The week of CEFTA starts today in Belgrade, while Kosovo is expected to take over the chairmanship from Serbia in the CEFTA Secretariat meeting, KoSSev portal reports today.

Deputy President of the Government of Serbia and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Rasic Ljajic will open the week of CEFTA that would last till 23 November.

Creation of a regional economic area and harmonization of CEFTA market would be the focus of the event, KoSSev further reported.

Slavisa Ristic, MP of the Movement for Serbia’s Salvation - New Serbia and a former prominent member of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) submitted yesterday an initiative to assess the constitutionality of the Serbian Government’s Regulation on exercising the right to pensions for employees in the judiciary and the Administration for the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions in Kosovo, Danas daily reported.

Bakir Izetbegovic saying that he hopes Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) will recognize Kosovo represented "a dangerous provocation."

This is according to former US Ambassador to Serbia William Montgomery.

Montgomery added that he "hoped the international community will react strongly and condemn this statement."

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic told reporters during a visit to the construction site of the Belgrade-Waterfront Gallery that next week the SNS should adopt a position on calling parliamentary elections along with the Belgrade ones.

Vucic also stated that the intention of the Albanian factor and the part of the international community was clear to weaken the position of the Serbian List and Serbia in Kosovo, and that he expects this pressure to continue, reported the Serbian media.

Member of the Kosovo Assembly Korab Sejdiu has published the text of a statement recently made before President Hashim Thaci by Serb judges and prosecutors.

N1 first reported that Sejdiu received the signed statements from the Presidency of Kosovo, after filing an official request.

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic in a meeting with Suriname Home Affairs Minister, Mohamed F. Noersalim expressed Serbia’s gratitude over the decision to revoke recognition of Kosovo independence, Serbian media reported.

The Serbian Foreign Ministry release said that the Minister of Home Affairs of Suriname, Mohamed F. Noersalim highlighted that the Government of Suriname place a great significance to the principle of not interfering in internal matters, in particular that of friendly states, such as Serbia.

“Internal dialogue on Kosovo and Metohija aims to hear and take into account the opinion of all citizens of Serbia, and the first round table gathered more than 40 law professors and deans of all law faculties in Serbia, from whom we were able to hear very creative ideas” Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric said to Serbian media.

Secretary General of the Serbian President, Nikola Selakovic said today that an internal dialogue on Kosovo would continue this month and rejected criticism that the dialogue is staged, adding these are the first serious and open talks on Kosovo, without politicians being main stakeholders, Serbian media reported.

He said the dialogue would continue and it would include representatives of the academic communities, scientific institutes, and respectful national cultural institutions.

Serbian Army Chief of Staff, General Ljubisa Dikovic met with the KFOR Commander Major General, Giovanni Fungo yesterday in the military barracks “Banjica 2,” KIM Radio reported.

The two military officials spoke about current security situation in Kosovo and along the administrative line.

The announcement on the Serbian Army webpage further said they also spoke about the realization of joint activities between the Army of Serbia and KFOR.

President of Democratic Party (DS), Dragan Sutanovic commenting on the first roundtable within the internal dialogue on Kosovo, said that DS expects a true debate in the parliament and not a staged dialogue, TV N1 reported.

Sutanovac also said the parliament is the only place where the dialogue on crucially important topics for the state and society should take place.