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Jeremic: Delineation is fig leaf for recognition of Kosovo (BETA)

Leader of Peoples’ Party and Chair of Alliance for Serbia (SZS) Vuk Jeremic assessed yesterday that delineation, which, according to the Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic represents an official Belgrade’s position in negotiations with Pristina, is “a fig leaf” for Kosovo recognition, BETA news agency reported.

Jeremic also underlined “how something that National Assembly is not informed about, let even decided about it, can become a state policy?”

"Serbia paid 700 million euros of Kosovo's debt - and we'll pay more" (Tanjug, B92)

In the past twenty years, Serbia has paid about 700 million euros of Kosovo's debt and will continue to do so, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday. Kosovo Albanians 11 years ago unilaterally declared independence of this Serbian province - but Serbia considers the move a violation of its Constitution and territorial integrity and sovereignty.

"When debt needs to be paid off, then they are a part of Serbia. When there's property to be grabbed, then they are an independent state," Dacic told reporters in Belgrade, referring to the behavior of the Kosovo Albanians.

Dacic: Trump "interested in solving Kosovo issue" (Tanjug, B92, TV Happy)

The United States, headed by President Donald Trump, is interested in resolving the issue of Kosovo and Metohija. Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said this, B92 reports.

"Trump is interested in resolving the issue of Kosovo and Metohija. Trump needs a foreign policy success, and that would be a permanent solution for Kosovo that cannot be achieved without a solution with Serbia," Dacic told Happy TV.

He added that Trump realized there would be no agreement without Serbia, as have the Albanians, but also some European countries.

Dacic: Albanians have nothing to rejoice about (BETA, B92)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said, in relation to the 11th anniversary since the declaration of independence in Kosovo, that “Kosovo Albanians have nothing to rejoice about,” BETA news agency reported. He added, “the times when solutions were imposed by force are long gone”.

Dacic told the journalists after visiting the memorial room “Kosmet victims” in Belgrade that the presence of international officials on Sunday in Pristina, that included only Albanian PM Edi Rama, indicates what level of international support Kosovo Albanians have.

Dacic: EU membership, regional stability priorities for Serbia (TV N1)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday that membership in the European Union and regional stability are Serbia’s key foreign policy priorities, TV N1 reports.

Speaking to students at the 8th class of High Security and Defense Studies, Dacic said that Kosovo is an issue of the highest national interest and the greatest political and security challenge, adding that Serbia will remain committed to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and compromise as the only way to reach a viable solution.

Dacic: Brussels or Burundi? Burundi's nicer, they like us there (Tanjug, B92)

Preserving and protecting territorial integrity, EU integration, and better cooperation with countries around the world are Serbia's main foreign policy goals. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said this on Wednesday in Belgrade, and pointed out that Serbia has strengthened its position on the international scene.

Dacic responds to opposition politician regarding Venezuela (Vecernje Novosti, B92, Tanjug)

At a time when neither the UN nor the EU have a unified stance on the Venezuelan crisis, the least we can do is not to change our position towards that country. Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said this.

"Our own negative experience from recent past obligates us not to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign states," he told Vecernje Novosti, and added: "(Opposition politician) Canak certainly does not understand that, because he at the time went to Catalonia to support a referendum on secession from Spain, which is also our friend."

Dacic: I've been around world 25 times campaigning for Serbia (TV Pink, B92)

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says now is the right time internationally to make progress in resolving the Kosovo issue. He pointed out that Albanians are delaying and waiting for these circumstances to change.

Dacic told TV Pink that it is a question what will happen in the US after the next presidential election and whether an administration that is not favorable for Serbian interests will return to power.

Full support to mandate of UNMIK in Kosovo (Serbian Government, B92)

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met on Thursday in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The meeting took place on the eve of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council dedicated to Guterres' regular report on the work of UNMIK, the UN Mission in Kosovo, the Serbian Government said.