Serbian diplomat, Zoran Milivojevic told RTS that recent threats voiced by Hashim Thaci indicate there is no political will in Pristina to reach a compromise and normalization of relations with Belgrade, therefore forthcoming talks between Serbian President, Aleksandar Vuci and EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel are crucial for the continuation of EU integration.

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.

Tanjug is reporting that the EU "gave Pristina a four-month time frame for the process."

Tanjug is reporting that the EU "gave Kosovo four months to draft Community statute."

A statement posted on the website of the the European External Action Service said that "the drafting process for the statute has started and will take place within a four-month time frame."

Belgrade's commitment to sincere and constructive dialogue with Pristina, with EU's mediation, is not producing the expected results.

Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic said this on Tuesday, adding that authorities in Pristina, "with support of some foreign powers," have been prolonging the implementation of their obligations from the Brussels agreement.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that "top Pristina officials" ordered Monday's "beating of (Marko) Djuric."

Speaking at a military range, where he attended an exercise, Vucic noted that he now "doesn't know when and how to negotiate with Pristina officials, who he knows ordered the arrest of the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metojiha."

OSCE Chairman-in-Office Italian FM Angelino Alfano and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger have called on Belgrade and Pristina to return to dialogue.

"In light of the March 26 events in northern Kosovo and subsequent developments, the OSCE chairmanship-in-office and the OSCE secretary general call on all sides to refrain from provocations and reengage in constructive dialogue," Alfano and Greminger are quoted as stating in a press release.

PRISTINA, Kosovo — Air pollution in this tiny young nation rivals big cities like Beijing, Mumbai and New Delhi. The dirty air here is so bad that it has spawned protests, apps and even its own hashtag.

Two coal-fired power plants a mile outside the capital in the town of Obiliq spew the rancid smell of burning coal year-round, with wood stoves adding smoke to the mix. Pedestrians in Pristina, with 200,000 people, don masks when they go outside during the winter.

Ukraine's ambassador to Serbia says the government in Pristina showed itself to be "completely irresponsible" in the case of Marko Djuric's arrest.

"Ukraine supports Serbia completely in this case," Oleksandr Aleksandrovych told N1, and pointed out that his country has not recognized Kosovo, and supports the Brussels agreement and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj says there will be "no partition of Kosovo or exchange of territories."

Haradinaj wrote this on Facebook on Wednesday, adding that the Serb List - who decided to leave his government and form the Community of Serb Municipalities on their own unless Pristina does in by April 20 - should "return to the table and discuss common topics to the benefit of all citizens."

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.

Centre for Foreign Policy Chairperson, Aleksandra Joksimovic told Serbian media that EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini with arrival to Belgrade showed a clear support to the Serbian side.

“Usual format of visits to the region includes tours in Belgrade and Pristina. The visit to Belgrade only, indicates a concrete and a clear support to Serbia, since Pristina is responsible for the violence in the north of Kosovo,” Joksimovic told RTS.