Daily newspaper Blic writes that the Kosovo government has officially announced that the process of forming the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO), even the EU that the drafting of the Statute has begun, and representatives of the Serbs claim that none of this has been done.
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in resignation Minister Dalibor Jevtic met in Zagreb with representatives of the Serb National Council, headed by Milorad Pupovac, reports KIM radio.
As announced by the Ministry of Communities and Return, Pupovac expressed his support to Jevtic as well as solidarity with the people living in Kosovo.
"This support is sincere and you can count on our support anywhere and at any time," said Pupovac.
President of the European Movement of Serbs and former deputy in the Assembly of Kosovo Rada Trajkovic told RTK2 that if Pristina is working on the establishment of the Community/Association of Serb-majority municipalities, it should work in a manner that implies the participation of Serbs because, as she says, if Serbs are not legitimized as participants then it means they are not working on it and it sends a worrying message.
The Brussels agreements are very vague when it comes to the establishment of 'Zajednica', but if we look at Kosovo laws it should not be a scary prospect for Kosovo—it is just a way for Serbia to save face.
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The Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija issued a statement regarding the decision of Pristina to unblock the process of forming the Community/Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO), reports RTK2.
The Office states that Belgrade and the Serbs from Kosovo are seeking the implementation of the agreements reached and will take part in the work on forming the ZSO only in a manner agreed in Brussels.
Eight per cent of those who took part in the poll said they supported recognizing Kosovo; seven per cent want all negotiations to be abandoned, while six per cent think Belgrade should withdraw its signature from the Brussels agreement, Tanjug reports.
A Faktor Plus poll commissioned by the Belgrade based news agency Tanjug shows that an almost equal number of respondents support and oppose continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, reports Serbian media.
EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic agreed during their March 27 meeting in Belgrade to find new ways for a resumption of work and a peaceful resolution of open issues between Belgrade and Pristina, Maja Kocijancic said on Tuesday.
Aleksandar Vucic says he is "looking forward to each encounter at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia."
But, the president continued on Tuesday, he "doesn't expect particularly good news for our country."
Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli told Belgrade based daily Blic that the Kosovo government is working to form the Community/Association of Serb municipalities (ZSO).
However, he says, he cannot predict whether the ZSO will be formed for three weeks, that is, until April 20th.
PM Ana Brnabic said on Monday she would support Serbs in Kosovo in forming the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) if Pristina fails to do it.
"If Pristina doesn't want to respect its own obligations, of course - I will offer my full support to Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija to form the ZSO, and that will be during April," Brnabic told reporters.