''The Serbian List strongly condemns the brutal intrusion of armed special police forces in the north of Kosovo and considers it an attempt to destabilize the situation and intimidate the Serb people in North Mitrovica, '' reads the Serbian List statement on the morning action of the Kosovo Police special units in Mitrovica.
The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik announced in Belgrade today that one of the possible solutions of the Kosovo issue is for the four municipalities in the north of Kosovo to remain in Serbia with Republika Srpska also joining the Republic of Serbia. ''If that is the solution, I will not oppose it,'' he told Belgrade's TV Prva, which was then picked up by Belgrade media.
Basic Court in Pristina has extended detention on remand for 28 persons arrested in May this year in the action of Kosovo police special forces in the four northern municipalities, Tanjug news agency reported.
One of the defense lawyers Milos Delevic told Radio kontakt plus that the detention on remand was extended for two more months, adding that they will file complaint regarding this decision.
Belgrade is finding the ways to supply the Serbs in the north of Kosovo despite pressures and increased police controls, Head of the Government’s Kosovo and Metohija Office Marko Djuric told Serbian media.
Speaking for the Politika daily, Djuric said it was so important that the Serbs showed solidarity and readiness to fight for their fundamental human rights in a peaceful way. “Without that, our efforts would be in vain,” he added.
We are facing difficult talks with the West, which expects a swift resolution of the Kosovo issue, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Belgrade based TV Prva this morning.
Serbian media quotes Vucic as saying that "it is not only a matter of deadline, it is a matter of substance when it comes to KiM", emphasizing that "the problem is what we will agree".
The Kosovo media continue to publish the full names of individuals allegedly involved in the smuggling of goods in the north of Kosovo. Once again citing unnamed sources, the media claim they talked to one of the smugglers. In addition to full names, the addresses of some people allegedly involved in the smuggling network were also published, along with aerial shots of several family houses and business facilities, KoSSev portal reports.
Army of Serbia Chief of Staff, general Milan Mojsilovic told KFOR Commander Lorenzo D'Addario that KFOR is the only legitimate armed formation in Kosovo, reported Serbian media.
KFOR is the most responsible for the safety of the people in the entire territory of Kosovo, especially of the non-Albanian population in the north, General Mojsilovic told General D'Addario.
All shops, restaurants and business premises in the north of Kosovo and Metohija remain closed since yesterday RTS reports. The Association of Businessmen would decide how long it would last. As said earlier they were not able to run their businesses for more than seven months due to the tariffs Pristina imposed on the goods from central Serbia.
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Assistant Director Petar Petkovic said the trucks with the goods Ramush Haradinaj sent to the northern Kosovo are not aid but rather a deception, Vecernje Novosti reported.
Minister of Education in the Government of Serbia, Mladen Sarcevic, was kept for an hour and a half during the crossing of the administrative line Jarinje, when entering Kosovo, where he visited University of Pristina, relocated to Mitrovica North.
According to Sarcevic, although they have duly announced the delegation and received a notice that everything is fine, they were kept at Jarinje crossing for an hour and a half.