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VoA: Besieged Orthodox Church a Flashpoint of Kosovo’s Lingering Tension (Kossev)

A group of pilgrims drove six hours from Belgrade into the former Serbian province of Kosovo – to pray at this church. It is one of the most revered Serbian Orthodox Churches in the world, the 14th-century – Visoki Decani. It houses the tomb of King Stefan Decanski, considered by Serbs – a holy monarch. VOA reporter Jamie Dettmer has recently brought the story to U.S. viewers from the UNESCO protected Serb and world heritage site.

Half on the wanted list of the Kosovo Police are Serbs (Kontakt plus radio)

On a public list of wanted persons are Radomir Kasalovic, Dusan Jovanovic, Ratomir Bozovic, Branislav Rakic, Petri Salihu, Korab Zogjani, Agron Kryeziu, Ilir Avdullahu, reports Kontakt plus radio.

On the website of the Kosovo Police, along with the names, there are photographs of the wanted persons. Of the four Serbs from the list, three are linked to the murder of member of the Kosovo Police, Enver Zymberi, on July 26, 2011.

US Ambassador to Serbia: To work on the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS)

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott estimates the incident in Petric further highlights the need to work on an agreement on a comprehensive normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, which, as he believes, must be ensured the security of Serbs in Kosovo.

Vucic: Kosovo solution will spell my "end in politics" (B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he is not ready to hand over Kosovo "for nothing".

Vucic said that he "knows that whatever the solution may be, this will be his end in politics, because Serbs will never forgive him for their better future."

"Serbs are such. Serbs will never forgive me their better future and peace. So in Serbia, only defeats and wars are celebrated," Vucic said in wide-ranging interview for the Belgrade-based tabloid Kurir.

Stefanovic on Serb KSF members, murder of Ivanovic (Kossev)

"Anyone who our security services assesses to be able to have certain knowledge or to participate in the demolition of our constitutional order, security conditions, is called for an interview, that person has not been arrested, none of them have been arrested," said Stefanovic. He talked to Ljubica Gojgic, on RTV's latest show "Pravi ugao", revealing that the Serbian information agency has called on people for an informative interrogation.

Serbian Cultural Center in Pristina (KIM radio)

Nineteen years after the war in Kosovo, Pristina, in the yard of the church of St. Nicholas, the first Serbian cultural institution will be in operation. The Cultural Center will open on the Sretenje, the Serbia's Statehood day, reports KIM radio.

As announced at the Cultural Center in Gracanica, the opening of the cultural center is planned after the bishop of Raska Prizren Theodosije serves liturgy.

Haradinaj: I speak to everyone, I am open (Kossev, Slobodno Srpski)

Haradinaj says that all issues that have so far been part of the dialogue in Brussels have no weight, because the main question between Kosovo and Serbia has not been resolved, and that is Kosovo's recognition by Serbia.

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj was a guest in TV Show "Slobodno Srpski" on Sunday night; among the reasons is the first 100 days of the government that he is in charge.

Simic: Serbs and Albanians pillar of peace and stability (KIM radio)

"Relations between Serbs and Albanians on the rise," said Kosovo Parliament vice-president Slavko Simic during a meeting with Albanian Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci, KIM radio reports today.

Kosovo Parliament Vice President Slavko Simic met with Albanian National Assembly Speaker Gramoz Ruci during a two-day visit to Kosovo.

“Albanians plotting conflict between Serbia and Macedonia" (Novosti, B92)

Serbian intelligence services have received information of a risk of tension between Serbia and Macedonia, "in which Albanians would be involved."

Apart from them, "a part of the authorities in Macedonia" is included in this scenario, Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti writes.

The newspaper said it learned that "the plan is for well-armed groups of Albanians to infiltrate the border zone between Serbia and Macedonia." Allegedly, they would be dressed in Serbian military or police uniforms.