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Veseli: "We have one enemy - these are Serbia and its president" (Beta, Vecernje Novosti, NMagazin)

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reports that Kadri Veseli, at the beginning of his speech at the Kosovo Assembly's extraordinary session on the dialogue with Serbia, said that Kosovo has one enemy and that is Serbia and only one president who is against the independence of Kosovo, the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The daily reports that Veseli said he would rather talk about the process of visa liberalization today, but that he advocates for an adoption of a common resolution.

Serbia prepares assistance of 4.5 billion for the Serbs in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)

According to Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti the announced special economic package of the Government of Serbia for 'the rebirth of Serb communities in Kosovo, is worth as much as 4.5 billion dinars.

This ''capital plan'' will be discussed Tuesday in a joint session of the Government with Serb leaders from the territory of Kosovo, which will be attended and by President Aleksandar Vucic.

B92: "4 countries want to keep any talk of Kosovo away from UN" (Vecernje Novosti)

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes on Wednesday that the UK, USA, France and Sweden are trying to keep any story about Kosovo, including Pristina's steps towards the formation of an 'army', away from the UN Security Council.

According to the daily, these four countries try to prevent including of the discussion on Kosovo' situation into agenda of the next session of the Council, scheduled for 8th November.

Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces: A complex situation in Kosovo the key problem; no reason for fear (Serbian media)

A key regional problem that jeopardizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia is a complex situation in Kosovo, says the new Chief of Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces Milan Mojsilovic in an interview for Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti.

Belgrade's Plan: Protection for the 44 holy sites and monuments in Kosovo (TV Most, Vecernje Novosti)

Guarantees to the Serbian Orthodox Church to have full right to dispose of all its movable and immovable property and to maintain the legal protection regime for 44 facilities that represent special zones of Serbian cultural and religious heritage, and recognition of the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Kosovo  - those are the main demands of Belgrade in a plan sent by the Serbian side to European mediators in dialogue with Pristina, TV Most reported, quoting daily Vecernje Novosti.

Vecernje Novosti: Putin in Serbia around December 19th

Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti reports today on the visit of President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic to Moscow and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The daily writes that the Russian Federation and Putin personally will continue to strongly support the territorial integrity of Serbia and its diplomatic fight for Kosovo in all international institutions, including the UN, while at the same time encouraging the position of military neutrality and autonomy in Serbia's decision-making.

China returns Kosovo report snubbed by UK and US to UNSC (B92, Beta, Vecernje Novosti)

The UN Security Council will in November discuss UN secretary-general's reports about Kosovo, writes Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.

According to the newspaper, China returned the reports to the agenda of the Security Council, that will take over the body's presiding in November.
The article also specifies that two reports on Kosovo filed by UN chief António Guterres will be considered - covering the period from April 16 to July 15, and another from mid-July to mid-October.

America torn the EU calendar (Vecernje Novosti)

Today's edition of Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti writes that there is less chance of fulfilling the Brussels plan to end the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina before the beginning of 2019, the article adds that Serbia does not adhere to a dictated solution and that the discussion about demarcation is not a taboo topic any more.

Popovic: No solution without Russia, China and US (Blic, Vecernje Novosti)

Negotiations on Kosovo under the auspices of the EU have yielded no results, without US, Russia and China it is impossible to achieve a viable and applicable compromise between Belgrade and Pristina, said Minister of Innovation and Technological Development Nenad Popovic, adding that the issue of Kosovo slowly returns to the Security Council of the UN, the Serbian media reported.