Deputy Special Representative of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Jennifer Brush has stressed her concern over the number of incidents in recent weeks targeting people returning to their homes in Kline/Klina, central Kosovo, UNMIK has stated.

She called on the authorities to investigate the events, bring the culprits to justice and take steps to prevent such incidents in the future.

Serb returnee Bogosav Dabizljevic was attacked and robbed in Kline/Klina on May 11, suffering three broken ribs in the process.

Respect of the Brussels Treaty and the formation of the Community/Association of Serbian municipalities are crucial for the survival of Serbs in Kosovo, says Ljubomir Maric, Minister for Local Self-Government in Kosovo. He claims that the Serbs had the support of the international community and announced the formation of inter-ministerial group for the return of displaced Serbs.

Visiting the RTS1, Maric said that the attacks and unrest in Macedonia clearly indicate with what kind of security challenges we are living.

Asked to comment the release of website Koha.net, Spokesperson of EU High Representative Maja Kocijancic said: “The EU's position is very clear. The dialogue which EU is facilitating between Belgrade and Pristina is about normalisation of relations. The issue of recognition is for the member states. This was clearly explained to the media by the High Representative during her visit to Pristina and Belgrade.”

Citizens’ Initiative SDP, headed by Oliver Ivanovic, hailed statement of the Serbian President, Tomislav Nikolic, about the near accomplishment of the platform on the status of Kosovo and Metohija, and assessed that all social factors should be involved in that process.

“If a respond of the European Union to this proposal would be indecent, that would be undoubted evidence that they don’t want us in the EU. Such decision would be difficult, but not and tragic for us,” reported Beta agency.

Minister for Communities and Return in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic said that there was no meaningful return of displaced persons from Kosovo in latest five months and that only one family has returned to village Crkolez in Istok/Istog Municipality, which is the only officially registered return in said period, reported Tanjug.

After two months of boycott due to the shift of the Minister for return, Aleksandar Jablanovic, representatives of Serbs from yesterday again are active in Kosovo institutions. The first test for implementing agreed in the functioning of the ruling coalition will be to establish working bodies to create documents of the Community of Serbian municipalities.

Priorities of the Serb representatives are appreciation of the coalition partners and strengthening of the Serb presence in the judiciary, police and other aspects of management.

 I come to Belgrade with the message that Germany will continue to be a sincere and reliable partner to Serbia on its way towards the EU, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier ahead of his visit to Serbia on April 28.

Serbia has taken major steps forward in the past few years - the historic agreement on the normalization of relations with Kosovo, the opening of EU accession talks, the beginning of painful but much needed economic reforms, Steinmeier pointed out in an interview to Tanjug, commenting on Serbia's progress since the new government took power.

Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Branimir Stojanovic told RTS that the deal on the functioning of the coalition as well as privatization in Serbian communities influenced a decision of the Srpska representatives to return to the Kosovo institutions.

Branimir Stojanovic said that there were no new conditions, and that it was about the conditions agreed when the coalition agreement was made.

Next week will begin delivery of 650,000 litters of bottled wine from Kosovo to central Serbia, so that the total shipment of wine will increase approximately to three million litters by the end of the year. Artur Camaj from the Orahovac/ Rahovec based company "Stounkasl" announced that from the next week, supermarkets in Belgrade, Kragujevac, Nis and Cacak, will offer a bottled wines from Kosovo, within the first shipment of 650,000 litters.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Branimir Stojanovic says that it is important that dialogue in Brussels continues, since by doing so and situation in Kosovo changes. Creation of the Association/Community of Serb municipalities is the most important topic for Serbs, said Stojanovic to Radio Television Serbia.