Acting Assistant of US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Reeker said the US is ready to get involved in the process of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, however they may not do so until the both sides decide to return to the dialogue, RTS reports. Reeker told Voice of America he spoke recently with the State Secretary Mike Pompeo about possible stronger role of the US in the process of the dialogue. “We closely cooperate with EU partners.

Kosovo police said today it arrested two persons in Pristina under suspicion of committing a criminal act of illegal transplantation, organs and human cells trade, Radio kontakt plus reports. The suspects are male of Turkish nationality, and a female citizen of Albania, the police report said. As per prosecutor’s order the arrested were released, and the case goes in regular procedure. The case was recorded yesterday around 15:40, Radio kontakt plus said.

Leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Milos Jovanovic commenting on French President Macron visit said it seems that France is ready to accept some sort of agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina, Danas daily reported. He noted the stance of the official Paris in this regard slightly differs from that of Germany, however, France still considers Kosovo as a state and took part in the secession of the southern Serbian province. According to Jovanovic, French President after the major diplomatic gaffe in Paris in November 2018 during Armistice Day ceremony, sent expected

Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) recalled today it has been eighteen months since the murder of its leader Oliver Ivanovic and the murderer remains unknown and did not face justice, Radio KIM reports today. SDP reminded investigative bodies of Pristina and Belgrade “they must understand that the murderer of Oliver Ivanovic must be found and prosecuted,” and urged the international representatives in Kosovo “to exert in line with their mandate pressure on the institutions responsible for the rule of law and ensure security and safety for the citizens,” SDP said in a statem

After eight months of delay caused by problems at home, French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Belgrade on Monday for a two-day official visit expected to patch up recent disagreements between Serbia and France, otherwise traditional friends, N1 reported. Serbian capital is decorated with French and Serbian flags along the route President Macron is going to pass, while the main city’s Kalemegdan Park will welcome the French President with inscriptions in French language. There, next to the Gratitude to France monument, the two presidents are scheduled to address people.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said today he hopes that French President Emmanuel Macron, who is coming to visit Belgrade, would end a “game” related to the Pristina’s tariffs and offer assurances it would end soon, Danas daily reports. Responding to a question, if France can influence Pristina to revoke the tariffs in order to continue the negotiations with Belgrade, Dacic said he hopes to hear that response from the French President. “No one can convince me that Western Europe, and one of the leaders of it France, same as USA, that indebted Pristina so much by advocating for

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said responsible institutions in the EU that guarantee the implementation of the Brussels agreement should react to the entry ban on Serbian officials in Kosovo and Metohija, Tanjug news agency reported. Asked to comment on banning the entry of the Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin, Brnabic said it is fully in line with Pristina’s policy, that is against the free flow of goods and services, and obviously now against the freedom of movement. “They said it is a lie that all Belgrade officials are a priori banned entering Kosovo and Metohija, and that

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic called on the European Union to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania as soon as possible since, as she said, that was crucially important for the Western Balkans, BETA news agency reported. Brnabic underlined Serbia’s “full and unreserved” support of its neighbors’ European integration. “Serbia appeals to the EU and its member states to positively decide on the opening of the accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia in the shortest possible time.

Kosovo and Albania have only made problems for themselves by not coming to the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in Sarajevo and have struck a heavy blow to regional cooperation, Bosnian Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak said on Monday, adding that he has no idea what prompted Pristina not to come to the Summit, TV N1 reports. "I still hope we'll get things back to where they were before, and that Kosovo will abolish tariffs on Bosnian products and that they'll return to the talks. We didn't provoke this.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic commented in Sarajevo on joint foreign policy of Pristina and Tirana and his earlier statement that Serbia could do the same with Republic of Srpska by saying “we could, why not,” B92 reports. Dacic made these remarks at the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit.