“They are lying, there are no experts on Kosovo side” (KIM Radio)
Pristina-based legal professional, Blerim Burjani said that the truth about drafting ZSO Statute is not in a decision of the Kosovo Constitutional Court but in a political compromise.
Pristina "to draft ZSO statute within four months" (B92, Tanjug)
The EU has welcomed the Kosovo PM's announcement on giving the mandate to the management team to draft the statute of the Community of Serb Municipalities, ZSO.
Session of 10 Serb-majority municipalities in Mitrovica North – 3 conclusions adopted (KoSSev portal)
Chairperson of the Mitrovica North Municipal Assembly, Dejan Guresic read conclusions from today’s session where 10 Serb-majority municipalities’ representatives participated. The conclusions were adopted unanimously, KoSSev portal reports.
- In case Pristina is not ready to start working on the establishment of the Association of the Serb Municipalities in the next three weeks, Serb municipalities and institutions would start forming the Association and its bodies independently.
Djuric: Serbs would not give up on ZSO, despite threats (BETA, B92)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric said that Serbs in Kosovo would not give up on establishing the Association of the Serb Municipalities, despite threats of some of Pristina ministers, BETA news agency reported.
“Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija would not give up on ZSO, since it is our right and something that is international right. ZSO with a signature of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton became part of EU foreign and security policy, and not only the obligation of Pristina,” Djuric said.Djuric: Pristina was not ready to talk about ZSO (Danas)
Head of the Serbian negotiation team, Marko Djuric told Danas daily Serbian delegation resolutely requests from Pristina and European Union to establish the Association of Serb Municipalities, but that “some weird people” from Pristina delegation arrived to Brussels unready to talk about that.
Jeremić: Vučić in desperation requested meeting with Guterres (TV N1)
Leader of the People’s Party Vuk Jeremić said for the TV N1 morning news that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić requested a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday night for Wednesday.
“That’s not how it’s done in the United Nations, one cannot ask today for tomorrow, it looks bad in the eyes of the international community” Jeremić said. He added he learned from international sources that President Vučić did not ask for security detail during his stay in New York.
“It is unclear whether he was on a private or official visit.
Rakocevic: Kosovo government should have fallen down after murder of Ivanovic (NewPress, RTS, KIM Radio)
A journalist from Kosovo, Zivojin Rakocevic thinks that the government of Ramush Haradinaj, “should have fallen down because of the murder of Oliver Ivanovic” or “at least to freeze its existence till the moment when it becomes known who have killed him,” Serbian media reported.
Speaking in a broadcast “Upitnik” on of the Serbian national broadcaster RTS, Rakocevic said that “unstoppable matrix is being repeated and this is just a top of an iceberg that explodes from time to time.
Vulin: Brussels agreement will not be renegotiated (BETA, B92)
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said today that agreements reached with Pristina in Brussels will not be renegotiated, Serbian media reported.
Delawie and Todosijevic on elections, ZSO and minorities (KIM Radio)
USA Ambassador in Pristina, Greg Delawie and Minister of Administration and Local Self- Governance, Ivan Todosijevic spoke yesterday about the situation of non-majority communities in Kosovo and implementation of the Brussels agreement, KIM Radio reported.
Serbian List requests establishment of Association (RTK)
Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo from the Serbian List, Slavko Simic and head of the Serbian List caucus, Sasa Milosavjevic, met today with the Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson.