The exchange of territories between Kosovo and Serbia, from perspective of Serbian community south of the Ibar River was topic of debate organized by NGO Aktiv.

Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs State Secretary Dijana Hrkalovic underlined during the meetings with Spanish, Indonesian and Indian ambassadors that eventual decision to admit Kosovo in Interpol “would constitute a precedent and politicization of this police international organization,” FoNet news agency reported. Ambassador of Indonesia, Harry Kandou noted that his country respects and supports the integrity and sovereignty of states in line with the UN Charter and international law.

Goran Avramovic: Has, in your opinion, the U.S. policy toward the Western Balkans changed after you assumed the position of acting Deputy Assistant Secretary? Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Palmer: U.S. policy in the Western Balkans has been consistent over the years. We support the integration of the countries of the Western Balkans into European and Euro-Atlantic institutions.

Srpska Lista representatives said during the meeting with US official Mathew Palmer that peace and stability are the most important and all open issues should be resolved in compromise. On the other side, Palmer noted it is important that Serbs take part in all the processes important for Kosovo, RTS reports. Srpska Lista Chair Goran Rakic and deputy chairs, Dalibor Jevtic and Igor Simic said Srpska Lista extends full support to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to resolve the Kosovo issue in compromise, since this is the only way to enable better position of Serbs in Kosovo.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, speaking for RTS “Upitnik” show said that Pristina constantly seeks an alibi to avoid implementation of signed agreements. Dacic added Kosovo does not want to join Interpol because of the fight against the crime, but to show and prove itself as a state. Dacic also underlined as long as the UN SC Resolution 1244 remains in force, there is no army of Kosovo. He termed initiative for transformation of Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) as an attempt by some Western countries to please Pristina authorities.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that Kosovo authorities are jeopardizing both the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and regional stability by failing to meet the obligations it accepted, FoNet news agency reports. Speaking at a ceremony for graduates of the Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy, Dacic said that Serbia has proved itself to be a responsible, reliable and predictable partner with no hidden agenda, adding that it has met all the obligations it accepted during the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. According to Dacic, Pristina’s failure to implement its obligations is cause for concern f

Montenegro, which has joined KFOR, should know that this mission was established on the basis of UN Resolution 1244. And this resolution does not mention "the state of Kosovo," Serbian Defense Minister Vulin said. He thus responded to his Montenegrin counterpart Predrag Boskovic, who said that Kosovo was "a sovereign state." "Members of the KFOR mission must be status neutral and therefore statements made by the Montenegrin minister of defense about supporting the state of Kosovo are not in accordance with the KFOR mission.

A technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is under way, with the ultimate goal of scheduling a top-level agreement next.

Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs state secretaries, Dijana Hrkalovic and Biljana Popovic-Ivic, in separate meetings, presented Serbian arguments against membership of the so-called Kosovo in Interpol, to the diplomatic representatives of several countries, RTS reports. Hrkalovic met with Cuban Ambassador in Serbia, Gustavo Trista del Todo and Argentinian Charge de Affairs, Juan B. Scartascini del Rio. She underlined that eventual decision to admit so-called Kosovo in Interpol, would constitute flagrant violation of the international law, primarily UN SC Resolution 1244.