The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia are to restart the stalled negotiation process between the two governments in Brussels on Friday, almost seven months after they last met.
Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci are to continue the EU-led negotiations on normalising relations between Serbia and Kosovo on Friday, after the latest round of experts’ dialogue failed to make progress.
Change of Kosovo status is a "fait accompli" to the West, there is no room for division either. As a hope it remains that Serbs in Kosovo get what has been agreed in Brussels five years ago, the Association of the Serb Municipalities, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told RTS after meeting the Western countries’ officials.
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres appreciates cooperation of Serbia with the UN, a press statement reads following the meeting between UN SG Guterres and the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
The statement also said the two officials discussed several topics related to the Western Balkans.
Serbian President Office announced yesterday Vucic conferred with Guterres on the situation in the region and current state of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
Attempts of Aleksandar Vucic to take the country out “from a desperate and inherited situation related to Kosovo and Metohija” lead to announcements of “dilettantes directly responsible for the current situation,” Vice President of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Main Board, Milenko Jovanov told Tanjug news agency.
Former Serbian President, Boris Tadic invited current President Aleksandar Vucic to a TV duel in order to discuss arguments about Kosovo, Tanjug news agency reported.
Tadic said in a written statement, he invites Vucic to a TV duel not as a member of the opposition but as a former President of Serbia.
He added, that Vucic accuses former authorities for the bad position of Serbia when it comes to Kosovo, therefore he wishes to exchange arguments with him, so the public can judge on its own if and who is the one to blame.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told RTS he expects nothing spectacular from today’s meeting in Brussels. He also pointed out Serbia will never accept unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.
Speaking for the RTS news edition, Dacic said there are many fake news related to Kosovo lately, and one can read some spectacular information every day, however “famous” Thursday when it was announced that somebody from Germany would bring a proposal or ultimatum has also passed.
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says Western countries expect Serbia to recognize Kosovo, which he described as insolent and humiliating.
"They separated Kosovo from Serbia with bombs and now they tell us that this story is finished," Dacic said in an interview for Friday's edition of daily Vecernje Novosti.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met yesterday with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York, Serbian media reported.
Serbian President Vucic pledged for the respect of UN SC Resolution 1244, greater role of UNMIK and finding of a compromised solution to the Kosovo issue.
During the talks with the UN SG Guterres, Vucic said Serbia is ready to cooperate with both international organizations and Kosovo Albanians and pointed out the importance in finding a compromise.
President Aleksandar Vucic told RTS late on Wednesday that he had "a number of difficult and strenuous meetings" on Kosovo in the US over the past three days.
"We are not only negotiating with the Albanians, but also with those who have created an independent Kosovo," Vucic said, adding that he "cannot talk too much about the meetings."
He said he had "a series of marathon-length meetings" and in the end met with UN chief Antonio Guterres.
Leader of the People’s Party Vuk Jeremić said for the TV N1 morning news that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić requested a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday night for Wednesday.
“That’s not how it’s done in the United Nations, one cannot ask today for tomorrow, it looks bad in the eyes of the international community” Jeremić said. He added he learned from international sources that President Vučić did not ask for security detail during his stay in New York.