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Islamic scholar behind IS recruitment in Serbia (Dailies)

Idriz Bilibani, "MA in Islamic Studies from Prizren," has been described as "the main organizer of departure of Serbian citizens to the religious war in Syria."

There, they fight on the side of Islamic State, according to a report in the Belgrade-based newspaper Blic.

"According to the most recent data of security services about the terrorist organization ISIS, professor of Sharia law Idriz Bilibani, also known as Sheik, used, together with Denis Hadzic from Novi Pazar, the space for prayer in the Furkan mosque in Novi Pazar for preaching radical Islam," said the article.

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Miscevic: The precedent that would harm UNESCO (Blic)

Kosovo's membership in UNESCO would be a precedent that would harm the future functioning of the organization, which Serbia sees as very important for the protection of its cultural heritage, said the head of Serbia's negotiating team with the European Union (EU), Tanja Miscevic.

In regards to the Kosovo’s bid to join UNESCO, she said that the international organizations are, unfortunately, influenced by politics, and pointed out that Serbia needs to increase its diplomatic activity, in order to prevent a negative outcome.

Maric in Croatia requested support for the concept of the ZSO (Blic)

Minister of Local Government Administration and representative of the Serbian list in the Kosovo government Ljubomir Maric paid a two-day visit to Zagreb. With the Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Vesna Pusic, Maric spoke about the possibilities of cooperation, as well as the Community / Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO) and its concept for which he requested support.

"West was deeply involved in Bosnian war" - govt. official (B92)

The British resolution on Srebrenica, "whatever it will be like," does not contribute to reconciliation at this point in time.

This is what head of the Serbian government's media office Milivoje Mihajlovic told the state broadcaster RTS on Monday.

Ahead of Tuesday's debate on the Srebrenica resolution at the UN Security Council, Mihajlovic said that "the international community, i.e. the West, was deeply involved in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina."

Maric and Jevtic: Establish the ZSO to most effectively protect the Serbian people (Blic)

The ministers in the Kosovo government, for the Administration and Local government, Ljubomir Maric and for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtic, the Mayor of the municipality of Strpce/Shterpce Bratislav Nikolic agreed today that the Community of Serbian municipalities has to be formed and in a way so it can most efficiently protect the Serbian people in Kosovo.

The ministers with Nikolic have discussed the situation in the municipality, the development plan and Community/Association of Serbian municipalities in Kosovo.

Janjic: Good for Serbia that negotiations start as soon as possible (Blic)

Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina must end with a compromise, but it is difficult to say when, said political analyst Dusan Janjic and pointed out that for it would be ideal for Serbia that it starts as soon as possible, would ideally it would be as before, and for Pristina would be difficult whenever it that happens.

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German Ambassador "fairly certain" there are no new conditions (Blic, B92)

German Ambassador Heinz Wilhelm says it would be a good move if PM Aleksandar Vucic went to Srebrenica, especially because of reconciliation in the region.

"I think it's a positive gesture. All peoples here have to be willing to accept responsibility and guilt. Germany took the blame after the Second World War. Simply, we must accept history," Wilhelm, who is leaving his post in Belgrade after three years, told B92 in an interview.