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Jan Kavan: EU cannot use Kosovo as ultimatum (Vecernje Novosti)

Petition against the independence of Kosovo is a reminder of violence against the law, and one must not pressure Serbian side only, former head of Czech diplomacy and UN General Assembly Chairman, Jan Kavan told Vecernje Novosti daily. We have decided to sign a petition on Czech withdrawal of Kosovo recognition to once more point out an unacceptable precedent of unilaterally declared independence of the part of the Serbian territory, 10 years ago, he added. This act along with recognitions of such independence by vast part of the international community created major problems in the function

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Popovic: To declare Rama “persona non grata” in Serbia (RTS)

Statement of the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama that Albania and Kosovo would have a common foreign policy and a president is directed against the peace in the region and represents a hostile act against Serbia and its people, Minister without portfolio in the Serbian Government Nenad Popovic told RTS.

Popovic further said because of this statement Edi Rama should be declared “persona non grata” in Serbia and the country should send a harsh demarche to the Albanian ambassador in Belgrade.

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“20 years have passed since first kidnappings and murders in Kosovo” (KiM Radio)

Association of Families of Missing and Kidnapped Persons from Kosovo marked in Belgrade, on Saturday 20 years since the first kidnappings and murders took place in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian media reported. The ceremony started at 12.44 and members of the families requested the justice for their beloved ones again, Serbian media reported. According to the Association, 2.500 Serbs and other non-Albanians were killed in Kosovo over the last two decades, Serbian media reported.

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Zivadin Jovanovic: NATO and EU confirmed sovereignty of Serbia over Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)

UN SC Resolution 1244 is a final decision on Kosovo status and represents a synthesis of interests of all counties in the world, former head of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia diplomacy, Zivadin Jovanovic told Vecernje Novosti daily. This solution was reached in a difficult negotiation, under NATO bombs of Serbia (respectively Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) and world power centers.

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"If Serbs back EU's demands, that will be people's choice" (B92, Beta)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Moscow is not opposed to Serbia and the region moving closer to the EU.

But the choice Brussels is putting before them - "either Russia or the West" - is a very wrong policy, Lavrov told Beta agency in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview on the eve of his visit to Serbia this week.

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Brnabic: German FM didn't bring proposal for binding Kosovo deal (Serbian media)

Belgrade based news agency Beta reports that Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic reacted today and told Serbian media that that Germany's foreign minister did not bring with him a proposal "for resolving Belgrade-Pristina relations."

"Gabriel did not bring any document. We talked about the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and normalization of relations. Serbia was the first to demonstrate responsibility through internal dialogue (on Kosovo)," she said.

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Dacic: "Give him my regards. Farewell, Gabriel and accept the reality" (Serbian media)

Serbia's first deputy PM and foreign minister Ivica Dacic says German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel is the one who should accept reality - rather than Serbia, as Gabriel previously suggested, reports Serbian media.

Dacic spoke late on Thursday adding that the reality is that the current German government is on its way out.

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