Strengthening the institutional organization of Serbs in Kosovo is a key priority of the new government of Serbia, which this fall will begin the process of better organization of public services in Kosovo, said the head of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić.

The last round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina at the expert level, which was completed early this morning after 19 hours of negotiations, was a good and positive for the interests of Belgrade, says Marko Đurić, the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djurić met today with the Acting Head of EULEX Bernd Tran and congratulated him the appointment. Tran introduced Djurić with the EULEX goals in the new two-year term. Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija said that for the Serbia and the Serbian people in Kosovo functioning of EULEX is of the essential importance.

Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Ɖurić will meet on Wednesday, June 29, with Bernd Thran, Acting Head of the EULEX mission in Kosovo. The meeting will be held at 11 am, at the Palace Serbia, was stated from the Office for Kosovo and Metohija. A press release will be issued upon completion of the meeting.

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Đurić strongly condemns the harassment of six Serbs who were arrested on the road Klina/Klinë-Peć/Pejë, on their return from the celebration in the village Donji Petrić.

In a written statement to the media, Đurić has requested the authorities to release the detained Serbs.

People's Republic of China is willing to donate 2.4 million euros for the construction of “Sunny Valley”, the returnee settlement in Kosovo, reports Kurir daily. Although the total value of the project is not yet known, since the exact number of residential units that will be built is not known, so far China is the largest single donor who has expressed interest in investing. “They will donate equipment worth 2.4 million euros.

Director of the Serbian Government office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Ɖurić will meet tomorrow at 12:30 pm, in the Palace "Serbia", with the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Ghasem El-Wane. The meeting will be attended by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin and representative of the UN Secretary General and the Director of the UN Office in Belgrade Simona - Mirela Miculesku, announced the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić received today senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Australia Kevin Magee, with whom he discussed the Serb-Australian relations, stressing the important role of the Serbian diaspora in the relations between the two countries. Đurić introduced Magee with the progress in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and the problems of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija.

Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), on Sunday called on Kosovo Serbs to remain in the province, urging its displaced population to return.