts Shifting Weapons to Iraqi Kurds (BIRN, By Besar Likmeta, 27 August 2014)

STORIES FROM LOCAL PRESS • Ivanovic: I am not guilty (RTS) • Djuric: Serbia firmly with Ivanovic and four defendants (Tanjug) • Dacic and Djuric to attend Security Council session on Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti) • Cyprus will not change stand on Kosovo and Metohija (Novosti) • Odalovic: Serbia committed to missing persons’ issue (Tanjug) STORIES FROM REGIONAL PRESS • Dissatisfied citizens protest before OHR (Oslobodjenje) RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Kosovo Serb leader pleads not guilty to war crimes (eubusiness.com) • Serbia Rebuffs Merkel's EU Criticism (BIRN) • Russian Sappers Defuse Almost 300 Projectiles in Serbia This Year (RIA Novosti) • Macedonia Closer to Constitutional Changes (BIRN) • Bosnia's Embattled Dairy Farmers Seek New Markets (BIRN)