KFOR is not aware of Pristina's alleged intention to raid northern Kosovo and takes over the Trepca (mining complex), claims KFOR spokesperson Vincenzo Grasso.
Commenting on media reports that KFOR knows about Pristina's plan, the spokesperson of this military mission calls on everyone to refrain from provoking unnecessary tensions by placing unverified information that causes unwarranted concern among the population.
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said it is not time yet for Serbia’s stance and response to the Pristina’s platform on negotiations with Belgrade, FoNet news agency reported.
Brnabic told journalists in Belgrade, it is needed to hear stances of the international actors first, foremost that of Brussels, which is a guarantor of the agreement and a dialogue.
She added Brussels said nothing regarding the latest situation and considers it as improper as well as expects EU reaction.
There is no unified appeal by the international community to Pristina to revoke the tariffs on goods from Serbia, and that is why they remain in force, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic told TV Pink.
He added the US has been interested in the tariffs to be revoked and the dialogue to continue, because they want to score political points.
Former Serbian MP Dusan Prorokovic submitted the Belgrade platform proposal for dialogue with Pristina to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia yesterday, KoSSev portal reports.
“A document entitled ‘The Platform Proposal for a Dialogue on a Comprehensive and Legally Binding Agreement for the Normalization of Relations between Belgrade and Pristina’ was submitted to the National Assembly, “ Dusan Prorokovic told KoSSev, immediately after filing the document at the assembly administrative office.
The announcements of the conflicts in Kosovo are „irresponsible, shameless and a staged farce“ and nothing is further from the reality than the claims that the negotiations have failed, Leader of Peoples’ Party and one of the leaders of the Alliance for Serbia, Vuk Jeremic stated, KoSSev portal reports.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Prva TV on Friday Serbia has been "driven into a corner and is in a difficult position." He commented on the moves from Pristina, and talked about a meeting with the US State Department official David Hale.
Belgrade based daily Danas reports that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, at a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, said that the Platform for Dialogue is essentially Pristina's decision to end the dialogue with Belgrade.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with US Under-Secretary of State David Hale, B92 reports. The situation in Kosovo and Metohija was the main topic of discussion, given that Hale after Belgrade is scheduled to visit Pristina.
Following the meeting, the US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott wrote on Twitter account that “re-starting the dialogue is not an easy job, but Serbia’s future prosperity depends on achieving progress in relations with Pristina.”
The Pristina platform (for the dialogue with Belgrade) is the third and final blow to the dialogue, PM Ana Brnabic told reporters on Friday in Belgrade. She spoke after a meeting of the Council for National Security. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic convened the meeting after the adoption of this platform.
The prime minister added that this document is contrary to common sense, and that the reaction of Serbia will, "as always, be measured."
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will respond to Pristina’s negotiation platform in a rational manner, the president’s general secretary Nikola Selakovic told the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).
General Secretary Nikola Selakovic said that Vucic’s response would be “rational, serious, responsible and firm”.
He added that the president had been warning about the platform for five months adding that it is clear now that the entire Belgrade-Pristina dialogue process is being stopped.