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Serbian PM explains what she means by compromise for Kosovo (B92, Tanjug)

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic participated late on Monday in the "Serbia in the EU" European Forum held at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin.

According to the Serbian government, Brnabic told the gathering that her country's strategic commitment is membership in the EU, whereas maintaining stability and developing regional cooperation of essential importance for the country.

Varadi: Forgotten right to truth (FoNet, Danas)

Today, one important human right is forgotten, and it is the right to truth, International Law Professor, Tibor Varadi told FoNet news agency, adding that delineation with Kosovo “would mean that Kosovo is a state, because borders are regulated among the states.” He further said that delineation is a rather complex issue, in particular “in the context of international geopolitical interests, but also interests of some states and their officials.” “Individual interests of some high state officials are presented as the interests of the states, and it is not always the case,” Varadi assessed.

Dacic: It should be made clear to Pristina, it must not play double games (Tanjug)

Head of Serbian diplomacy, Ivica Dacic positively assessed the willingness of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to talk to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Paris, Tanjug news agency reports. He also termed as positive her readiness to be familiar with the course of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Dacic added that Kosovo and Metohija would be a topic this week as well, and that he would be present at the UN SC session on Kosovo. “We would remain constructive.

“Dick Marty did not give statements and does not plan to speak about that” (KIM Radio)

Cabinet of the former Swiss Senator, former Special Rapporteur of the Council of Europe and the author of a report on organ harvesting in Kosovo in 2010 Dick Marty, said that he did not talk to Presheva jon agency about the Special Court for the war crimes, KIM Radio reports. “Marti did not make statements on that issue and generally does not plan to talk about that,” KIM Radio added referring to Marty’s office reply to Gazeta express.

Merkel disappointed over the moves of Pristina (Dnevnik, Blic, Tanjug)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Paris yesterday, understood the latest moves of Pristina as a major obstacle in further continuation of the dialogue, writes Belgrade-based daily Blic.

According to Blic, during the meeting, prior to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, held at the initiative of the German Chancellor, Vucic particularly insisted on Pristina's decision to increase customs duties on goods from Serbia and BiH.

100 years since end of Great War: France and Germany honour their victims at the Orthodox cemetery in Pristina (KoSSev)

More than seventy world leaders attended a ceremony in Paris on November 11, marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that brought World War One to an end. The central commemoration was held at the Triumphant Gate, near the western end of the Champs-Élysées. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo President Hashim Thaci also attended the ceremony, KoSSev portal reports. The anniversary was also marked in Kosovo.

"Protect (Kosovo) witnesses, or they will kill them" (Tanjug, B92)

Former Swiss Senator and Council of Europe (CoE) Rapporteur on human organs trade in Kosovo, Dick Marty says he has faith in the (Kosovo) Specialist Chambers. The chambers are colloquially referred to as "the special court for KLA ('Kosovo Liberation Army') crimes." Marty is also optimistic when it comes to arresting "the big fish" in Pristina. "I'm an optimist that the tribunal will soon test itself by the first arrests of those people who are known in Kosovo and to the international community as 'the big f

Biserko: Is it worth to sacrifice Serbs from Kosovo because of the agreement on the division of territory? (NMagazin, Danas)

Chairperson of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights Sonja Biserko assessed for Belgrade-based daily Danas that the division of Kosovo and the exchange of territory became legitimate option for a part of the international community and warned that such a solution would sacrifice the fate of the Serbs there.

Biserko told Danas that the Serbian Orthodox Church is aware of the dangers of dividing the territory.

Russia on dialogue in Brussels (Tanjug)

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov said the EU efforts to mediate between Belgrade and Pristina have failed and that the USA is forcing creation of Kosovo army, Tanjug news agency reports today. It is obvious the EU efforts have failed, because Pristina rejected to implement all the agreements reached so far,” Lavrov said. Russian Minister added he thinks foremost to the Community of Serb Municipalities. “The attempts of Pristina to form its own army represent the gravest violation of the UN SC Resolution 1244.