The recent arrests of Serbs in Kosovo are part of the pressure on the local Serbs, Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told Belgrade based TV Prva on Thursday, reports Serbian media.
According to the minister, the Serbs are being pressured into accepting the forming of a Kosovo military and into considering whether there is room for them in Kosovo.
The Serbian List MP Igor Simic says that the international community silence regarding the arrest of five Serbs in Gnjilane is causing uneasiness among the Serbs in Kosovo.
“The international community’s silence on such a brutal force is something that is causing uneasiness among the Serbs in Kosovo. It simply mustn’t happen, especially when we are in the negotiation phase,'' Simic told TV Prva, based in Belgrade.
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Serbian Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Branko Ruzic says that Serbia is striving to reach a sustainable solution for Kosovo through dialogue, but that it does not have well-intentioned interlocutors on the other side, reports Serbian media.
He stresses that interlocutors on the other hand, representatives of Kosovo institutions, do not have enough understanding of the spirit of the time in which we are.
Dacic believes that still a final solution is far and a call on a referendum in Serbia, and that solutions must be sought, reports Vecernje Novosti.
After a meeting in Brussels of the Serbian and Pristina delegations with Federica Mogherini, they all agree that there are possibilities regarding the final solution regarding Kosovo, Dacic says, adding that it was also noted that both sides should make additional efforts to reach solutions, reports the daily.
Ivica Dacic has told Prva TV why he believes partitioning the territory of Kosovo and Metohija is the solution to the dispute between Belgrade and Pristina.
"I have been talking about a partition for about 10, 15 years, and I think it's the only possible and fast solution. However, this is not the only solution, all possible options should be considered," the first deputy PM and foreign minister said.
Vecernje Novosti write today that Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told TV Prva that Kosovo has no chance to become a member of the UNESCO, and that an increasing number of countries are considering withdrawing recognition.
Commenting the statement of the Serbian ambassador to UNESCO that Kosovo has less chance of becoming a member of that organization than in 2015 Dacic said to TV Prva that this was the result of a "strenuous activity".
Serbia has received an ultimatum - "to recognize Kosovo in exchange for the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO)."
At least that's what the press is reporting this Thursday, Prva TV said.
According to the media, the Serbian president "received such an offer" from diplomats in Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington - while this has been "confirmed to him" these last days during the meetings in New York City.
Serbian Minister of Justice Nela Kuburovic told TV station Prva that there is no new information on the investigation of Ivanovic’s murder, reports N1.
“Although the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime responded to almost all requests/inquiries that were sent by Pristina authorities, five until now, on the other hand, we did not have such reciprocity when it comes to the cooperation” Kuburovic says.
Aleksandar Vucic has compared the situation around Kosovo with the game of chess.
The Serbian president spoke for RTS about his meeting on Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom he spoke about Kosovo. As he said, the opinions of Germany and Serbia about a compromise that should be reached by Serbia and Kosovo are very different, report Serbian media.