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Trump could benefit in elections if Kosovo issue is solved, FM Dacic says (FoNet, N1, Informer)

Everything Serbia does is supported by a part of the White House administration, the part which favors a compromise between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic has said on Wednesday FoNet news agency reports.

“It is a big step forward, but whether they (those who support Belgrade) will press the rest of the Washington political elite remains to be seen. For now, the White House views on Kosovo are significantly different in comparison to those of the State Department,” Dacic added.

“When Jews vote for Trump, that’s not interference or Albanians voting for Clintons" (Tanjug, B92, Politika, Telegraf)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic rejected criticism of Michael Carpenter, former adviser of US Vice President Joseph Biden, of interfering into US affairs, B92 reports. Carpenter said that Serbian Foreign Minister plans to interfere in US domestic politics.

Trump will not inhibit Paris efforts on Kosovo (Danas)

Message of the US State Department official Philip Reeker that the US is ready to get involved in the process of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue diplomatic sources unofficially assessed as “America’s direct reaction” to the public initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron to return the two sides to the negotiation table as soon as possible, including Macron’s effort to organize a new meeting on Kosovo in Paris in September, Danas daily reports.

US President says Skopje - Athens name deal should inspire other regional states (N1, Beta)

Donald Trump, the US President, told Zoran Zaev, North Macedonia's Prime Minister, that his deal with Greece on the country’s new name was the greatest achievement in the Balkans since the 1995 Dayton Agreement which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Beta news agency reported.

Djuric: Pristina is mocking Trump’s requests (Tanjug, RTS)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric assessed Pristina authorities are mocking requests that USA President Donald Trump put forward in his letter, in which, as Djuric said, he unequivocally requested Pristina to revoke the tariffs, Tanjug news agency reported.

“Trump requested them to refrain from unilateral acts. And what did they do? Nothing. Not only that they did not revoke the tariffs, they also adopted Trepca statute which is a new unilateral attack against the Serbian properties,” Djuric told journalists in Belgrade.

Dacic: Albanians have nothing to rejoice about (BETA, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said, in relation to the 11th anniversary since the declaration of independence in Kosovo, that “Kosovo Albanians have nothing to rejoice about,” BETA news agency reported. He added, “the times when solutions were imposed by force are long gone”.

Dacic told the journalists after visiting the memorial room “Kosmet victims” in Belgrade that the presence of international officials on Sunday in Pristina, that included only Albanian PM Edi Rama, indicates what level of international support Kosovo Albanians have.

Dacic: Agreement with Pristina should be reached during Trump’s time (BETA)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said that a lasting solution in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue should be reached as soon as possible, since a change in the international relations might occur, BETA news agency reports.

“It is necessary to speed up the dialogue, reach a lasting solution, do not waste time, and for the Serbian interests it would be good to end this process as soon as possible, since international relations might change, Dacic said during the news conference with Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

Vucic wrote to Trump, requests support in finding solution for Kosovo (RTS)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic wrote a letter to the US President Donald Trump, asking for support in finding a lasting and sustainable solution for Kosovo and Metohija, as well as invited him to visit Serbia, RTS reports.

Vucic thanked Trump for the support the US offers to Serbia on its EU path, in particular for the support in preserving the peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

Is Trump next to visit Serbia? (Tanjug, B92, Prva TV)

Can more visits of leaders of the world's most important countries be expected in the near future - this is a topic that the newspapers write about today. And some of them are announcing the arrival of US President Donald Trump and of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Vladimir Vuletic, a sociologist, and Stanko Crnobrnja, a professor at the Faculty for Media and Communications, touched on this while speaking for Prva TV on Tuesday morning.