Serbia is today celebrating Statehood Day - known also as Sretenje, as it coincides with the Orthodox feast of Sretenje (Candlemas). On this day in 1804, the Serbs, led by Djordje "Karadjordje" Petrovic, decided to start the First Uprising against occupying Ottoman Turks.

On the same day in 1835, the first constitution of the modern Serbian state was adopted in the town of Kragujevac. President Aleksandar Vucic is this Friday presenting state decorations to deserving individuals and institutions.

US Ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Scott in a meeting with Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said the US is continuously urging Pristina authorities to revoke tariffs on goods from Serbia, BETA news agency reports.

He also noted the tariffs represent an obstacle to the dialogue, press statement of the Serbian Government reads. According to the statement, Ambassador Scot said US supports Belgrade’s efforts to normalize relations with Pristina and remain ready to help in reaching a sustainable solution that would enable stability and progress of the entire region.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today Pristina continues undertaking unilateral acts that do not contribute to the regional stability, adding she hopes the world would recognize who is constructive and who is not, Tanjug news agency reported.

Commenting on Pristina’s tariffs and decision to adopt Trepca statue, Brnabic said Pristina is doing opposite to what would bring Belgrade and Pristina back to dialogue.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Monday welcomed the new Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Serbia, Chen Bo. Brnbic stressed that friendly relations between the two countries are constantly improving, the government announced.

Brnabic pointed out the cooperation in large infrastructure projects and Chinese investments, including the investment in Smederevo Zelezara and RTB Bor.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that Pristina, unlike Belgrade, runs a policy of confrontation and insists on barriers and conflicts, adding she believes such a behavior would go to the detriment of Albanians and would not go without consequences, RTS reported.

Commenting on Pristina’s policy and acts of the Albanian representatives, Brnabic said it is exactly the example where should would like to react impulsively, although this is not a policy of the Serbian Government.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Monday in Columbus that Serbia wants to build partnerships and friendships all over the world. According to the Serbian government, she also noted that "our relationship with the United States is very important to us."

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic arrived in New York on Sunday and began a working visit to the United States of America. Prime Minister Brnabic will visit Columbus and Atlanta on 28-29 January, the Serbian Government announced.

Prime Minister Brnabic will meet in Columbus with Ohio Governor Mike Dewine and Commander of the National Guard Ohio Major General John Harris.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said she is pleased with the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding the visit absolutely cannot impede Serbia on its path towards Euro-integration, Tanjug news agency reported.

She noted Brussels is aware of Serbian and Russian traditional ties, political and economic ones, same as Moscow knows about Serbia’s EU aspiration.

Brnabic also said it was important to hear the message that Russia supports Belgrade and Pristina dialogue, and it would support any solution that suits Belgrade.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Thursday that the issue of Kosovo must not be left as a frozen conflict as it affects Serbia's progress. But she also pointed to the pampering approach of the international community and the EU towards Pristina.

In a broadcast on Happy TV, Brnabic underlined that people must understand a frozen conflict is a frozen instability. We will not be able to use all of our potential and all the healthy basis we have and go as fast as we can if we have a frozen conflict.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has assessed that the formation of an army in Kosovo and a statement of a KFOR spokesperson "make a mockery of all agreements," BETA news agency reports.