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"Problems will be solved in peace, I'll address nation" (Serbian media)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the solution between Serbia and Kosovo must be rational, and that all problems be resolved in peace.

Vucic said that after talks in Brussels with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

He said that several things had been achieved on Sunday, and that they are very important for Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija.

Dialogue round on Sunday will be "difficult," says Vucic (Serbian media)

Aleksandar Vucic says the dialogue with Pristina on Sunday will be "difficult" - but that Belgrade will "defend its position."

Vucic added that Belgrade will strive for a compromise.

It will be, as he says, "yet another opportunity for our position to be heard, yet another opportunity to fight for our country and our people, while respecting the other side and with the desire to reach a solution."

Belgrade – Pristina technical dialogue continues in Brussels (BETA, TV N1, RTS)

Ahead of the Sunday meeting between the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, the chiefs of the Belgrade and Pristina negotiating teams will continue a technical part of the dialogue in Brussels on Friday, with pessimism looming over the event.

The EU facilitator in this part of the talks, expected to last two days, will be Angelina Eichhors, the director for Western Balkans in the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Belgrade media reported.

They also said the agenda would include all open issues related to the agreements reached so far.

Vucic: If those are Albanian attitudes, we should not waste time on continuing the dialogue (Danas)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, on the statements given by Kosovo's representatives regarding the continuation of the dialogue, that he told the representatives of the European Union that, if those are Albanian attitudes then one should not waste the time on going to Brussels to continue the dialogue, reports Belgrade based daily Danas.

Djuric on Thaci: Wrong calculations of some…. (Tanjug, RTS)

What Thaci is saying clearly indicates some think it would be sufficient to bring a delegation from Serbia and President Vucic to the table in Brussels and get it all, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric told Tanjug news agency.

Djuric made these remarks as a reaction to Thaci’s statement that “border issue would be on the negotiation table,” on Sunday, adding that “it would simply not happen.”

Belgrade neither optimistic nor pessimistic ahead of talks (BETA, TV N1)

Aleksandar Vucic, the President of Serbia, has confirmed he will attend a meeting with his Kosovo’s counterpart Hashim Thaci on June 24 in Brussels but added he was not either pessimistic or optimistic regarding the outcome.

He said Belgrade delegation had no any pre-condition and that its only task was to protect the interests of its people.

"Vucic made brave move - before, Kosovo was Serbia, period" (B92, DW)

Serbia will never recognize Kosovo's independence, PM Ana Brnabic has said, and stressed that this would not be a compromise - something Belgrade favors.
She stressed that a compromise would also not be possible if Serbia continued to insist that Kosovo belongs to it, Tanjug cited Germany's broadcaster Deutsche Welle, which quoted Brnabic's statement made for Germany's Welt newspaper.
Brnabic also said that "relations with Pristina for us, Serbs, are difficult and emotional."

Vucic and Thaci to meet on Sunday – report (TV Prva, B92)

Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci should meet on Sunday, June 24, at a new round of dialogue in Brussels, Prva TV is reporting.

The European Foreign Service said that the two presidents should discuss above all reaching a comprehensive agreement on the normalization of relations, while the implementation of the already reached agreements will be the second place of the agenda.

Vucic "investing 80 percent of his time to Kosovo issue" (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic invests more than 80 percent of his time in finding a compromise for Kosovo and Metohija.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said this on Thursday.

"At least two are needed for a compromise, but now there are several factors. People in Pristina said they have no foreign policy of their own but consider the foreign policy of the United States to that," Brnabic said.