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Belgrade Prosecutes Serbian Fighters for Deadly Kosovo Attack (Balkan Insight)

Three former Serbian fighters, including special police commander Vladan Krstovic, are accused of war crimes during an attack on the Kosovo village of Ljubenic that left 46 ethnic Albanians dead. The case against Vladan Krstovic, Lazar Pavlovic and Milan Ivanovic for the attack on Ljubenic during the Kosovo war on April 1, 1999, during which 46 people were killed and 11 wounded, began on Monday at a closed pre-trial hearing at the Belgrade-based special court. The attack took place during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia aimed at ending President Slobodan Milosevic’s offensive against the ethn

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China not to change its stance on Kosovo (Press, Vecernje Novosti)

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Serbia Li Manchang said the Chinese government maintains its stance not to recognize Kosovo's independence. "I know that more than 100 countries have recognized Kosovo's independence, but the Chinese government maintains its stance and does not intend to change it," said Li for Novosti. According to him, China has a lot of understanding for Serbia's position on Kosovo, and the UNSC resolution 1244 is the base for solving this issue. Speaking about the strategic partnership between China and Serbia, he pointed to major projects and the example

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After IBM, demarcation (Kosova Sot)

The front-page editorial of this daily stresses that signing of the agreement for the construction of permanent facilities for Integrated Border Management by the delegations from Pristina and Belgrade yesterday in Brussels, represents good news at the time of the political blockade and stagnation of the dialogue with Serbia.  After this step, Kosovo should request demarcation of the border with Serbia, immediately after the establishment of the new institutions and start of the new discussions with Serbia.

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Kosovo: key witness protection (IRS)

After the publishing of the report by the EULEX special investigative team for the crimes of KLA, the European officials are focused on the matter of witness protection, report the media in Pristina. It is pointed that the investigative task force has confirmed that activities are under way to prevent the influence over witnesses, including the operations outside Kosovo.

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Pristina’s support to return, only declaratory (Vreme)

“There are locations, still, which can’t be visited by internally displace persons, whereas local authorities don’t show readiness to enable citizens to visit their homes, and participate in various forums and return if they wish so”. Republic of Serbia is in the first place in Europe by the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs). There are almost 230.000 IDPs from Kosovo, out of whom 18.000 are internally displaced in Kosovo.

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Lazic with doubts about his release (Vesti)

The news that Basic Court in Uroševac/Ferizaj has dropped all charges against the Serbian police officer Laza Lazic from Štrpce/Shtërpcë has become the prime news in all Serbian media. Information was confirmed by his attorney Dejan A. Vasic, however yesterday Lazic informed Vesti that case against him is still ongoing. Department of Serious Crimes of the Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Uroševac/Ferizaj has raised charges against Lazic, amongst the other things and for grouping aimed at anti-constitutional activities and false impersonation.

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How long will last the formula "Both the EU and Russia"(Politika)

Serbian formula "Both the EU and Russia", by which Belgrade answered to the Ukrainian crisis, so far, has proved as a very good policy, but, according to analysts, it is unlikely that Serbia will be able to keep this position forever. One of the reasons for this opinion is that these days Brussels announced a new, third round of sanctions against Moscow.

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Joksimovic: There will be no peace agreement between Serbia and Kosovo (Blic)

Minister without portfolio responsible for European integration Jadranka Joksimovic said today that the outcome of the Brussels Dialogue "will not be a peace agreement" between Serbia and Kosovo. Joksimovic assessed the statement of outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci as a prelude to the start of the second phase of the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia and more for the internal public. - This kind of form was not intended in any way which is why we have dialogue.

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KFOR:More patrols after murder of Serbian Gendarmerie member (Tanjug)

PRISTINA - KFOR Commander Major General Salvatore Farina said in Pristina on Monday that the number of patrols of that military mission and the Serbian Armed Forces in the ground security zone has been tripled since the killing of Serbian Gendarmerie member Stevan Sindjelic. Sindjelic, 30, a member of the Serbian Gendarmerie from the Kraljevo detachment, was killed in the armed attack by several ethnic Albanians from Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) which took place on August 28, not far from the Merdare crossing at the administrative line between central Serbia and KiM. At a farewe

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