Deputy Director of the Serbian Office for Kosovo Dusan Kozarev rejected allegations by former US diplomat and UN representative in Kosovo Gerald Gallucci about the involvement of Belgrade in the arrest of Oliver Ivanovic. "This idea is so monstrous and absurd that it does not deserve comment.
Abbot of Visoki Decani Monastery, Father Sava Janjic, believes that the security, political and economic situation in Kosovo is extremely unstable. An additional element of instability is the rising Islamic fundamentalism, which poses a threat to all inhabitants of Kosovo. "I think that regional cooperation on all safety measures is very important to minimizing risk. Premises that are particularly sensitive, should be better protected," said Father Sava.
Political representatives of Albanians from southern central Serbia have demanded that the Kosovo authorities involve them in the dialogue with Belgrade in Brussels. They seek the same rights as Kosovo Serbs, reported media in Pristina.
President of the National Council of Albanians from the Presevo Valley, Jonuz Musliu together with the heads of the municipalities of Presevo and Bujanovac in Pristina yesterday demanded a mutual solution to the issue of the status of Albanians in the Presevo Valley.
President of the Association of Kosovo Montenegrins, Slobodan Vujicic said today that in addition to the Serbian community and other communities, Kosovo Montenegrins should be involved in the drafting of the Statute of the Community/Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO).
Vujicic expects more defined roles for minority communities in the ZSO, considering that the municipalities that will form the ZSO, are made up of not only Serbs, but also Montenegrins, Roma and other minorities.
Mayor of Gracanica Vladeta Kostic presented the municipality’s development plans to Austrian parliamentarians, led by the Austrian Ambassador in Pristina/Prishtine, Gernot Pfandler.
Mayor Kostic informed the Austrian delegation about the main characteristics, current situation and development opportunities of the municipality of Gracanica.
The verdict of the case against Oliver Ivanovic, Dragoljub Delibasic and three other Serbs, should be announced from 10 a.m. onward at the Municipal Court in Mitrovica North. The presence of the Kosovo Police has been visibly increased today. Both gates leading to the Court building have been closed and are being guarded by Kosovo police who have been deployed in large numbers around the Court.
Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic considers the current situation to be worrying and states that it can be felt in political life, but also in society as a whole.
"The incidents that took place in areas inhabited by returnees indicate that such a fragile situation can affect those who are most vulnerable," said Jevtic in TV show “Odgovor” and recalled the pogrom of March 2004 that must not be repeated.
The Association of Journalists of Serbia in Kosovo sent an appeal to the Government of Kosovo, because it did not provide translation for Serbian journalists during yesterday's conference addressed by Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.
Mayors of Serb majority municipalities, Novo Brdo/Novobërdë, Ranilug/Ranillug and Parteš–Pasjane/Partesh-Pasjanë, held a meeting yesterday to discuss their concerns regarding the economic, security and other general issues affecting the Kosovo-Morava region.
The Mayor of Gracanica Vladeta Kostic and President of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM) Budimir Nicic yesterday signed the agreement on the allocation of land for the construction of the Journalists' House in Gracanica.
The Journalists Association of Serbia (UNS) was awarded with a plot of 400 square meters, for a period of 99 years with possibility of extension, needed for the construction of the House of Journalists.