Kosovo Serbs employed at the headquarters of the EULEX mission in Pristina accused the mission of discrimination on ethnic and linguistic grounds due to the announcement on non-extension of their contracts, because they do not understand or do not speak fluent Albanian.

As stated in the announcement of their legal representative, Axel Reiter, "it is almost certain that, from November, no Kosovo Serb will work in the EULEX headquarters in Pristina."

President of the Commission for Missing Persons, Veljko Odalović says that the ZSO will be formed soon, if Biden's message was taken seriously in Pristina.

When asked when he expects establishment of the ZSO, Odalović said to the RTS "how Pristina works, this will last."

He says that the ZSO constitutes a "bone in the throat" to Pristina and "many others who have introduced Belgrade into a dialogue with the promise that ZSO will be formed."

Pristina's representatives "continue to pile on the (UN Security) Council falsehoods and lies and have lately engaged in outright propagandizing."

This is what Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told the Council late on Thursday European time, as it convened to consider UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's latest report on the work of the UN mission, UNMIK, in Kosovo.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Aleksandar Vučić on his election as Serbian prime minister.

She "affirmed the German government's future support for Serbia and noted that important tasks - continuation of reforms, regional reconciliation and normalization of relations with Kosovo - were ahead for him."

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic received UNMIK head Zahir Tanin on Monday in Belgrade.

Nikolic "reiterat3e his position on the significance of the role of the UN Mission in Kosovo and Metohija and expressing the expectation that its scope would remain unchanged."

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has confirmed he will support the establishment of a Serbian-Albanian Chamber of Commerce.

This organization is meant to ensure a more efficient communication and cooperation between businesspeople.

The Chamber will contribute to improving trade, investment and economic ties between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), carried by Beta.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that removing the Serbian Constitution's preable has not been a topic of any of the talks in the EU.

The preamble defines Kosovo as an integral part of the Republic of Serbia.

The Serbian Office for Kosovo is demanding that provisional institutions of self-government in Pristina immediately remove a billboards set up in Musutiste.

As stated, the billboard in the most direct way incites nationalist hatred and discourages Serbs who have expressed their willingness to return to the village.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) met on Wednesday in Belgrade.

They discussed "current social topics and agreed that coordination was necessary in joint activities aimed at protecting national interests."

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden will visit Belgrade and Pristina at the beginning of next week, the White House announced on Tuesday.

During an August 15-17 tour of the Balkans, Biden will hold meetings with the president and the prime minister of Serbia and speak with the Kosovo authorities, Reuters has reported, quoting a White House statement.

The statement "did not say what subjects would be discussed," the agency noted.