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Djuric talks about "U.S. role in Kosovo talks" (RTS, Blic, B92)

"They do not sit in the room physically, but I think there were several separate conversations with representatives of several states today, including the Americans, and their role in the political sense is very important," he said.

The director of the Serbian Government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija made this statement when state broadcaster RTS asked about "American participation in negotiations in Brussels".

A round of the Kosovo dialogue ended late on Tuesday with "progress made, but no agreements reached."

Progress in integration depends on agreements (Kontakt plus radio)

Director of the Centre for Foreign Affairs, Aleksandra Joksimovic said that future implementation of the Brussels Agreement and Serbia's progress in European integration depends from the agreements on the four key topics of the dialogue on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina on the high political level in Brussels.

Joksimovic said that not only the possibility of Serbian negotiations with the EU depends from the agreement on telecommunications, energy, Community of Serbian municipalities (ZSO) and "Peace Park" , but also Kosovo's.

Vucic and Mustafa to reach agreement on area code and "Peace Park"? (Politika)

At least on two agenda items, out of the four planned for today’s talks in Brussels between negotiations teams of Belgrade and Pristina, will be reached a "final agreement", Politika learn. "Most probably they will close issues on telecommunication and the bridge over the Ibar river, that connects the North and South part of Mitrovica" in the cabinet of EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini between Belgrade team, headed by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Pristina team with Isa Mustafa, the Prime Minster of the Kosovo government.

No construction activity in Kroi i Vitakut today (Koha)

Albanian residents of the Kroi i Vitakut neighbourhood in the northern part of Mitrovica changed their position regarding resuming construction work on their houses today. Earlier, neighbourhood representatives said they would continue construction today but they have now decided to wait for the outcome of talks between Pristina and Belgrade representatives in Brussels.

Murtezaj: Association in accordance with Kosovo Constitution and laws (RTK)

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, will meet his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, in Brussels tomorrow. The representatives of both governments said they are expecting positive results from the meeting. Valon Murtezaj, the advisor for foreign affairs to Prime Minister Mustafa, told RTK that Pristina will initially ask for the implementation of the agreements reached so far before moving on to other topics. “Then we will try to achieve progress in concrete areas such as the telecom, namely the telephone code, and also the energy.

Janjic: Neither Belgrade nor Pristina must risk the interruption of the talks (Blic, B92)

None of the parties can risk, jump out of the dialogue, and interrupt talks in Brussels, believes political analyst Dusan Janjic of the Forum for Ethnic Relations, stating that both sides will have to accept compromises and 'swallow' the specific formulations.

Janjic told B92, before a new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, scheduled for 23 June, that some decisions have to be made, which were delayed from 2013, especially in telecommunications.

Zbogar presents solution for Mitrovica bridge barricade (Koha)

European Union Special Representative in Pristina, Samuel Zbogar, presented his proposal for resolving disputes over the so-called Peace Park build on the Mitrovica main bridge, said spokesperson to the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, Maja Kocijancic. She did not however explain details of the proposal. Kocijancic added that talks on the Mitrovica barricade will resume on 22 June while a meeting between prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia, Isa Mustafa and Aleksandar Vucic respectively, has been scheduled for the next day.