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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.

“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. “When Jews vote for Trump, that’s not interference or when Albanians vote for the Clintons or Engel. I’m not talking about Serbia as a state, I’m talking about US citizens of Serbian origin. That’s simply how things work in America.

Dacic: Dialogue in coma (Tanjug, B92)

Europe obviously did not manage to ensure implementation of the Brussels agreement, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday, B92 reports. Dacic added he has signed this agreement and Belgrade still sticks to it; however, Pristina does not think at all to implement it. “We shall see how the situation would further evolve. Pristina does not think to implement it at all, where it would lead and how would it affect the further course of the dialogue we shall see.

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. Daily’s interlocutors further claim it is not to be expected that US President Donald Trump administration “would inhibit” the efforts of the European

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.

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. He also noted the President Trump’s administration was the firs

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. “In your kind letter, on December 14, you once again emphasized the readiness of the United States of America to help Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, in order to find a solution to a century-long issue of Ko