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McAllister: Difficult work ahead of Serbian Government for EU membership (RTS, FoNet, Danas)

European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister thinks it is very important that in his report on Serbia, same as in the report on Kosovo by Igor Soltes, there is an identical formulation on correction of borders topic, as part of the solution for Belgrade-Pristina relations, national broadcaster RTS reports.

Vucic: I am not happy because of Komsic’s statement on Kosovo (Danas, FoNet)

Serbia wishes to have good co-operation with Bosnia and Herzegovina and with all three newly elected members of its presidency, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today in Kraljevo.

Asked to comment on the statement of a Croat member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Zeljko Komsic who said that for him Kosovo is an independent state and would be wise if Bosnia recognizes it, Vucic replied he is not happy because of that statement, but will not use every opportunity to respond.

Dacic reacts to Bosnian Presidency member's Kosovo comment (Tanjug, B92, DW)

Bosnia doesn't recognize Kosovo, and if members of its Presidency don't respect Serbia's territorial integrity, they are undermining friendly relations.

That would trigger a reciprocal reaction, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said, reacting to Zeljko Komsic's statement that Kosovo is "an independent state to him."

Defensive Pristina, Serbia in campaign (Tanjug, Prva TV)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ivica Dacic said that Pristina is currently in a defensive phase, by visiting the countries that have recognized Kosovo, to prevent them revoking recognitions, Serbian media reported.

On the other hand, Serbia continues lobbying that some countries revoke recognitions of Kosovo, and Dacic remains certain there would be more revoking by the end of this year, therefore he expects the number of recognitions to drop below 100.

Belgrade's Plan: Protection for the 44 holy sites and monuments in Kosovo (TV Most, Vecernje Novosti)

Guarantees to the Serbian Orthodox Church to have full right to dispose of all its movable and immovable property and to maintain the legal protection regime for 44 facilities that represent special zones of Serbian cultural and religious heritage, and recognition of the position of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Kosovo  - those are the main demands of Belgrade in a plan sent by the Serbian side to European mediators in dialogue with Pristina, TV Most reported, quoting daily Vecernje Novosti.

Dacic about the dilemma "EU or Kosovo'' (B92, RTS)

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and his Romanian counterpart Teodor Meleșcanu opened on Tuesday in Timisoara the conference "Security Challenges in the Balkans", Serbian media reported.

Dacic said in connection to the insistence to reach the solution within the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina but which would not affect others, that one forgets that solutions were made which destroyed the territorial integrity of Serbia.

Vucic: We are grateful for Astana’s solid position on Kosovo (TV Most)

Serbia is our important partner in Southeast Europe and supports internationally all our initiatives. In Kazakhstan, there are 20 companies with the participation of Serbian capital, and we are interested in expanding cooperation in the field of industry, energy, transport, as well as in the construction of infrastructure - said President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, reports TV Most.

Djuric with the head of the OSCE Mission to Kosovo (TV Most)

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric spoke with the Head of the OSCE mission in Kosovo about the political and security situation in Kosovo, reads the statement of the Office for KiM, Radio Television of Serbia is quoting.

Djuric pointed out that the recent intrusion of Albanian special forces in the north of Kosovo was a threat to stability and that it is necessary that international organizations in the field take steps to prevent such provocations happening again, reports RTS.

CeSID: 44 percent of citizens against delimitation in Kosovo (N1, Blic)

The delimitation between Serbia and Kosovo, as a solution to the Kosovo problem, is supported by 25 percent of respondents, while 44 percent do not support it, according to the latest poll conducted by the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID), reported Belgrade-based daily Blic, N1 is quoting.

CeSID conducted the opinion poll from September 5 to 20, covering 1,510 Serbia’s citizens over 18 years of age in a door-to-door survey.