"Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, that the views of Russia and Serbia on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija are identical, is a naked lie," says the People's Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija, portal Vesti reported.
During the visit of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to Kosovo, journalists passed the worst, as three press teams from Serbia were the target of the attacks, that is, the incidents, writes Belgrade based daily Danas and quotes the statement by Deutsche Welle (DW) journalist, Sanja Kljajic, who said that it all seemed like journalists were accounted for in advance as collateral damage.
Goran Rakic, President of Serbian List issued a statement, as a reaction to the announcements related to Kadri Veseli’s construction plans for “new Mitrovica”, Serbian media reports.
“Kadri Veseli can build towers and towns in the Serbian land only over our dead bodies and I warn him not to try something like that. We did not allow the tanks across the Ibar, on which Veseli’s comrades drove, and thus we will not allow his excavators.''
Director of Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric said yesterday during the meeting in Mitrovica North that Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija regardless of what is happening in the future, would be safer and would have greater support from the Serbian state, media reported.
Djuric added he is proud of the unity of Serbian List and Serbian people, stressing that in difficult and uncertain times, the unity of Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija was reached. He pointed out “it will not be allowed that the north of KiM is not in Serbia,” and that “we will remain persistent and united”.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said yesterday he would come to Kosovo in September to talk to Serbs about the future of Kosovo and Metohija, adding that no decision would be made without them, RTS reported.
Six months since the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, his colleagues, family members and true friends still have no information from the investigation related to his murder, Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) said in a press statement.
“Allegedly everybody is working on something, prosecution in Belgrade and prosecution in Pristina. They claim a number of witnesses was interviewed, but, yet we remain unfamiliar about any detail,” press statement further said.
COM KFOR, Major-General Salvatore Cuoci said yesterday in Mitrovica North that both Belgrade and Pristina need to think how to shape the future, and at the end it is important to find a solution for the people living here, Radio kontakt plus reported.
General Cuoci made these remarks in the Rectorate of University of Pristina, temporarily dislocated to Mitrovica North, where he spoke with students about KFOR Mission, current and future challenges as well as responded to their questions.
An incident occurred in Mitrovica North last night, while at least one minor is suspected of raising a false alarm of an alleged explosive device planted in the local Health Centre.
The EOD police team and fire brigade immediately responded to the scene for precautionary measures and after an hours long search nothing was found.
Milovan Drecun, Chairman of the Committee for Kosovo of the Assembly of Serbia, told regional broadcaster N1 that it was uncertain whether dialogue in Brussels would continue by the end of this month, but that the more important question is what will be discussed and whether a move will be made.
Mitrovica North Municipal Assembly did not consider a petition submitted by CI Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) at its session on Friday afternoon, as earlier announced by the Serbian media, due to “technical reasons.”
Municipal Assembly Chairperson, Dejan Guresic told this Danas daily, adding that a street would be named after Ivanovic, at the next session, which is not scheduled yet.