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Scott: Pristina should revoke tariffs; EU still leads dialogue (Tanjug, TV Most)

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said today that Pristina should revoke the tariffs on goods from Serbia in order to continue negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, adding that the US still recognizes the leadership of the EU in this process, TV Most reported.

Asked if the US would use its influence in order to make Pristina return to the negotiation table, Ambassador Scott noted that the US still recognizes the leadership of the European Union in this process, and it is the most important that all sides return to the negotiations.

Dacic: European officials behave as wise men from Tibet (RTS)

Instead of leading the European Union and clearly voicing their stances, European officials act and speak as they are the spiritual leaders from Tibet, and now they are spiritually opining about the problems of the continent, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said. He added none of them is saying anything concrete on what needs to be done.

Djuric: Pristina to respond why it obstructs investigation of Ivanovic’s murder (Danas)

Enver Hoxhaj is part of a general hysteric reaction to the logically posed questions by Belgrade, asked with intention to shed the light on the crime and bring to the justice those who have ordered and carried out the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said, Danas daily reports.

Serbian Government members react to Pristina’s entry ban (RTS, Tanjug)

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic, Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin and European Integration Minister Jadranka Joksimovic said Pristina’s decision to ban entry in Kosovo to all Serbian officials represents anti-European stance and shows unreadiness of Pristina for the dialogue, RTS reports.

Srpska Lista reacts to Pristina’s entry ban (Tanjug, RTS)

Srpska Lista reacting to Pristina’s decision to ban entry to all Serbian officials in Kosovo and Metohija urged “the international community not to remain deaf and blind to the Pristina’s anti-Serbian attitude,” RTS reports.

Srpska Lista added this decision “represents a continuation of the mad actions of Pristina against Serbian people,” and that “unfortunately as per rule there is no reaction by the international community and its representatives in Pristina.”

Analyst: Request to return Kosovo issue to UN the only appropriate reaction to Pristina’s ban (Danas, BETA)

Analyst Cvjetin Milivojevic assessed today the request to return Kosovo issue to the United Nations would be the only appropriate reaction of Serbia to Pristina’s decision to ban entry to all Serbian officials, Danas daily reports.

“Only this way Serbia could react as a serious state. Any other way would indicate that Serbian officials have neither idea nor solution to the Kosovo issue,” Milojevic told BETA news agency.

Dacic on joint Pristina-Tirana foreign policy agreement (Tanjug, B92, Sputnik)

Pristina can not conduct its foreign policy independently because Kosovo and Metohija are integral part of Serbia, Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said, Tanjug news agency reported. He made these remarks commenting on Pristina-Tirana joint foreign policy agreement.

“Fiasco that so-called foreign policy of Pristina faces on a daily basis, starting from retraction of recognition by 13 states to rejection of membership in Interpol and other important world organizations obviously creates strong nervousness within their ranks,” Dacic told Sputnik portal.

“Agreement of Pristina and Tirana is not naive, scandalous there is no reaction of US and EU” (Tanjug, B92, TV Pink)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said the agreement on common foreign policy of Pristina and Tirana and joint embassies is not naive. She added it is scandalous that there is no reaction of the US or the EU regarding that, Tanjug news agency reported.

“It is terrible that Pristina and Tirana have signed an agreement to have a common foreign policy now. This is not naive; this is rather serious. The scandal is that we have not seen yet any official reactions either by US or the EU,” Brnabic told TV Pink.

Hoxhaj: We have no evidence to raise indictment in Ivanovic’s case (RTS)

Kosovo Special Prosecutor Syle Hoxhaj told Pristina-based Lajmi there is not yet evidence to raise the indictment in the case of Oliver Ivanovic’s murder. He noted the process of gathering evidence is still ongoing.

“We still have nothing new, we are conducting investigation, undertaking necessary procedural steps, and that is all. We still did not raise indictment, we are still gathering all evidence for the indictment,” Hoxhaj said.

Vucic on Haradinaj: There is no need to address letters to me (Tanjug, B92)

I wonder why Ramush Haradinaj even cares about me when even the powerful Trump, Merkel or Macron cannot harm him, President Aleksandar Vucic asks ironically. He said this with regards to Haradinaj's observation that Vucic attempts to force Pristina to abolish tariffs, while the mentioned world leaders haven't managed to do that, B92 reports.

"What can humble Vucic do compared to Merkel and Macron? Haradinaj is among the greatest in world politics, I am not. I am beyond his league, so he shouldn't bother", Vucic responded when asked to comment on the quotes of Haradinaj's letter.