Summoning of Ramush Haradinaj to The Hague Special Court for war crimes is a political decision of Kosovo independence promoters, the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has said, Danas daily reports.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received on Friday credentials from the newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, B92 reports.

Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko who is a Balkan expert, spoke to Vucic in the Serbian language and said that he was honored to be able to deliver letters of credit to the Serbian President. He pointed out that he wants to work on further improvement of cooperation between Serbia and Russia, which is already at an extraordinary level.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said in a Ministerial Conference on Religious Freedom in Washington that members of the Serbian people, Church and Christian cultural and historic heritage in Kosovo and Metohija are the victims of a nationalistic ideology to create a homogeneous ethnic, cultural and religious area, RTS reports.

“In terms of interfaith tolerance and coexistence, Kosovo sets an example in the region and beyond,“ Kosovo Foreign Minister, Behgjet Pacolli said at a ministerial conference on religious freedom held in Washington.

While Pacolli claims that the various religious communities in Kosovo “live together in harmony,“ the Kosovo Police still fail to find those responsible for the latest desecration of tombstones at the Lipljan Orthodox cemetery, KoSSev portal reports.

Resolving the Kosovo issue primarily depends upon the leaders in Belgrade and Pristina, and not US administration, current and former American diplomats dealing with the Balkans assessed during the conference on the US and Central Europe relations that took place at the Atlantic Council in Washington, RTS reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to appoint a special envoy for the Western Balkans, who would have an active role in resolving the Kosovo issue, Belgrade-based Blic daily reports today.

According to unofficial findings, President Macron has informed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic about the plan during his visit to Serbia. The daily further continues Macron intents to actively engage in this region.

French Ambassador to Serbia Frederic Mondoloni said President Emmanuel Macron wants that France plays greater role in Serbia and the region, B92 reports.

According to Mondoloni media allegations on the future appointment of a special French envoy for the Balkans should be viewed in that context.

“President Macron wants that France plays its full role in the region and in Serbia (…). And for two years already he is very much engaged that France gets the place it belongs to it in the region, and in particular in friendly Serbia,” Mondoloni said in a press conference.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic expressed hope Pristina leaders would have enough courage and responsibility to change their decisions in order to continue the dialogue, RTS reports.

“We are literally ready every day to return to the negotiation table and continue the dialogue. This is the only way to have stability in Kosovo and Metohija, so people can continue living peacefully,” Brnabic told journalists.

She noted a survey was conducted in Kosovo and indicated that 91 percent of citizens living in that territory do not want frozen conflict, do not want status quo.

Three Serbian non-governmental organizations, Women in Black, Humanitarian Law Center and Youth Initiative for Human Rights together with the families of the victims would participate in commemoration of the crimes committed against Serbs in Orahovac municipality, at the Belgrade cemetery “Orlovaca” today, Serbian media report.

During and after armed conflict that took place from 17 to 25 July 1998, in the territory of the Orahovac municipality between the Serbian police and army on one side and KLA on the other, crimes against the Serbian civilian population were committed.

KoSSev portal, citing police report, said a Serb in Vucitrn reported to the Kosovo police that Albanian has usurped his property. The complaint presented documents of the Kosovo Cadastral Agency to prove the ownership over disputed property.

The police said they did not manage to find the suspect, and passed the call to him to come to the police station in Vucitrn, KoSSev added.