After the possible election of Hashim Thaci for president of Kosovo, I don’t expect anything good to happen regarding relations between Serbia and Kosovo, said Ivica Dacic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. When asked why, Dacic explained that the political chaos in Kosovo is an excuse for not fulfilling the obligations undertaken by signing the Brussels agreement. “And it will continue,” said Dacic, adding that the EU should put pressure on Pristina to fulfill its obligations.

Romania is under pressure to change its stance on Kosovo and recognize the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, but Bucharest will not change its position. This was conveyed to Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic by his Romanina counterpart Lazar Komanesku at the margins of the South-East European Cooperation Process meeting held in Sofia last week.

Five EU members that have not recognized Kosovo's independence are under pressure to change their position. Most recently the pressure has been from PACE resolution that has called upon the five member states to recognize Kosovo. As Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said to Novosti, one of the Serbian priorities is that Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Cyprus retain their current positions.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says that the desecration of the temple of Christ the Saviour in Pristina, in the presence of Kosovo police at Christmas time, another sad proof that Serbia was right when it opposed the Kosovo's entry into UNESCO.

"Albanians in Kosovo not only that they are incapable to protect Serbian cultural and religious heritage, but they are destroying it without any punishment for the perpetrators," said Dacic in a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Radio Belgrade that Serbia "will do everything to, by 2018 or 2019, complete the negotiations with the EU so the organization can make a political decision on Serbia's full membership.

Dacic says that progress on all other chapters will depend on the progress made in chapter 35, which concerns normalization of relations with Pristina; he says " the problem is that it is not clear even to European Union what all implies this chapter.

- By calling to demonstrations, they are only burying deeper into the catastrophic internal and international position - says Ivica Dacic, the Head of the Serbian diplomacy. The Government of Serbia told Danas unofficially that "they do not believe" that another round of the Brussels negotiations will be held until the New Year holidays.

The negotiating position of the European Union for Chapter 35, which refers to the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina has not been finished and has not arrived in Belgrade, was said today in the Serbian government. Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic stated that EU members should harmonize their negotiating position. “New formulation which would be acceptable for all must be found,” briefly said Dacic.

All principles of the international community were violated precisely in the example of Serbia, Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday.

In addition, Serbia's Foreign Minister and first deputy PM, who also serves as OSCE chairperson, said that the international order should be based on principles and not only on political interests.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaci, today will take part in the seventh annual conference of ministers of foreign affairs of South Eastern Europe, hosted by the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

The UN Security Council will discuss tomorrow in New York the new report of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Kosovo. Serbia will be presented at the session by Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. On this occasion Dacic will present the Serbia’s assessment about the current situation in Kosovo and on UNMIK activities.