Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: I notified Biden about our security challenges before Sept 24 (KTV)

• Visa suspension cannot be done without procedure at EU Council (RFE)

• Kurti’s speech at the Peace Conference: Autocracy vs Democracy (media)

• Abdixhiku on Macron’s remarks: Bad news for Kosovo (media)

• Kurti meets Turkish Defense Minister, reiterates commitment to peace (media)

• Butikofer: “Serbia is showing the EU the middle finger” (media)

• Jarinje crossing with Serbia to be opened today (Koha)

• Limaj reveals: “Serb terrorists also had lists for executions in Kosovo” (Paparaci)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: I also discussed Kosovo with Xi, we were met with understanding (Tanjug)

• Not known who will represent Serbia at the UN Security Council on Kosovo, said Vucic (NMagazin, Beta)

• Vucic: In Tirana, Kurti tried to persuade Serbia to recognize Kosovo (NMagazin, Beta)

• Arifi: Kurti is a national traitor for Albanians in Bujanovac and Presevo (NMagazin)

• New party for Serbs in Kosovo: Bisevac and Stojanovic against the Serbian List, the first criticisms arrived (Danas)

• The petition for the removal of special units forwarded to UNMIK, KFOR and ambassadors in Kosovo (KiM radio)

• Office for KiM: Normalization in the supply of money in Serbian areas in Kosovo is underway (KiM radio, Tanjug)

International Media:

• As US Pivots to Middle East, Kosovo Looks More Vulnerable (BIRN)

• Kosovo President Refuses to Appoint Top Prosecutor (BIRN)

• Kosovo and Serbia leaders to meet for talks after flurry of diplomacy (The Guardian)

• German representative to Western Balkans: No need for new approach to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Euractiv)

• China’s Xi seeks to promote stronger ties with ‘ironclad friend’ Serbia (Euractiv)

Albanian Language Media

Osmani: I notified Biden about our security challenges before Sept 24 (KTV)

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said in an interview with the TV station on Tuesday that she notified the U.S. President Joe Biden about Kosovo’s security challenges before the September 24th attack in Banjska in the north of Kosovo. “I had dozens of meetings with European leaders in the last couple of days where these issues have been explained. In fact, about the security challenges that we are facing, I directly notified the U.S. President Joe Biden when we had a discussion in September, even before September 24. We had been informed by our security institutions about Serbia’s preparations and the possibility of such attacks,” she said.

Osmani said that Kosovo needs more security and she also called for measures against Serbia about the September 24th attack.

According to Osmani, Serbia abused the issue of dialogue by calling on many countries to wait for the end of the process and then to decide on the issue of recognition. “Serbia created this sense of waiting among our international partners to wait for the end of the process of dialogue, and then refocus on the issue of recognition. Whenever I raised this issue with our international partners, the answers I got from them were that guarantees were made earlier that the issue would not be reopened until the dialogue is over. Lately we have managed to unblock this mindset, and to have renewed support for the process,” she added.

On membership bids for UNESCO and Interpol, Osmani said that Kosovo’s authorities are coordinating with international partners to find the right moment.

Asked to comment on French President Macron’s remarks about visa liberalization for Kosovo, Osmani said: “everything has been clarified. We were directly informed by French institutions, but also in numerous statements, that it was a matter of difference in the translation. This process has not been suspended and legally cannot be suspended by one state. I am confident that any clarification that President Macron and French institutions may need, we can give them and remove any kind of hesitation they may have. But the process continues and this decision enters into force on January 1, 2024”.

Osmani said that Macron was more focused on the issue of trust. “With France as an ally country, we will sit and discuss these matters. I recently met President Macron in Granada. His request was clear, and I agree with this and so do all institutions of Kosovo, and that is to hold early elections in the north of Kosovo as soon as possible. I informed him that Kosovo has created the legal basis through the administrative instruction and that it is important for the citizens to take part. Without the participation of citizens another April 23rd will happen and this does not suit anyone,” she said.

On the Association of Serb-majority municipalities, Osmani said she has called for full coordination with the United States, because the U.S. agreed that every norm of the Constitution of Kosovo must be respected in the process. “The reason why I see a key role by the U.S. in the process is because with the U.S. we have full agreement on the four principles: the Constitution of Kosovo, the decision of the Constitutional Court from 2015, Mogherini’s letter and the op-ed by Escobar. With the EU we don’t have such an agreement, I am talking about the facilitators,” she argued.

Osmani also said that there is unity between her office and the government that Kosovo’s security issues and Serbia’s responsibility should be treated as urgent issues in order to prevent acts of aggression in the future. She said that the dialogue must be redesigned and take into account the September 24th attack in Banjska where a Kosovo police officer was killed and two others were wounded. “We have full agreement to ask this from all international actors. Second, the whole process of dialogue must be redesigned, if I can call it that, so that it takes into account September 24th. If September 24th is ignored, and if the violation of Article 3 of the agreement is ignored, which notes that none of the parties can use violence as means or carry out acts of aggression against the other, then the biggest damage is done to the process of dialogue. The biggest damage is also done to peace and stability in the region, because it leaves open an invitation for Serbia to attack Kosovo again,” she said.

Visa suspension cannot be done without procedure at EU Council (RFE)

Several unnamed sources in the European Union told Radio Free Europe that a single country cannot unilaterally suspend visa liberalization for another country and that this can be done only through a regulation by the EU Council. The remarks come after a statement by French President Emmanuel Macron on visa liberalization which caused confusion in Kosovo on Tuesday. Many media in Kosovo reported that Macron “threatened” to suspend visa liberalization for Kosovo when he said that France trusted the word given but that the word is not being kept. Sources in the EU bloc said that France has not made a request to suspend visa liberalization.

The same sources in Brussels said that the suspension is possible only through procedures at the EU Council “by using the regulation for the visa suspension mechanism” from 2018. “Neither France nor any other EU member state, for now, have not proposed the suspension of visas for Kosovo or for Serbia. But if there is a political interest, it can do this,” a source said.

Kurti’s speech at the Peace Conference: Autocracy vs Democracy (media)

Most news websites cover Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s speech at the Peace Conference: Autocracy vs. Democracy, organized by the Association Tout Pour La Republique, Universite Pantheon Sorbonne, the Hyland Center for Global Studies at UBT, and the Albanian Diaspora Business Network.

Kurti said in his speech that “geopolitically speaking, the world is at an inflection point. The distribution of power in the international system is shifting as a result of China’s rise and Russia’s vengeful comeback. Against the backdrop of such developments, a worrisome democratic backsliding is taking place throughout the world, including parts of the Western world. Civic identities are being sidelined as tribal and ethnic ones take precedence. For example, in our days we may hear Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban speak out against the “mixing of races” and proudly call Hungarians a “pure race,” we may learn that Russia has dubbed its joint military air defense exercises with Serbia “the Slavic shield”, and we may witness how Narendra Modi’s India, the world’s most populous democracy, risks moving toward some sort of Hindu ethnocracy. The insistent demand of Serbia’s autocratic leadership for an association of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosova may not be properly appreciated without this global context, even though the origins of the project go much deeper than this.”

“Aleksandar Vucic, a disciple of Vojislav Sesel and Slobodan Milosevic’s minister of information (meaning propaganda) during the 1990s, seeks to install an ethnocratic juridical-political entity within Kosova, so as to render our republic a dysfunctional state. He does not believe in the idea of liberal-democratic citizenship. That’s why at the same time that he wants the installment and control of such an entity within Kosova, his government is implementing an administrative ethnic cleansing of majority-Albanian municipalities in southern Serbia by deleting local Albanians’ residential addresses from the municipal records.”

“The Constitution of the Republic of Kosova, as Hyland rightly points out, is not only based on universal liberal-democratic norms, such as respect for human dignity and the equal rights of all citizens before the law, but it is moreover very generous in its conception of the right to self-management of the ethnic minorities, especially the Kosovan Serbs. Kosovan Serbs enjoy an effective veto over many important aspects of law- and policy-making, not just at the level of local government, but at the national level as well. Article 81 of our Constitution, referring to what it calls “legislation of vital interest,” stipulates that a wide range of laws may not be adopted or abrogated without the agreement of the majority of the Assembly deputies holding seats guaranteed for the minorities, which in total amount to 20 seats (per Article 64 of our Constitution). Included here are laws having to do with changing municipal boundaries, laws implementing the rights of communities and their members, laws on the use of language, laws on local elections, laws on the protection of cultural heritage and special protected areas, laws on religious freedom, laws on education, and laws on the use of symbols. Moreover, none of these laws may be submitted to a referendum.”

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Abdixhiku on Macron’s remarks: Bad news for Kosovo (media)

Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Lumir Abdixhiku, said in an interview with ATV that “the citizens of Kosovo deserve visa liberalization” and that French President Macron’s remarks about the process on Tuesday are bad news. “The first scary truth is the fact that we are in a position where we should expect an important European power to criticize Kosovo after September 24th. I felt bad today because the citizens of Kosovo deserve visa liberalization. They deserved it in 2016 and they still do. We cannot talk about responsibility, who is to blame and who is not, but this is a bad bill for the citizens of Kosovo,” he said. Another “scary truth” according to Abdixhiku is that Kosovo was portrayed as a country that doesn’t keep its word. “And the third scary truth is the reaction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs”.

Kurti meets Turkish Defense Minister, reiterates commitment to preserve peace (media)

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said in a post on X on Tuesday that he met with Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler. “We discussed ways of continuing our strong bilateral relations in the area of defense. I also reiterated our commitment to preserve peace and ensure the security of all our citizens against terrorist violence,” Kurti wrote.

Butikofer: “Serbia is showing the EU the middle finger” (media)

Several news websites quote Reinhard Butikofer, a German member of the European Parliament, as saying that “Serbia is showing the EU the middle finger, as Vucic prefers to go to Beijing, the Serbian PM refuses PM refuses to join the family photo, because she refuses to respect the Kosovo flag; and, of course, they don't want to sign a deal, which they have no intent of sticking to.”

Jarinje crossing with Serbia to be opened today (Koha)

Kosovo Police Deputy Director for the north region, Veton Elshani, told Koha that the Jarinje crossing between Kosovo and Serbia is expected to be opened today around 8:30. Koha notes that the crossing has been closed since September 24th when the armed attack happened in Banjska and a Kosovo police officer was killed.

Limaj reveals: “Serb terrorists also had lists for executions in Kosovo” (Paparaci)

Leader of the Social Democratic Initiative (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, in an interview with the news website, commented on the September 24th attack in the Banjska in the north of Kosovo, saying that according to his information, the Serb armed group also had lists for executions in Kosovo. “Now I believe there is sufficient facts and evidence that the main objective of the aggression was to create a fait accompli, to attempt some rebellion in that part of Kosovo, to put Kosovo and the international community before fait accompli, with the clear territorial tendencies. Vucic tried through the so-called people in Kosovo to create a different situation on the ground. The situation they wanted was to gain territories in that part of Kosovo. The scenarios were to provoke chaos, war, a massacre among civilians, but not only in the northern part of Kosovo. The information I have is that they also had lists for executions deep in Kosovo’s territory, of civilians and Albanians,” Limaj is quoted as saying.

Serbian Language Media

Vucic: I also discussed Kosovo with Xi, we were met with understanding (Tanjug)

Tanjug agency reported last night that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he had had an extremely friendly discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping on all important topics, including the issue of Kosovo. 

Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Vucic said the meeting had addressed respect of the norms of international law and what Serbia was going through, as well as double standards and a lack of respect of the UN Charter and UNSC Resolution 1244.

"We were met with understanding from our Chinese friends. We also discussed other things we need, from cooperation in all fields of economy and business to cooperation in military technology," Vucic said, adding that China was Serbia's only source of more modern and more sophisticated arms and military equipment at this time.

He said they had discussed infrastructure ties and a growing number of Chinese investments.

He noted that two out of Serbia's top three exporters were Chinese companies.

Vucic said introduction of new flights between Serbia and China had been discussed as well and that Serbia was interested in flights to Shanghai and Guangzhou.

He said a FTA with China, signed earlier in the day, was a great step forward for Serbia.

Commenting on EU reactions to the deal, he said Serbia must survive by the time it joined the EU.

Vucic also said he had had a particularly important meeting with Kenyan President William Ruto in Beijing and added that he expected Kenya not to recognise Kosovo. He also said he expected Ruto to visit Serbia.

"I had a very long conversation with President Ruto, and I think we understood each other well on the matter of respect for international public law. You can never speak in someone else's name, but as far as we are concerned, I think, we did a good job and we expect him to come to Belgrade soon," Vucic said.

He said he had met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and invited him to visit Serbia.

Vucic said he had also spoken with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and many other officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I saw President Putin and we spoke briefly, very briefly, we did not have a bilateral meeting," he said.

Not known who will represent Serbia at the UN Security Council on Kosovo, said Vucic (NMagazin, Beta)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today that it is not yet known who will represent Serbia at the UN Security Council session on Kosovo on October 23, reported portal NMagazin. 

"(Prime Minister) Ana Brnabic, or (Chief of Diplomacy) Ivica Dacic or I will go, we will see from the situation," Vucic told reporters in Beijing and added that a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers has been announced for October 23, at which Serbia will be one of topics.

Vucic did not want to comment on French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that he "expects a spirit of responsibility from the Serbian president and the Kosovo president and prime minister" and that, as far as France is concerned, the decision on visa liberalization for Kosovo is "suspended" because the given word was not respected.

"That is the decision of the EU, one of the two largest countries in Europe. I thank Macron for many other things, for the friendship he shows towards Serbia and for the remark that we must condemn the violence in Banjska, which we did on the same day, so I ask politely Ambassador Cochard to convey those statements," said Vucic.

Vucic: In Tirana, Kurti tried to persuade Serbia to recognize Kosovo (NMagazin, Beta)

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said that at the summit of the Berlin Process in Tirana, Kosovo PM Albin Kurti offered Serbia a declaration, the signing of which would mean recognition of Kosovo, reported portal NMagazin. 

Regarding the allegation that Kurti offered Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic papers to sign in Tirana, Vucic said that it was "Kurti's trick", adding that "Kurti always brings some paper that no one will sign".

"He tells you 'I have brought you a declaration of peace' and you think at that moment that he has brought something nice for you to sign because it uses the word 'peace'. He just forgets to say that the declaration of peace can only be signed by sovereign and independent states. So, the second you signed, you recognized independent Kosovo," Vucic told reporters in Beijing.

He emphasized that Serbia must take care of this and that it is not against peace, but it cannot declare Kosovo an independent state.

KoSSev portal reported that Vucic said last night he overheard that the big five are bringing "some of their own plan and some of their own ideas."

"Whether it's true or not, I'll see when they bring it to me, because I hate those guesses and behind-the-scenes stories that always turn out to be half false. So, I'll see, and study what they bring, and then we will inform the citizens of Serbia and then we will react," he told the journalists accompanying him in the Chinese capital.

Arifi: Kurti is a national traitor for Albanians in Bujanovac and Presevo (NMagazin)

The president of the municipality of Presevo, Shqiprim Arifi said that for the Albanians in Bujanovac and Presevo, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti is a national traitor, because, as he said, he buried the desire of the Albanians from that area to join Kosovo, with the Ohrid Agreement, reported portal NMagazin.

Arifi accused Kurti for Euronews Albania of not providing adequate support to Albanians in the ''Presevo Valley'', as he calls the area of Bujanovac and Presevo, reported NMagazin, citing the Bujanovacke portal. 

"Pristina has a political and moral obligation to take care of the Serbs in Kosovo within the dialogue process, just as Serbia takes care of them. On the other hand, we have Kosovo, which completely ignores its minority in Serbia. On the other hand, we have Serbia, which in the last 20 years invested about 800 million dollars for the Serbs in Kosovo. It invests in keeping them there and thus maintains its thesis that Kosovo is Serbia," he said.

Arifi added that "in the last 20 years, Kosovo has shown not only negligence, but also political dilettantism".

"They have a moral and political obligation towards the Albanians on the other side of the border. I don't know a politician who has made more compromises in recent years, accepted the Community they have been fighting for the last 10 years, accepted that the Valley is not included in the Ohrid Agreement and gave up reciprocity. For us in the Presevo valley, Albin Kurti is a national traitor, who buried the aspirations to be part of the Republic of Kosovo with the Ohrid Agreement," concluded the mayor of Presevo.

New party for Serbs in Kosovo: Bisevac and Stojanovic against the Serbian List, the first criticisms arrived (Danas)

Serbs from Kosovo are getting a new party, an opponent of the Serbian List, founded by Branimir Stojanovic and Milija Bisevac. According to Bisevac, they should officially start the formation of the new option on Friday, reported Danas. 

Stojanovic (Gracanica) is a former prominent member of the Serbian List and former deputy prime minister of Kosovo, and Bisevac is the president of the CI "For Zubin Potok", which has its councilors in the municipal assembly.

Bisevac and Stojanovic announced the possibility of a joint performance with a photo on social networks, and as the leader of "For Zubin Potok" told Danas, their goal is to create a party that will operate at the central level and have municipal committees in all Serbian areas.

The party is not yet registered, and according to Bisevac, the beginning of the formation process will be made official on Friday. He notes that they do not have a name for the party yet. 

"We have a plan and a program, and the bottom line is that we want decisions about our heads to be made in Kosovo, not in Belgrade. We do not want those who have no connection with Kosovo and Metohija to negotiate on our behalf, which is the case with the entire Brussels process. Such a policy results in the emigration of Kosovo Serbs," says Bisevac.

He adds that they are open to cooperation with all Serbian options, if "their programs and ideas match", except with the Serbian List. 

"For Zubin Potok" will cease to exist with the establishment of a new party, he notes, and until recently it had close cooperation with the "Serbian Survival" initiative from North Mitrovica.

Bisevac said that with Arsenijevic, from the CI Serbian Survival, ''did not agree on some positions" but left the possibility of later coalition and other cooperation with this Initiative, wrote Danas.

The leader of "Serbian Survival" was not so restrained when  asked why his initiative would not be part of the new party.

Arsenijevic blamed, among other things, Bisevac for political unprincipledness, as well as non-respect of the agreement they had and of having contradictory policies. According to Danas, he refused any kind of further cooperation with Bisevac.

Asked about future partners of the CI Serbian Survival and whether it could be the Party of Kosovo Serbs or the party of Nenad Rasic, he said that for now they do not see themselves with these parties, adding that they are a young option, "which is not guided by personal interests".

The petition for the removal of special units forwarded to UNMIK, KFOR and ambassadors in Kosovo (KiM radio)

KiM radio reported last night that the petition of the citizens of North Mitrovica, Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic demanding the removal of special units of the Kosovo Police and their bases from the north of Kosovo was submitted to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the KFOR Command, the Quint countries' embassies,  the EU Office in Pristina , as well as other relevant international institutions in Kosovo, Igor Dasic, a citizen of Zvecan, told the media.

The physical signing of the petition, which has been signed by 1080 citizens so far, will continue in the mentioned municipalities in the coming period.

The request submitted expresses ''deep concern and fear about the presence and actions of special units of the Kosovo Police in the municipalities in the north of Kosovo, which by their engagement carry out violence against the population and threaten security, cause discord between communities, usurp land, carry out groundless arrests of fellow citizens, limit freedom of movement, violate other human rights'', reported KiM radio. 

"It is also stated that the presence and operation of special units in full combat gear violates the general sense of security of the residents and makes impossible the normal life and coexistence that has been trying to be built for the last ten years. The consequence of all of the above is the distrust between the communities, which is at its lowest point in the last two decades," it was noted.

Due to all of the above and the tragedy of September 24, the citizens have been put in a situation where they have no choice but to publicly address this request.

"We insist from the representatives of the international community to react immediately and influence all relevant decision-makers to adopt and implement these demands as soon as possible in order to restore peace, protect the lives of all residents and show that human rights are above politics," they said.

Office for KiM: Normalization in the supply of money in Serbian areas in Kosovo is underway (KiM radio, Tanjug)

''The activities of the official Belgrade to find a solution to the problem with the supply of money in the Serbian areas in Kosovo have yielded results and normalization is underway,'' learned Tanjug from the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

International Media

As US Pivots to Middle East, Kosovo Looks More Vulnerable (BIRN)

The United States and its Western allies are shifting their attention to contain the escalation of a larger conflict in the Middle East. This change in focus might render Kosovo and the region more vulnerable to revisionist nations looking for chances to alter borders.

Just three weeks ago, Kosovo forces successfully thwarted an organized Serbian militia’s attempt to divide the northern, Serb-populated region of Kosovo. Instead of denouncing this action, Belgrade responded by deploying additional Serbian troops along Kosovo’s borders. It was only after a stern warning from the US that Belgrade withdrew its forces. Serbian President Vucic’s assertive response should leave little room for doubt in Brussels and Washington regarding Belgrade’s intentions. With this updated perspective in mind, it is now imperative to initiate a fresh approach to the Serb-Kosovo dialogue process with a renewed focus on security concerns.

While Kosovo and Serbian opposition parties unanimously point to President Vucic as the architect for the September 24 Banjska attack in northern Kosovo, given his firm control over the ethnic Serb population in Kosovo, Western diplomats have chosen a more cautious stance. They have opted for a wait-and-see approach, once again hoping that Vucic might eventually align with their interests.

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Kosovo President Refuses to Appoint Top Prosecutor (BIRN)

President Vjosa Osmani announced on Tuesday that she will not decree Blerim Isufaj as Kosovo’s chief prosecutor because of “violations in this process”, a year and a half after he was chosen for the job by the country’s Prosecutorial Council.

Describing the process of electing the chief prosecutor as “irregular”, Osmani told media on Tuesday that “my responsibility obliges me not to sit idly by while such a process seriously violates fundamental values”.

The Prosecutorial Council hit back with a statement claiming that Osmani’s move confirmed that there is a “systematic effort to extend political influence over the prosecutorial system”.

It accused Osmani of flouting the constitution and said that that “such public statements constitute direct interference in the work of the prosecutorial system, namely in the institution of the State Prosecutor”.

The Prosecutorial Council said that “stands behind the procedures for the selection of the Chief State Prosecutor”.

It also argued that “the president of the republic cannot appoint any prosecutor without the proposal of the Prosecutorial Council, but neither can she reject the proposal of the Prosecutorial Council for the appointment of prosecutors”.

According to the Prosecutorial Council, Kosovo’s legal framework only allows the president to “reject a proposal from the Prosecution Council if he/she does not fulfill the formal conditions, but in no way reject it for substantial reasons”.

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Kosovo and Serbia leaders to meet for talks after flurry of diplomacy (The Guardian)

Discussions scheduled after intervention from foreign officials, after Kosovo previously urged sanctions on Serbia

Attempts to revive talks between Kosovo and Serbia have begun, with meetings of the two countries’ leaders and senior US and EU envoys scheduled for Saturday, it has been announced.

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German representative to Western Balkans: No need for new approach to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Euractiv)

Germany does not support the idea of a regional conference or a new approach to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, according to Manuel Sarrazin, special representative for the countries of the Western Balkans to the German government, who spoke to Euractiv on the sidelines of the Berlin Process Summit in Tirana on Monday.

When asked what he thought of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s idea for elevating the EU-backed dialogue to a “conference” status involving the “big shots” and other key stakeholders at the table, Sarrazin was not convinced.

“I don’t believe that inventing something new after we have a good agreement made is sensible,” he said.

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China’s Xi seeks to promote stronger ties with ‘ironclad friend’ Serbia (Euractiv)

China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (17 October) met Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Beijing, calling the country an “ironclad friend” and urging stronger strategic coordination between them.

Xi held talks with Vučić, who is in Beijing to attend a forum on the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s plan for global infrastructure and energy networks launched a decade ago.

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