Serbs in Kosovo believe that the time has come for the completion of the Orthodox church of Christ the Saviour in Pristina. Especially after field testing on suspicion of the existence of mass graves which proves the church does not constitute a crime scene.

"We will surely discuss in the next period, for the start, to place fences and thus secure a bit more the object, and then to go into the construction of the temple in the later stages," says Branimir Stojanović, Vice-President of the Kosovo government.

"For us, the most important thing is the firm position of government that diplomas from Pristina University will be relevant in Serbia, bearing in mind that the process of expelling the Serbs, unfortunately, is still going on," told TV Most Rada Trajkovic from the European Movement of Serbs in Kosovo.  She said that students would like to be sure that they can get a job outside of Kosovo, adding that if it comes to integration, the state of Serbia will continue to financially support the university in the same way.

Bishop of Raska and Prizren Teodosije will meet today in Belgrade with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, was said from the Serbian government’s office for media. The meeting starts at 15 a.m. at the Serbian government building but for now there are no details on the topics of the meeting.

Why new borders are being drawn within Serbia if Europe is uniting by erasing borders between states, Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej has asked.

"I am not dealing with politics when I'm saying this but, as the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, I am contemplating further consequences of a fragmented Serbia living in a 'united' Europe. This is too serious issue to be dealt by politicians with a limited duration," the Patriarch told Vecernje Novosti daily.

With the traditional greeting, “Peace of God - Christ is born," Patriarch Irinej has congratulated the upcoming Christmas holiday.

In Serbia, Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7.

The Patriarch's message was that "we should not allow anyone to divide us on any grounds."

Today, more than ever, Irinej wrote, we need peace in the world and goodwill among peoples.

Abbot Sava Janjic, in a video message, says that he believes that decision on Kosovo membership in UNESCO should be postponed until Belgrade and Pristina, under the Brussels dialogue, clearly define mechanisms of institutional protection of the Serbian holy sites in Kosovo with international guarantees.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will meet today Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Patriarch Irinej to discuss the EU's draft platform for Chapter 35 on Kosovo.

According to daily Vecernje Novosti, President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) Vladimir Kostic was also invited to attend the meeting, to be held at the Serbian Presidency building.

Bishop of Ras and Prizren Teodosije said that claims of Kosovo Deputy Foreign Minister, Petrit Selimi, given in an interview to Danas, are unacceptable. Selimi said that "the question of Serbian Orthodox heritage will not be discussed in Brussels, since it was already discussed in Vienna, within the Ahtisaari plan."