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Dacic: It is 100 percent true, US threatened Pristina (RTS, BETA, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minster Ivica Dacic told RTS that based on the information he has, it is 100 percent true that the US has threatened Kosovo to impose some sort of sanction if taxes are not revoked. Dacic added that in diplomatic circles and talks with people from the State Department one can hear that Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj “if things remain as they were” would not visit US any time soon, respectively his visa will not be granted. “It is not the first time that the US treats him this way. It happened to him several times before in his career.

Vucic reacts to Ivanovic's widow referred to as "she devil" (BETA, B92)

Aleksandar Vucic has commented on the insults made at the expense of Milena Ivanovic, to say that he "never understood that kind of insanity and hatred." The president reacted after one of the leaders of the opposition Alliance for Serbia, Zeljko Veselinovic, referred to the widow of Oliver Ivanovic, a Serb politician from Kosovo who was gunned down in Mitrovica North a year ago, as a "she devil." In a tweet that has since been removed, Veselinovic said Milena Ivanovic was frequenting nightclubs in the capital and missed her late husband's one-year memorial service. Speaking in Leskovac on

Kurz for progress in dialogue, revoking of Pristina’s taxes (Tanjug, RTS)

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Tanjug news agency that he expects further progress in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, which is a precondition for the EU accession process, adding Vienna supports revoking of the taxes introduced by Pristina authorities. Asked if he expects Belgrade and Pristina would be able to find out a solution by the end of the current EU Commission’s mandate, Kurz underlined that further progress in the dialogue is a crucial precondition for advancement towards the EU. “We hope it would be possible to make further progress in the dialogue, and reduce tensions,” Kurz

Odalovic: Washington may bring Pristina to its senses (RTS, BETA, TV N1)

Secretary General in the Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Veljko Odalovic said on Friday the US President Donald Trump’s letters to Pristina and Belgrade were a message with the best intention to help empower dialogue and the search for a compromise and sustainable solution, BETA news agency reports. Odalovic added the European Union facilitated talks in Brussels entered a severe crisis due to “Pristina’s irresponsible behavior” and that it was crucial to use days ahead to improve the dialogue. He also described Trump’s letter as a result of Belgrade diplomatic activity that made 12 countri

Keefe: UK expects progression of dialogue (Danas, FoNet)

UK Ambassador in Belgrade Denis Keefe said late yesterday that the current situation between Belgrade and Pristina should be resolved in dialogue, and although it is facing difficulties now, the Ambassador expressed hope it will progress, Danas daily reports. We are aware that dialogue at this moment is facing certain difficulties, but we do hope that leaders who were in New York and would meet in Brussels this week, can find a way towards the progress, Ambassador Cliff said, adding he does not wish to talk about the change of borders.

"Only Supreme Commander Vucic can respond to Pristina" (RTS, BETA, B92)

Marko Djuric says that the only one authorized to respond to the measures of the Pristina authorities is "Supreme Commander Aleksandar Vucic." The director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija pointed out that Vucic, Serbia's President, was "in principle opposed to the use of force, and this would be the last option in the event of the endangering of the lives of Serbs in Kosovo." Djuric told RTS on Tuesday that he hopes that such measures will not be arrived at, adding that representatives of Serbia have spoken to international partners, to whom it has been presented "how dangerous (Pristi