Lumir Abdixhiku is surprised that no one from the European Union or form Kosovo leadership reacted nor did they send a note to Serbia, when senior state officials such as Serbia’s Minister of Justice, Serbian army’s chief general, Minister of Defense and Orthodox Church representative waited on Vladimir Lazarevic, with state ceremony and treated him as national hero despite the fact that he was sentenced with ten years of prison for the war crimes in Kosovo,. “Reaction? None.

From the beginning of 2016, Pristina is preparing to launch a serious campaign for the admission of Kosovo in the UN, quoted sources from diplomatic circles. However, in that case Kosovo will face with insurmountable obstacle, reflected in Russian and the probable Chinese veto. The only thing which Pristina can do in order to enter East River is candidacy for permanent observer of non-member state, or the status by which the Palestine was received in UN, three years ago.

The paper runs an opinion piece by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has condemned the violent actions of opposition parties in the Kosovo Assembly. In a 17-page report that will be presented at the United Nations Security Council session on Thursday, Ban condemns "the use of violence and intimidation by the opposition parties to impede the normal procedures of the Kosovo Assembly". The report further notes that physical attacks by opposition members against the Prime Minister and members of his cabinet are unacceptable.

Serbia was granted four-year membership in the UNESCO Executive Board on Wednesday, Serbian Ambassador in UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic said to Tanjug.

A total of 186 countries took part in the voting, of whom 161 voted in favor of Serbia's membership, which can be considered an excellent result after the major divisions at the General Conference over the request for Kosovo's UNESCO membership, Tanaskovic said.

UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Irena Vojackova-Sollorano said that the decision on Kosovo's entry into UNESCO would be on governments of member states and the UN to create conditions for free dialogue.

"The UN creates a place and a platform for dialogue, and then it is up to the Governments to discuss and decide how they want to continue, of course with respect for the culture," said Vojackova-Sollorano on the Radio Television of Serbia.

The Radio Belgrade director and long-time correspondent from Kosovo, Milivoje Mihajlovic, said to RTS that Serbia did not lose the battle for preservation of Serbian monuments. Serious job and diplomatic initiative lies ahead, which has to be finalized in November when UNESCO General Conference is due to take place.

We are very happy that UNESCO Executive Council has decided to place Kosovo on the agenda. That is small procedural victory because Serbia tried very hard to remove this topic from the agenda, said Kosovo Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi to Danas.

President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga has presented a posthumous honour to the son of the late Sergio Vieira de Mello, the first UN administrator in Kosovo. “I thanked the family for the contribution of Mr. de Mello after the war in Kosoov and his help in overcoming the emergency stage and the laying of foundations for peace and democracy,” wrote Jahjaga on her Facebook account.

Russia’s UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin, complained about the presence of Kosovo representatives at a counter-terrorism summit organised by the United States on Tuesday, saying the UN building was under the “command” of US President Barack Obama. ”They (Kosovo officials) are sitting in the hall together with other UN members,” Churkin told reporters. “It is not correct, of course. To hold such meetings on UN premises means they have no respect for the UN ... this is beyond UN rules,” said the Russian envoy.