“Belgrade expects the European Commission to exercise pressure upon Pristina institutions in order to lift taxes increased by 10 percent on Serbian goods,” Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Rasim Ljajic said, KIM Radio reports.

Alternative to it, would be that Kosovo leaves the CEFTA agreement, Ljajic added.

He stressed “it would not be Serbia’s failure, but rather the failure of the European Union, that through the Berlin Process promoted as one of the main goals establishment of a common economic zone in the Western Balkans.”

Ambassador of Russia to Serbia, Alexander Chepurin told RTS the political cooperation between Serbia and Russia is on a high level without precedent, adding Russia advocates Kosovo issue to be resolved in a political manner within Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Commenting on Putin-Thaci meeting in Paris, Ambassador Chepurin noted that in such ceremonies as was the one taking place on November 11, there are dozens, hundreds of brief encounters. Putin is polite man. He greets hundreds of people he meets, exchanges few words with them.

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said she expects Pristina authorities to annul additional taxes of 10 percent on the goods coming from central Serbia, Tanjug news agency reported.

Speaking at a press conference, following the meeting with Albanian Foreign Affairs Minister Ditmir Bushati in Brussels, Mogherini also noted that she expects a continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

UNMIK Head and Special Representative of the Secretary General, Zahir Tanin stated before the UN Security Council on Wednesday that, although one should not overlook the progress that has been made in the talks since 2013, the key to progress on the ground is the implementation of what had been agreed, with the founding of the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) being one of the central points, Tanjug news agency reported.

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said in New York there is yet no agreement on the frequency of Security Council sessions on Kosovo, BETA news agency reported.

“We want the agreement on dynamics of the sessions to be reached, but if it is not reached, then sessions would depend upon the country chairing over the Security Council in that month,” Dacic told RTS, following the SC session on Kosovo yesterday.

During the debate on Kosovo at UN SC on Wednesday, the representative of Russia emphasized that he fully agreed with the assessments of Ivica Dacic, pointing out that there are serious and deep problems in Kosovo that require urgent resolution.

"The stories about some ideal situation in Kosovo do not impress us at all," the Russian representative said, adding that six years after the signing of the Brussels agreement, the Community of Serb Municipalities has not been formed, that Pristina blocked the process, while Belgrade fulfilled all its obligations.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic was a guest speaker at the DW Conflict Zone. EU integrations, Belgrade-Pristina relations and dialogue were among the topics discussed.

Full interview can be seen at: https://www.dw.com/en/serbian-pm-ana-brnabic-on-conflict-zone/av-46299156

Serbian PM Ana Brnabic attended a ceremonial dinner hosted by the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper in Berlin on Tuesday evening. Merkel and Brnabic "sat at the same table in the ceremonial hall of the German Historical Museum," BETA news agency said.

The prime minister said that the dinner was "an opportunity to talk to the German chancellor on various issues," the Serbian government announced.

According to this, Brnabic also "thanked Merkel for all the support that Germany provides to Serbia, but also talked to her about the issue of Kosovo and Metohija."

Recently appointed German Ambassador in Belgrade Thomas Schieb told TV N1 the official Berlin has not changed its stance on a possible demarcation between Serbia and Kosovo.

He said Germany’s stance on the issue has been clear for some time and added that other European countries and Serbia’s neighbors have been expressing reservations about the idea of demarcation.

Outgoing Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic met in Vienna with Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz Christian Strache, KIM Radio reports.

The two officials agreed that all the problems burdening people in Kosovo, both Serbian and Albanian, should be resolved in dialogue.