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KSF delivers humanitarian aid to Gračanica/Graçanicë Municipality (Koha)

The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) on Wednesday donated 50 sets of blankets, pillows and sheets to the Serbian Orthodox Church in Gračanica/Graçanicë. The donation will be delivered to the most vulnerable families in this municipality. Priest Srđan Stankovic who received the donation thanked the KSF, saying this was a welcomed relief in the current difficult weather conditions. The KSF representative, Colonel Afrim Veseli, said the KSF so far carried out many humanitarian projects in service of all the citizens of Kosovo, regardless of their religion and ethnicity.

Serb Orthodox Church refers to unlawful decisions regarding UP property (Koha)

The Serb Orthodox Church representative, abbot Sava Janjic, claimed that the Orthodox Church building at the University of Pristina campus was twice confirmed to be under the ownership of the Serb Orthodox Church by UNMIK in 2003 and 2012. Janjic claimed to have in possession a certificate issued by the Kosovo cadastral agency showing that property in question belongs to the Serb Orthodox Church and that the construction permit was given in 1990 by Hamdi Vraniqi, father to one of the officials from the party that most vehemently opposes the church in Pristina.

Gaxherri: No church or mosque will be allowed in University campus (Koha)

The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) MP, Besa Gaxherri, during the Kosovo Assembly session today said no church or mosque will be allowed in the campus of the Pristina University. "We have a secular state. Serbian Church was built under Milosevic's regime, everyone knows what purpose this church had at that time. Kosovo Serbs are obliged to respect the Constitution of Kosovo," she said.

OSCE and Orthodox Church condemn attack on mosque in Gjilan (Kallxo.com)

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo through a press statement condemned the attempt by a Kosovo Serb to demolish the minaret of a mosque in the village of Velekincë, in Gjilan municipality a few days ago. "Ambassador Schlumberger condemns attack on Velekinca Mosque and commends police and local leadership for response that keeps this incident isolated,” reads the statement. Also the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo condemned the incident.

Bishop: Security in Kosovo is getting out of control of the local authorities (Blic)

Bishop of Raska and Prizren Teodosije, strongly condemned terrorist attack on the Serb village Gorazdevac, adding that it shows that the security situation in Kosovo is getting out of control of the local institutions that are unable to provide security to citizens.

Abbot Janjic: Political decision of UNESCO (RTK2)

Abbot of Visoki Decani Monastery Sava Janjic believes that talks on Kosovo's admission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, should be postponed, because Kosovo has not demonstrated political maturity. He stressed that proposal of Executive board to admit Kosovo in UNESCO is the result of political decisions.

Serbian Orthodox Church warns of danger of admitting Kosovo to UNESCO (KIM radio, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has sent a letter on Tuesday to Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova, warning that the acceptance of Kosovo's membership bid would endanger the Christian cultural heritage and the Serbs' religious and human rights.

In the letter signed by Patriarch Irinej, the Synod points out that the OSCE has documented systematic post-war destruction of at least 392 Serbian Orthodox cemeteries in Kosovo, which are still in deplorable condition.

Selimi: Kosovo has created a powerful lobbying bloc for UNESCO membership (RFE)

Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign Minister Petrit Selimi said in an interview for Radio Free Europe that Kosovo has created a powerful lobbying group for membership in the UNESCO. Selimi, who visited the Holy See on Tuesday, said the main topic of discussion there was Kosovo’s membership in the UNESCO. He mentioned Serbia’s negative discourse against Kosovo’s membership and highlighted a recent statement by Serbia’s ambassador to the UNESCO, Darko Tanaskovic.