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Brnabic: Serbia committed to region, Pristina does not respect agreements (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian Prime Minster Ana Brnabic said Serbia remains committed to integrated and stable region, Tanjug news agency reported.

She added, however it is not fair to insist on signing the other agreements, while Pristina does not respect some of the fundamental regional agreements. She made these remarks following the meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, adding that the main topics discussed were Serbia’s EU path and its work in relation to the reforms and regional connecting and cooperation.

Ischinger: We are miles away from solution to Kosovo issue (Politika)

German expert for Balkans Wolfgang Ischinger, creator of a plan to resolve the Kosovo issue based on model of two Germany, told the Belgrade-based daily Politika that solution to the Kosovo issue is not nearby.

He added he would be the first one to welcome if there would be a plan widely supported in the Serbian society and the Parliament as well as that the plan is also equally accepted in Kosovo. Then according to Ischinger there would be presumptions in place not to create a gun powder pot and new problems.

Chiefs of districts: Stop process of Serbs being deprived of their rights in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS)

The chiefs of five administrative districts in Kosovo (Pec, Prizren, Mitrovica, central Kosovo and Pomoravlje) expressed concern today over more frequent political pressure by Pristina on Serbian people and urged all domestic and international political stakeholders to make additional efforts in order to prevent escalation of inter-ethnic tensions and stop the process of Serbs being deprived of their rights and their marginalization in Kosovo.

Volleyball teams banned to enter Kosovo, Djuric, Srpska Lista react (RTS, Tanjug, KoSSev)

Two volleyball teams “Bukovica” from Ivanjica and “Ribnica” from Kraljevo were banned to enter Kosovo on Sunday, at Brnjak crossing point, Serbian media reported.

The teams were supposed to play matches within Regional League West in Zubin Potok. Their hosts were teams from Gracanica and Lipljan. This is yet another in a series of bans to the sport teams from central Serbia to enter Kosovo, KoSSev portal recalled.

Only Washington did more than condemnation (RTS)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic told the RTS in the "Oko" show, about the relations between Belgrade and Pristina, that the abolition of the tariffs is not in sight.

"I do not see that Pristina is thinking about acting constructively, in accordance with the time in which we live. Pristina is trying to sharpen the situation further and move away from the dialogue," Brnabic said.

Special Prosecutor in Ivanovic’ case: Proceedings against four, still insufficient evidence to issue any indictments (KoSSev)

“Those are political statements, I do not have such information,“ Kosovo Special Prosecutor in the investigation of Oliver Ivanovic’s murder, Sylë Hoxha told KoSSev portal, following a series of mutual accusations between Belgrade and Pristina on who are the perpetrators and instigators of the murder of  Kosovo Serb leader. Hoxha also urged them to report any information they might have.

SDP: Investigation goes nowhere, someone wants murder to be covered up and forgotten (KoSSev)

Last Saturday marked fourteen months since leader of Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (SDP) Oliver Ivanovic was killed in front of his party premises. Despite the fact that both Belgrade and Pristina are running investigations instigators and perpetrators of the murder remain unknown. The GI SDP party stated that “the investigation is going nowhere“ and that “someone wants the murder to be covered up and forgotten“.

Mutual accusations by Belgrade and Pristina over Ivanovic’s murder (B92, Radio kontakt plus)

Political representatives of Belgrade and Pristina exchanged again mutual accusations related to the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, Radio kontakt plus reports.

Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric accused Kosovo leaders for the murder of Ivanovic. Djuric added “there are more and more indicators pointing out that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli and current Pristina authorities are behind the murder of one of the Kosovo Serbs leaders Oliver Ivanovic.”

Russian Ambassador says Pristina’s platform is a list of demands (FoNet, TV N1)

Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin wrote on Twitter yesterday that Pristina’s dialogue platform for negotiations with Belgrade is a list of ultimatums and demands, FoNet news agency reported.

He added that the platform is a clear rejection of the dialogue to resolve the Kosovo issue. Ambassador Chepurin also noted that Pristina won’t be able to sustain the pressure with that platform, adding that fantasies can’t be in line with a reality.

 

McAllister: It is the most important that Belgrade and Pristina return at negotiation table (RTS, RTV)

The European Union has mediated and will continue doing so in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister told the Radio Television of Vojvodina. He made these remarks after asked to comment on the EU Hight Representative Federica Mogherini statement that the final agreement between Belgrade and Pristina would have to be supported by the UN Security Council.