Serbia won’t succeed unless it adopts a clear policy on Kosovo and won’t achieve anything unless it recognizes Kosovo, Sir Robert Francis Cooper, a British diplomat, former mediator in the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue and a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, told TV N1 yesterday.

Addressing the 8^th Belgrade Security Forum conference, Cooper added that how and when Serbia would do that was up to it, but that should be done at a certain point.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia and Austria have good relations, but that their stances on Kosovo differ, RTS reports today.

Speaking at a joint press conference following the meeting with his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Van der Bellen, President Vucic said he has informed his Austrian friends about Serbia’s readiness to talk about Belgrade-Pristina relations, and that it is needed to reach a negotiated solution.

Eventual admission of the so-called Kosovo to Interpol would represent violation of the international law, Serbian Ministry of Interior State Secretary, Dijana Hrkalovic said, Tanjug news agency reported.

She also added, this would represent violation of a legally binding UN SC Resolution 1244.

“Policy of the USA towards Kosovo is not new, but the arrogance of the USA Ambassador and disrespect he showed towards Serbia is,” Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin stated, Tanjug news agency reported.

This way Vulin responded to the USA Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott post on Twitter, following his inappropriate statement about Kosovo, made in the Government of Serbia building, that Kosovo is not so-called by an independent state, a press statement from the Ministry of Defense reads.

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej arrived in Kosovo this morning using the Jarinje crossing. He will be making a two-day visit to Kosovo.

The patriarch is accompanied by Patriarch of the Antioch, Jovan X, as well as members of the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church: Bishop of Backa Irinej Bulovic, Metropolitan Porphyrius, and Bishop Jovan of Sumadija.

Municipality of Gornji Milanovac in Serbia proper has suspended all activities with the US embassy in connection with the celebration of the anniversary of the mission "Halyard", due to the recent statement by Ambassador Kyle Scott on Kosovo, said Dejan Kovacevic, the president of the municipality told portal glaszapadnesrbije.rs (the voice of western Serbia), reports TV Most.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said today that the United States intend to launch an exit strategy for the mandate of United Nations in Kosovo and Metohija, which he perceives as an initiative for the withdrawal of UNMIK mission from that territory, Serbian media reported.

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said that he knows that Kosovo is a sensitive issue and added that there is nothing new about Washington’s policy on the issue, FoNet news agency reported.

“The focus should remain on finding a comprehensive solution and both sides have our full support in that. I am aware that this is a sensitive subject but US policy on Kosovo is not something new,” the Ambassador Scott wrote in Serbian on his Twitter account following criticism from Serbia’s top officials.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic that Ankara will support any agreement on Kosovo reached by Serbs and Albanians, the Serbian president’s cabinet said in Wednesday’s press release.

Speaking to Vucic by telephone, Erdogan said that Turkey will support any agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina as part of their dialogue on Kosovo.

Lesotho has withdrawn its political stance on the status of Kosovo and all statements that could be interpreted as recognition of Kosovo's independence.

Lesotho has withdrawn its political stance on the status of Kosovo and all statements that could be interpreted as recognition of Kosovo's independence.

The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has revised its political position on the status of Kosovo, according to a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of Lesotho, to which Tanjug has had insight.