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Ruzic: Unacceptable support of the National Council of Albanians to Pristina's decision on Serbian passports (Blic, Vecernje Novosti)

Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government of Serbia Branko Ruzic describe as unacceptable and as misuse for political purposes the support given by the National Council of Albanians to ''temporary institutions in Pristina'' after the decision to ban the crossing of the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo with a Serbian passport, reports Serbian media.

Chairman of the Coordination Body for Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja responded to Albanians from the south of Serbia (Tanjug, B92)

"The holding of an extraordinary session of the Pristina Parliament on the situation of the Albanians in the south of Serbia is commendable if this session will contribute to a better understanding," said the Chairman of the Coordination Body for Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja Zoran Stankovic.

He expressed his belief that the assistance announced by the Pristina parliament for Albanians in these three municipalities in Serbia will be for the benefit of all citizens living there.

"No new letter by Albanians from south of Serbia, it's old news" (Tanjug, B92)

Belgrade based news agency Tanjug reports that Ragmi Mustafa confirmed that Bujanovac mayor Shaip Kamberi, member of the Serbian National Assembly Fatmir Hasani and he did not send a new letter, with an initiative to join the finale of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, to Federica Mogherini and Hashim Thaci.

Vucic from Bojnik: "Medvedja was and will remain Serbian" (Tanjug, B92)

Aleksandar Vucic, reacting threats from Pristina, said that "Medvedja and Sijarinska Banja" which he will visit during on Thursday, "will remain Serbia."

During his visit, the president also used the opportunity to, as he did in Vlasotince, urge citizens not to worry about the threats from Pristina.

PM Brnabic reacts to "Kosovo taking 3 central Serbia municipalities" (B92, Tanjug)

Ana Brnabic says Pristina authorities' statements about Kosovo getting three municipalities in central Serbia have nothing to do with reality and sense.

The Serbian prime minister on Wednesday recommended them to try to get back into reality and to understand the rules of behaviour in the 21st century.

Official says no mention of southern Serbia territory swap (Danas, Beta, N1 )

A Serbian government official said there has never been any official talk about the annexation to Kosovo of three municipalities in southern Serbia. Zoran Stankovic, head of the Coordination Body for Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja said an exchange of territories was only mentioned by some Kosovo Albanian political leaders. “An exchange of territories and the annexation of (the municipalities of) Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja is something that was mentioned by some Kosovo Albanian leaders, primarily (President) Hashim Thaci, but nowhere in talks with the international community has an exch

Albanians from the south of Serbia seek reciprocity with northern Kosovo (Kossev, FoNet, N1)

Representatives of all parties acting among Albanians in Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja and representatives of the non-governmental sector agreed that the Assembly of all Albanian councillors from these three municipalities will meet on July 14th and adopt a statement on political events in the region, the President of the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA), Ragmi Mustafa told news agency FoNet.

On Monday, a commission was formed from representatives of all political parties, which will prepare the statement.

Drecun: Insincere wish of Pristina to form ZSO (RTS)

The chairman of the Assembly's Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun, told RTS on Saturday that the way Albanians want to define the statute of the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO) is contrary to the Brussels agreement, adding that the question is what will be written in the Statute. If it is unacceptable to Belgrade, there is nothing of that, says Drecun.

Haradinaj would come to Presevo and Belgrade; Stefanovic: He will be arrested; the warrant is in effect (Kurir, Presheva Jone, Kossev)

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said that the local authorities in the Medvedja municipality, in the south of central Serbia, invited him to visit the place and he added that he was ready to visit both Presevo and Belgrade also if invited and if his visit had a protocol, writes today Belgrade based tabloid Kurir.