Serbian National Assembly Speaker Maja Gojkovic said she expects the EU to react to threats against President Aleksandar Vucic made before his announced visit to Kosovo, Serbian media reported.
Gojkovic added, she hopes the EU would not urge the both sides to ease tensions, because Belgrade threatened no one this time.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in Brussels, where he would meet EU High Representative Federica Mogherini at 10.00 today, Tanjug news agency reported.
According to his agenda, Tanjug had insight into, following Vucic-Mogherini meeting, a trilateral meeting was supposed to take place, including participation of Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. It remains uncertain for the time being, and the plan also included a working lunch.
All Serbian media reports today on reply of the Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic to Kadri Veseli saying that Belgrade understood the threats he sent to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Stefanovic warned Veseli "not to take any action against the Serbian president".
President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli said that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic may not be allowed to enter Kosovo.
Guest of Belgrade based TV Prva was former politician, Nebojsa Covic, who said that he supports efforts to resolve the Kosovo issue.
"I support efforts to resolve the Kosovo issue. I think that some things have been re-opened, there are no more talks about administrative borders and lines," said Covic.
He stressed that he no longer sees monolithicism among Albanian politicians, adding that division and demarcation appeared as key terms in the resolving Kosovo issue.
Today all Serbian media reports about Kadri Veseli, Kosovo Parliament Speaker, as saying that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic might not be allowed to enter Kosovo on Saturday.
If Pristina decides that Vucic should not come, the Serbian president will not enter Kosovo, said Veseli in connection to Vucic’s scheduled visit to Kosovo on September 8-9, the media reported.
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic spoke for Belgrade based TV Prva on Thursday morning, addressing Friday's continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and the upcoming visit of President Aleksandar Vucic to Kosovo, reports Serbian media.
Asked if there would be a shift in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Dacic said:
A parliamentary group in the European Parliament, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), welcomed the efforts of Belgrade and Pristina to establish a normalization of relations, but at the same time expressed concern about the possibility of border correction and the exchange of territories, reports regional broadcaster N1.
ALDE deputy group leader Guy Verhofstadt said reconciliation, peace and stability in the Western Balkans must remain a priority for all actors in the region.
Goran Rakic, president of the Serbian List, says that the Serbs from Kosovo are eagerly awaiting the arrival of President Aleksandar Vucic and his address, and that bearing in mind the interest of Serb people from all over Kosovo, Rakic is sure that this will be the greatest welcome of the President of Serbia since 1989 in Gazimestan.
The Serbian government has earmarked 200 million Dinars (1.7million Euros) in added support for farmers in Kosovo, Agriculture Minister Branislav Nedimovic said on Thursday.
The minister told the Serbian state TV (RTS) that equipment and other things have been secured with the Office for Kosovo. “It’s important to give this kind of support to farmers in Kosovo since nothing can be done without food,” he said.
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is in its crucial phase and that every offered option for Kosovo should be seriously considered, TV N1 reported.
Dacic made these remarks at an informal gathering of the foreign affairs ministers within the South-East European Cooperation Process taking place in Banja Luka, adding that Serbia showcased readiness for compromise and constructive proposals, in order to reach mutually acceptable, sustainable and long-term solution.