Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ivica Dacic told Tanjug news agency today that visit of Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci to the municipalities in southern Serbia is not announced. Pristina-based media earlier reported about unofficial information from the Kosovo President Thaci’s Cabinet that Hashim Thaci together with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn would visit on Wednesday the three municipalities populated by Albanians in Southern Serbia. “That visit is not announced, at least not to me.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has decided not to talk to representatives of Pristina in Brussels today, Tanjug is reporting. Reporters learned this is Brussels from the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, who spoke after Vucic's meeting with EU's Federica Mogherini, who acts as the mediator in the Belgrade-Pristina talks. Vucic will not talk to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci this Friday in Brussels, and the question is whether talks with Pristina will continue

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will talk in Brussels with European representatives only, but not with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, RTS reported. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic neither confirmed nor denied this information, saying it is certain Vucic would talk to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, and would decide there about other meetings. “President is on a plane on the way to Brussels. This is an important news, because there were considerations whether to go to Brussels or not.

President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj may strongly disagree on ‘border correction’ – but both leaders are using the issue for their own benefits, a former adviser to Thaci says. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and the Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, are trying to benefit politically from their dispute over potential “border corrections” as part of a deal with Serbia, Behlul Beqaj, a former adviser to Thaci told BIRN. See at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/

Steven Meyer, former CIA official in charge for the Balkans, in his Op-Ed for the Belgrade-based weekly magazine Nedeljnik, described seven theses of “Balkans’ pathology” B92 reports, re-running excerpts of the article. “For more than a year tensions in the Balkans are running high. Although there are many individual examples, the most striking is a pathology that is part of all of them.

The fact that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and USA President Donald Trump spoke about Kosovo and gave support to the talks that lead to the resolution of this issue is a great step ahead, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Belgrade-based daily Blic. Dacic added, this is a proof that the things have changed and go in favour of Serbia. “This is a major breakthrough, and prof things have changed.

Belgrade-Pristina dialogue should continue since an eventual solution will have a positive effect on the whole region, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said during a joint press conference with the presidents of Kosovo, Slovenia, Austria, and EU official in Austria on Sunday, BETA news agency reported. Vucic added he said during the meeting with his Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci, mediated by the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz and the EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn that “It (finding solution) will not go easily.” “We both know the differences between us in trying to find a

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic said Pristina could submit any topic they wished and "we will eventually see their outcome". He said that in regard to announcements that the Kosovo president Hashim Thaci would submit the topic of Presevo Valley to the upcoming dialogue in Brussels. "As far as proposing topics go, I am always prepared to meet with them but only if those are EU-moderated meetings.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic told Prva TV the next Vucic-Thaci meeting in Brussels is crucial to resolving the Kosovo issue. According to Ljajic, after this meeting it would be known if the issue is resolved or it would be yet another failed attempt.