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FER monitors Serbian President initiative on internal dialogue on Kosovo (KoSSev portal)

The period from June initiative of the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to launch an internal dialogue on Kosovo until the organization of the first roundtable on 31 October 2017, was marked with two tendencies: frozen conflict and delineation, KoSSev portal reported today.

This is according to the Forum of Ethnic Relations Director, Dusan Janjic who presented the first out of five reports, his organization would dedicate to the internal dialogue on Kosovo. The report is also focused on the impact the initiative has in Kosovo.

Vucic: I believe, a more serious debate on Kosovo on spring (RTK2, Tanjug, RTS)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic believes that in early spring, and in the context of internal dialogue on Kosovo, would be able to start a more serious debate, reports RTK 2 quoting Belgrade based agency Tanjug.

Vucic in Lebane, responding to journalists' questions, points out that the issue of Kosovo is very important and that it is important that people speak the truth in the internal dialogue.

Bishop of Backa Irinej: People cannot break Kosovo’s oath (Novosti, KIM Radio)

“The outcome of the so-called internal dialogue on Kosovo and Metohija would be as its current flow – multiplied voices, and the state leadership must seriously take into account the stance of the majority of Serbs, Serbian Orthodox Church Bishop of Backa Irinej said, emphasising he does not believe the Serbian people would let down its identity formed in Kosovo, KIM Radio reported.

Djuric: Serbia will request revision of privatization in Kosovo (Tanjug, KIM Radio)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric said Serbia will request and insist on revision of the privatization in Kosovo, which, according to him is illegal, criminal and contrary to the domestic and international rules and resolutions, Tanjug news agency reported.

Djuric made these remarks following the roundtable held within the internal dialogue on Kosovo, gathering representatives of the faculties of the economy, institutes and vocational associations, adding that the Office for Kosovo has a comprehensive data base on property.

Athletes request guidelines about how to behave towards Kosovo (Serbian media)

The fifth round table, within the internal dialogue on Kosovo in Serbia, was held yesterday this time with athletes, representatives of the sports associations and university institutions, Serbian media reported.

So far, the conduct of Serbian athletes at competitions involving the Kosovo sports persons was determined by the government’s recommendation, now it was asked that the recommendation to turn into a binding instruction.

Today the fourth round of internal dialogue on Kosovo, by the end of the year another three (NMagazin)

The fourth roundtable of the internal dialogue on Kosovo, initiated by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, will take place in Belgrade today.

This round table is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, and during the course of December, three other events will be organized to gather sports associations, experts in the field of economy and health.

Dacic on change of negotiation's format, Pristina's UN ambition (Tanjug, TV Prva, B92, RTS)

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he does not believe that a change to the format of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is possible.

Speaking for Prva TV late on Monday, Dacic also said that he had no information that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could become her country's special envoy for the Balkans.

"I saw Condoleezza about 20 days ago in the UAE. I also met with John Kerry. They have been freed, so to speak, of their political obligations. She didn't tell me that she had such ambitions, and we spoke about it publicly," Dacic stressed.

Continuation of internal dialogue on Kosovo without opposition also today (Insajder)

Second roundtable within the internal dialogue on Kosovo would be held today at the Palace of Serbia, announced the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo, Insajder portal reports.

Director of the Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Mladen Sarcevic and Secretary General of the Serbian Presidency, Nikola Selakovic would attend the roundtable.