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German Foreign Minister to visit Serbia soon (BETA, TV N1)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic and his German counterpart Heiko Mass discussed on Friday bilateral relations between the two countries, situation in the region and possibilities for resumption of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, BETA news agency reported quoting the statement of the Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry.

The two officials met on the sidelines of the foreign ministers’ meeting in Warsaw, gathered under the Berlin Process including the Western Balkans and eight EU member states. They also agreed that Minister Mass would visit Serbia, the statement concluded.

Srpska Lista reacts to investigation against Todosijevic (KoSSev)

“I would like to warn Pristina that Serbian people will not allow the ethnic cleansing of Serb political representatives through the use of institutional pressure and violence and with the aim of subjugating and decapitating the Serb people in Kosovo and Metohija,“ Srpska Lista Chair Goran Rakic stated, reacting to the news that the Kosovo Special Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into statements made by Ivan Todosijevic, a member of Srpska Lista and recently dismissed Minister of Local Government Administration.

Serbian PM meets with Chinese counterpart (Serbian Government, B92)

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met on Thursday with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Dubrovnik. The meeting took place in Croatia during the gathering of the heads of government of the Central and Eastern European Countries and China (16+1).

Brnabic said that bilateral economic cooperation between Serbia and China, "which is getting stronger and more intense month in month out," was discussed, the government announced.

Covic: Realistic danger for Serbs in north of Kosovo, prudent in Berlin (RTS)

Former head of the Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija, Nebojsa Covic told RTS he thinks there is a realistic danger of new conflicts because “Kosovo attempts to roundup its sovereignty.” According to him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emanuel Macron want to overcome the problems in Kosovo and continue the dialogue, however that is not possible, Covic stressed.

Vucic, Thaci expect nothing; meeting may have different goal (Vecernje Novosti, Srpski Telegraf, B92, Tanjug)

Another motive may be hiding behind the German-French invitation to Serb and Albanian leaders to gather in Berlin under the slogan of cooperation in the region. This motive could be, according to media reports, to exert pressure on Belgrade to agree to continue the dialogue with Pristina, without Pristina abolishing its tariffs on Serbian products first.

Vucic confirmed: I go to Berlin to meet Thaci and Haradinaj (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed he would respond to the invitation by Germany and France and meet with Pristina representatives in Berlin on April 29.

Speaking in a press conference, after the meeting with Kosovo Serb political representatives Vucic said he has been invited to visit Berlin along with the Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, adding Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinaj are also invited.

Serbian military brass warns against "any coup attempts" (B92, Tanjug)

Serbia's top military officials met on Tuesday in Belgrade for a session of the Collegium of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff.

According to announcements before the meeting, they discussed security situation in the country and its surroundings.

The Serbian Army will not allow any attempts at a coup and warns that anyone announcing and demanding a coup should be held responsible in line with the law, a statement issued after the meeting said.

Serbian opposition leader filed criminal charges against Minister of Defence (Danas, BETA, TV N1)

Chairman of the opposition Alliance for Serbia (SzS) and leader of Dveri Movement Bosko Obradovic said on Tuesday he had filed criminal charges against Minister of Defense, Aleksandar Vulin because of his statement that Serbs and Albanians should delimitate. Obradovic considers that such statement violates the Constitution and Serbian laws, BETA news agency reported.

“This way territorial unity of our state is endangered, while the occupation and fake state of Kosovo are recognized,” Obradovic said.

Thaci calls elections, Belgrade silent - what does it mean? (BETA, Tanjug, Prva TV, TV Most, B92)

Hashim Thaci on Monday called elections for mayors of four Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo and Metohija. For now, Serbia has not reacted, while the Serb List expects consultations with the President Aleksandar Vucic tomorrow, Serbian media report.

Journalist Milivoje Mihajlovic thinks that by calling these elections, Thaci expects this to cause unrest - a spiral of protests and violence in the north of the southern Serbian province.

Simic: Consultations with Vucic over extraordinary mayoral elections in northern Kosovo (Danas, RTS)

Vice President of Srpska Lista Igor Simic told RTS that representative of the List would meet tomorrow with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic over extraordinary mayoral elections in the northern Kosovo.

“We would always consult with official Belgrade and make decisions in line with the interest of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija,” Simic said.

According to him, following the meeting with Vucic in Belgrade, Srpska Lista would announce its stance on these elections.