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US ambassador says he had "excellent" meeting with Vucic, Kosovo among topics discussed (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Friday in Belgrade with US Ambassador Kyle Scott.

They discussed bilateral relations, economic cooperation and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Tanjug said, citing a press release from the president's office.

Vucic informed Scott that, by introducing taxes on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Pristina had violated the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA).

Who was in Serbia's corner, and who wasn't, at UN Security Council session (Tanjug, B92)

During the debate on Kosovo at UN SC on Wednesday, the representative of Russia emphasized that he fully agreed with the assessments of Ivica Dacic, pointing out that there are serious and deep problems in Kosovo that require urgent resolution.

"The stories about some ideal situation in Kosovo do not impress us at all," the Russian representative said, adding that six years after the signing of the Brussels agreement, the Community of Serb Municipalities has not been formed, that Pristina blocked the process, while Belgrade fulfilled all its obligations.

Serbia and NATO "share same goals" - US ambassador (B92, Tanjug)

NATO and Serbia share the same strategic goals and we can work together as partners, US Ambassador in Serbia Kyle Scott said. He made this statement at the 6th Belgrade NATO Week - a two-day event organized by the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies NGO, with the support of NATO's public diplomacy department (PDD) and the US embassy in Belgrade.

PM Brnabic met with US Congressman Ted Toe, discuss Kosovo, economic cooperation (B92, Serbian media)

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Friday in Belgrade with Co-Chair of the Serbian Caucus at the US Congress Ted Poe, B92 reports.

They touched on the current political situation and the continuation of economic cooperation, the Serbian government announced.

Branbic thanked Poe for good cooperation so far and stressed that it is important for Serbia to have the support of the United States of America to continue the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina.

US congressmen urge Pompeo to support Serbia's efforts (Tanjug, B92)

Mike Pompeo has been asked for "continued support of Serbia's efforts seeking a peaceful, negotiated and sustainable solution to its relations with Kosovo." This was done by a group of eight US congressmen, Tanjug reported on Thursday.

"Such a diplomatic breakthrough would not only potentially achieve lasting peace and stability in the Balkans but would also reaffirm the United States' enduring commitment to transatlantic security," they wrote in a letter to the US Secretary of State.

Stance of German Government did not change (Danas)

The stance of the German Government did not change. We expect comprehensive normalization of relations through the signing of legally binding agreement.

This was a response from the German Embassy in Belgrade given to Danas daily, following the statement of Bundestag member Peter Beyer, who said that Serbia should "de jure" recognize Kosovo in order to join the EU.

Meanwhile, Danas interlocutors from the Washington diplomatic circles said that the idea on delineation as possible solution to the Kosovo issue “is practically dead.”

Trajkovic: Disagreements in US administration over Kosovo solution (Danas)

Serb politician from Kosovo and Metohija, Rada Trajkovic thinks it is normal to have disagreements within the US administration over the way on how Serbs and Albanians would come to an agreement, Danas daily reports.

She added, that the State Department, maybe supports a compromise solution reached by Belgrade and Pristina. However, according to her, this does not mean that Congress and the Senate and other institutions these solutions would need to go through would make no pressure and decide otherwise, Trajkovic explained.

B92: "4 countries want to keep any talk of Kosovo away from UN" (Vecernje Novosti)

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes on Wednesday that the UK, USA, France and Sweden are trying to keep any story about Kosovo, including Pristina's steps towards the formation of an 'army', away from the UN Security Council.

According to the daily, these four countries try to prevent including of the discussion on Kosovo' situation into agenda of the next session of the Council, scheduled for 8th November.