UK Ambassador in Pristina, Ruairi O’Connell said Serbs in Kosovo should not be afraid of decision to establish Kosovo army, since, as he said, he believes there is no intention to use this army against them, Prva TV reports.

He also added, his country does not consider the process to be disputable, since according to him “Kosovo is independent, sovereign state, and as such it can establish armed forces if it wishes so.”

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric spoke yesterday with Russian Federation Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Chepurin on political and security situation in southern Serbian province, RTS reports.

Laws are expected to be adopted in Pristina on Friday that would allow the formation of the "army" of Kosovo. Vucic travels to the Ground Security Zone.

All media in Belgrade, but also in Pristina, marked today as "D-Day" for the formation an army in Kosovo. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is already in uniform.

Terraces and businesses along the pedestrian zone in northern part of Mitrovica were decorated with Serbian flags on Thursday evening, reports Belgrade based news agency Tanjug. This morning Tanjug correspondent from Mitrovica reports on KFOR vehicles deployment on the Ibar bridge.

President of Serbia and Supreme Commander Aleksandar Vucic will visit Serbian Army units in the Ground Safety Zone and elsewhere in southern Serbia, reports Serbian media.

The visit will happen "in the next 72 hours," reports said late on Thursday.

The Ground Safety Zone was established after the 1999 war and runs along the administrative line between Kosovo and central Serbia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says, in Trstenik after opening the factory, he hopes that the international community understands that Serbia is in a difficult situation on the occasion of the announced formation of the Kosovo Army, adding it is the duty of the authorities (of Serbia) to protect "their face and national pride" without entering into conflicts, reports the regional broadcaster N1.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told UNMIK Head Zahir Tanin that Serbia would do its utmost to preserve peace and stability, but the situation would significantly deteriorate when Pristina tomorrow, contrary to the international law, makes a decision on establishing the army.

One day prior to the voting in Kosovo Assembly on laws foreseeing transformation of Kosovo Security Forces (KSF), there are different stances among Serbs and Albanians, whether Kosovo needs the army or not.

Igor Simic from Srpska Lista thinks that the international community remains silent on violation of the Kosovo Constitution and Resolution 1244, while Sadri Ferati thinks Belgrade uses Kosovo Serbs for its political goals.

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin wrote a letter to his counterparts in 53 states asking them to prevent Kosovo from forming its army, TV N1 reports.

A statement from his office said Vulin sent those letters "so that no one could claim one day they did not know what was happening in Kosovo.”

“What is worrying is the news on Kosovo army being formed, which is an attempt to create yet another paramilitary unit in Kosovo,” the statement quoted Vulin as saying.

Former Kosovo Constitutional Court judge, Enver Hasani told Belgrade-based daily Danas that the decision to impose 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia was intended to bring greater engagement by the international community in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Hasani added this political decision was also intended for domestic consumption. “From the political side, this was an evidently populist process. The decision is intended to translate into votes at the elections next year”.