LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: We are working on new withdrawals of Kosovo recognition (RTS) • Vucic: Good talks with Lavrov, Russia will be with Serbia (RTS) • Dacic: The number of those who recognize Kosovo will continue to fall (RTS) • Vucic invites Trump to visit Serbia, says U.S. interested in solving Kosovo issue (Pink TV) • Vucic with Reeker and Palmer: Serbia ready to return to dialogue after tariffs are abolished (Beta) • Dacic talks to his peers in New York (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Komsic meets Gutteres, says B&H is open to dialogue with its neighbors (Oslobodjenje) • Serb member of B&H Presidency Dodik: Komsic presented his personal stances in his address before UN GA (TV1) • RS President Cvijanovic: Komsic’s attempts are just waste of political time and will not yield results (RTRS) • Dzaferovic: Although I did not harmonize stances with Komsic, all those observing things in unbiased manner agree with what Komsic said (TV1) • Zvizdic reacts to the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic statement on Komsic’s address at the UN GA (TV1) Croatia • Croatian FM Grlic Radman: It is Zeljko Komsic who contributes to destabilization of B&H (Vecernji list) • HDZ Croatia’s Stier: Komsic is continuing his war against HDZ in BiH and HDZ in Croatia (N1) • Slovenia: Croatia's accession to Schengen Area conditional on Rule of Law (Hina) Montenegro • Donald Trump welcomes Djukanovic at traditional reception (CDM) Republic of North Macedonia • Zaev meets Reeker and Palmer on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (Nezavisen vesnik) • Mike Pompeo to visit Skopje in October (Nezavisen vesnik) • Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Romania voice full support for start of EU accession negotiations (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • Rama from the USA; Trump “Albania is doing pretty good” (Radio Tirana) • Electoral reform, opposition: Ready to take part in OSCE summoned round table on experts’ level (Radio Tirana) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Situation in Balkans won’t improve on its own, US General says (VOA)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic: Merkel in Serbia; I would have met with Thaci, if I've been invited (RTS) • Dacic meets briefly with world officials at U.N. HQ in New York (Beta) • Office for KiM: In the past year 70 ethnically motivated attacks on Serbs (Tanjug) • Zorana Mihajlovic reacts to Komsic’s speech at the UN (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Gendarmerie Unit of the RS Ministry of Interior (MoI) officially presented by ceremonial lining-up (RTRS) • OHR: RS, as well as whole of B&H, needs less police and fewer weapons and not more (TV1) • US Embassy to closely monitor work of Gendarmerie Unit of RS MoI and other new police structures (N1) • Federation of B&H Interior Minister Campara: This is just another provocation (N1) • Federation of B&H PM Novalic: Formation of Gendarmerie Unit is another performance behind which there is no other material change (TV1) • Komsic at the UN: Dodik to stop seeking trouble; B&H is partner to UN, EU, NATO (N1) Croatia • President calls on world leaders to renew their commitment to the UN (HRT) Montenegro • PM Markovic hosted Metropolitan Amfilohije (CDM) • Without a caretaker government, elections will not be free (RTCG) Republic of North Macedonia • Mitsotakis told Zaev that he will uphold the Prespa treaty (Republika) Albania • German Bundestag gives the green light on Albania’s accession negotiations; conditions set opening (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic to meet with Merkel in New York (Tanjug) • Vucic asked Mitsotakis for Greece not to change its stance on Kosovo and Metohija (RTS) • Dacic: Serbia urges dialogue with Pristina (FoNet) • Kayle Scott: Ideally, resumption of Kosovo talks before election campaign in Serbia (N1) • Kovacs: Serbia and Montenegro are fully prepared for EU membership (RTS, Tanjug) • Rasim Ljajic: Serbia is not joining EAEU, only signing free trade deal (Politika) • Serbian Government passes conclusion to improve election process (Beta) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • SDP B&H to send amendments to B&H Constitution known as April Package into parliamentary procedure on Tuesday (BN TV) • RS’ representatives strongly against April Package (N1) Croatia • Grabar-Kitarovic to Guterres: Serbia-Kosovo territorial exchange would open up Pandora's box in SE Europe (Hina) Albania • FM Cakaj participating at the UN General Assembly in New York (Radio Tirana) INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES • Ex-CIA analyst: Everything resembles breakout of World War I, waiting for a trigger (Sputnik)

LOCAL PRESS • Vucic at UN SC Session from September 23 until September 26 (Tanjug) • Dacic meets with Mogherini and Western Balkans leaders (Tanjug) • Kostunica: I had solution for Kosovo (Kurir) • Vucic on Kostunica's proposal: Implement it, and I will resign immediately (Tanjug) • Dodik: One solution is for Kosovo's north to remain in Serbia and RS to join Serbia (Prva TV) • Kyle Scott: The campaign for annulling Kosovo recognition is equally unhelpful as are the taxes (Blic) • Talks on election conditions to resume behind closed doors until concrete outcome is reached (Politika) • EP's McAllister: Serbia’s authorities and opposition talks before and after vote (Beta, RTS, Danas) • Dodik: There is no solution in B&H without some positioning of international factor (RTS) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Leaders of biggest political parties from RS and Serbian leadership reject SDA Program Declaration (RTRS, BN TV) • SDA Sec-Gen Genjac sends PIC Ambassador a letter because of “propaganda campaign launched from RS and Serbia” (Hayat) Croatia • Polls show Grabar Kitarovic with a lead ahead of the 2020 elections (HRT) Republic of North Macedonia • Zaev-Mogherini: Start of accession talks – joint success of both North Macedonia and EU (Nezavisen vesnik) • Osmani is not sure that Macedonia will receive date for EU accession talks in October (Republika) Albania • Prime Minister Edi Rama left for New York to take part in the UN General Assembly (Radio Tirana)

LOCAL PRESS • Djuric: UN's inevitable role in resolving Belgrade and Pristina relations (Tanjug) • Vucic: Only Cosic, Djindjic and I have presented a plan on resolving the Kosovo issue (Tanjug) • Serbian president says no complete list of missing persons exists (Beta) • Brnabic in Berlin: Serbia a committed partner to Germany (Beta) • Vucic willing to deal on Kosovo but angered by tariffs, US Senator Murphy says (N1) • For 20 years German governments have worked on dismembering of Yugoslavia, stance on Kosovo is hypocritical (Vecernje novosti) • Angelina Eichhorst EU Envoy for Kosovo? (Blic) REGIONAL PRESS Bosnia & Herzegovina • Dodik says RS already has response to SDA Program Declaration (ATV) • Dodik discusses SDA Program Declaration with Sarovic and Borenovic, calls them to withdraw from B&H CoM (BN TV) • HDZ B&H’s Colak: Declaration shows that SDA does not respect others (Glas Srpske) • Kavalec new Head of OSCE Mission to B&H (N1) Croatia • Minister: Croatia will not change its policy towards migrants (Hina) Republic of North Macedonia • Тusk-Zaev: The country has done its share, now EU leaders should do their share (Nezavisen vesnik) Albania • Tusk: Albania’s integration in the interest of all member states (Radio Tirana)