"Read Thaci's words carefully, it wasn't his guns in 1999" (Tanjug, B92)
Serbia is engaged in politics of peace, and will not deal with guns and weapons, President Aleksandar Vucic said in response to the threats by Hashim Thaci.
Vucic with Merkel on April 13th (Serbian media)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 13, Serbian media reports, quoting Tanjug agency.
The agency recalled that it would be the second meeting in a month and half between Merkel and Vucic and that this meeting has come at Merkel's initiative.
The Non-Aligned Movement members urged to persevere in not recognizing Kosovo (B92)
The Serbian foreign minister Ivica Dacic on Wednesday addressed a ministerial conference of the Movement (NAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan, calling on all countries to "continue to oppose the unilateral attempts of so-called Kosovo at affirming its aspirations to membership of international organizations."
Serbia is "aware of how delicate it is today for those siding with it in its legitimate fight to preserve its territorial integrity and defend the principles of the United Nations Charter," Dacic continued.
Serbian president and US official "agree to disagree" (B92)
Serbia's president and US diplomat Matthew Palmer "agreed, while disagreeing on Kosovo" that normalization of Belgrade-Pristina relations is of key importance.
A statement issued by the president's press service after the meeting in Belgrade on Thursday also said that Vucic and Palmer "believe that normalization of relations is of key importance not only for the EU accession process, but also for regional stability and future prosperity in the region."
Tomic: European institutions to condemn incidents in Kosovo (Tanjug, Blic)
Head of Serbian Permanent Delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Aleksandra Tomic logged today a protest due to the absence of any reactions from the Parliamentary Assembly and other Council of Europe bodies over recent events and incidents that took place in Kosovo and Metohija, the Serbian National Assembly said today.
Tomic addressed letters to the highest officials of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly and instances dealing with Kosovo and Metohija.
Tomic requested condemnation of incidents in which 32 persons were injured, including citizens from Mitrovica
Patriarch Irinej: Church stance on Kosovo and Metohija as clear as day, sunlight (Serbian media)
Stance of the Church on Kosovo and Metohija is clear, as clear as a day, as a sunlight, since the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) started its history there, where Pec Patriarchate used to be and remains the seat of the Serb Patriarchs and the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej said, Serbian media reported.
“After full independence of Kosovo, new geopolitical issue to follow” (Danas)
Opponents of Kosovo independence think that even in a case of reaching a legally binding agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on full recognition of Kosovo, very soon a new geopolitical problem would arise, Danas daily reports today.
Associate of Institute for International Policy and Commerce, Dusan Prorokovic thinks that Serbia under no conditions must allow accession of Kosovo to the UN, as it would jeopardize its geopolitical position and open numerous issues.
“If they are admitted on Monday, on Tuesday they would file a lawsuit to the International Court of Justice over genocide, on
Poll: 8% of Serbians for recognition of Kosovo (Serbian media)
Eight per cent of those who took part in the poll said they supported recognizing Kosovo; seven per cent want all negotiations to be abandoned, while six per cent think Belgrade should withdraw its signature from the Brussels agreement, Tanjug reports.
A Faktor Plus poll commissioned by the Belgrade based news agency Tanjug shows that an almost equal number of respondents support and oppose continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, reports Serbian media.
"Europe underestimates danger from Greater Albania" (B92)
The two-day Conference on International Security opened in Moscow on Wednesday, with participation of representatives from 95 countries.
Among the defense ministers and military officials is Serbia's Aleksandar Vulin.
Brnabic: Kosovo cannot stop Serbia’s road to EU (Novi Magazin, N1)
Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic said in an interview to Novi Magazin that Kosovo issue cannot stop Serbia’s road to the EU, as according to her European integration is one story, and resolving relations with Pristina is something else.