Serbian Orthodox Church Raska-Prizren Eparchy expressed the strongest protest over recent unauthorized serving of Catholic mass on the remains of an old cathedral temple of Saint Nikola, seat of Novo Brdo Orthodox Metropolitans and main Orthodox Serbian temple in this medieval town, as well as placing political symbols of Kosovo on the Serbian medieval cultural, historic and religious heritage sites in Novo Brdo Special Protection Zone and organizing public gatherings and other activities aiming to promote the medieval Novo Brdo town as an ethnic Albanian location under unhistorical name “A

Serbian Ministry of Culture condemned placing of Kosovo flag on the medieval Serbian fortress in Novo Brdo, Tanjug news agency reported.

The Ministry noted that Pristina institutions “in the absence of their own cultural heritage reach out to seizing others”. Referring to Kosovo flag the Ministry said that “that colorful fabric with unclear symbolic meaning could serve to nothing else but wiping off the dust from the pearl of the Serbian medieval spirituality and European as well as world cultural heritage.”

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said he would announce next week the name of the 15^th state that revoked decision on recognizing Kosovo, B92 reports today.

Dacic told RTS at this moment less than 100 countries recognize Kosovo.

Commenting on the latest provocation in Kosovo and Metohija, where Kosovo flag was placed on the remains of the Orthodox Church of Saint Nikola in Novo Brdo and medieval Serbian fortress, Dacic said the international community by Resolution 1244 obliged to preserve the Serbian cultural and historical  heritage in Kosovo.

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told Belgrade based TV Prva this morning that Kosovo is an issue that needs additional international community activity and that Russia is ready to assist in establishing or renewing Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Botsan-Kharchenko says that Russia is ready to help the dialogue if Belgrade seeks help, primarily at the UN Security Council, as well as in Russia's relations with the EU and Washington.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric told RTS today Serbs should “monolithic and united” take part in the Kosovo elections, Danas daily reports. Djuric added he is convinced it would be shown, based on the results of Srpska Lista, how much Serbs are attached to their state and how much they want unity and concord with Belgrade.

Djuric also underlined “that the Serbs may have thousand and one political differences in other parts of the country, but in Kosovo we must be monolithic, united and harmonious in the performance towards Albanians”.

If elections are called in Kosovo the meeting in Paris would most probably be postponed and won’t take place in September, Belgrade-based daily Blic reports referring to diplomatic sources.

During a recent visit to Serbia, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would organize the meeting with Serbian and Kosovo leaders, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel in order to “find a global and sustainable solution”.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic told Prva TV “for Pristina authorities the Serbs are always to blame.”

Dacic added he has no information that would confirm accusations of the Kosovo FM Behgjet Pacolli who claims that diplomatic office of Pristina in Copenhagen was attacked by the Serbian citizens in Denmark.

Srpski Telegraf daily writes today that US President Donald Trump has set August 25 next year as the deadline for resolving the Kosovo issue, and states that it includes a demarcation deal.

"The deadline to put an end to the Kosovo node is August 25 next year, two months before the US presidential election (in November), when Donald Trump will fight for another term in the White House," Serbian media quotes Srpski telegraf.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic said his ministry continues with strong activities that should prevent Kosovo becoming member of Interpol, RTS reports.

He told Tanjug news agency that in cooperation with other state bodies, the ministry since last year’s Interpol General Assembly session in Dubai runs campaign and talks with representatives of the states that voted for Kosovo admission to Interpol, and with those that abstained or voted against it.

Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic reacting to the Skopje court decision that conditions have not been met to extradite Tomor Morina to Serbia said that any political interference in the law always brings new injustice, RTS reports.

Stefanovic added the court’s decision speaks that they have trampled on the essence of the international law and deeply hurt the memories on all innocent victims of suspected Morina.