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Vejvoda: Both sides stand in place because of the unresolved situation (RTK2, Tanjug, Blic)

Ivan Vejvoda, associate of the Institute of Social Sciences in Vienna, told RTK2 that frequent visits by international officials to Belgrade and Pristina are aimed at encouraging the continuation of a dialogue that will lead to finding a mutually acceptable solution that must be verified by the UN Security Council.

Stoltenberg: NATO does not plan to reduce presence in Kosovo (RTV Puls, Prva TV)

NATO has plans to neither reduce presence of its forces nor KFOR Mission in Kosovo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Serbian Prva TV, adding the reason of NATO presence in Kosovo is to protect all the people and the Serbian community. Asked why the pogrom against the Serbs in Kosovo happened in March 2004, if NATO guaranteed security, SG Stoltenberg responded KFOR is there to protect the Serbs and they would be active, if needed, recalling that they have major authorization given by the United Nations.

Dacic to Politika daily: They never asked us what we want with Kosovo

There was never a talk with representatives of the international community about what Serbia would like as an outcome in the negotiations with Pristina, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in an interview for Sunday's edition of the Belgrade based daily Politika, answering the question of whether in the past the issue of the Serbian position has been raised in discussions with influential Western officials.

Russian Ambassador: No overnight solution for Kosovo issue (SRNA, TV N1)

Kosovo issue is rather complex, and it is impossible to find a solution to it overnight, Russian Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Chepurin said on Saturday. He added the platform Pristina has recently adopted was completely unrealistic and that, at the current moment, the only solution according to the international law was the UN Security Council Resolution 1244. “We unconditionally support Serbia and Serbs would decide about their interests, positions and possibilities.

Zakharova: Pristina tightens the noose to Serbs (BETA)

Measures of Pristina authorities represent “tightening the noose” to the Serbs and their systematic expulsion “by creating unbearable conditions in the spirit of an ethnic cleansing,” Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, BETA news agency reported. At the regular Foreign Affairs Ministry press briefing, Zakharova urged international forces in Kosovo to implement their mandate and do not allow “violence against the Kosovo Serbs.” She also noted international forces were not preventing violence against the Serbs even before. “Pristina’s radicals intentionally under

Vucic thanks Grenada (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked Foreign Affairs Minister of Grenada Peter Charles David for the support to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported. He also added decision of Grenada to revoke recognition of unilaterally declared Kosovo independence and thus give advantage to finding a compromise solution through dialogue is an evidence of a principled stance to respecting the international law.

Russian Ambassador says Pristina’s platform is a list of demands (FoNet, TV N1)

Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin wrote on Twitter yesterday that Pristina’s dialogue platform for negotiations with Belgrade is a list of ultimatums and demands, FoNet news agency reported. He added that the platform is a clear rejection of the dialogue to resolve the Kosovo issue. Ambassador Chepurin also noted that Pristina won’t be able to sustain the pressure with that platform, adding that fantasies can’t be in line with a reality.  

Security relatively stable in Kosovo, Minister Stefanovic said (TV N1, BETA)

The security situation in Kosovo is relatively stable despite the high number of attacks against the Serbs and non-Albanians as well as their properties over the last year, the Serbian Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Thursday, BETA news agency reported. Stefanovic, who was presenting Internal Ministry annual report for 2018 said at the meeting of the Serbian Parliament Defense and Security Committee that the attacks included physical assaults, arson, attacks on religious holy shrines, destruction of properties, threats and provocation. He added the situation in Ground Sa