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Vucic on talks with Pristina, agreement (BETA, Tanjug, B92)

President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that Belgrade will continue talks with Pristina, but that they are unlikely to succeed in reaching an agreement.

"It is important that even if we do not reach an agreement, which is likely, that someone will have to do it after us, because without long-term peace-building we will not be in a position to continue such successful economic results," Vucic said

Vucic added that "we have to take care of children and think about them, not about how to ingratiate in one day for those who like easy solutions."

Vucic: Prime Minister most probably to go to New York, UN (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the Prime Minister Ana Brnabic would most probably go to New York, and attend the UN General Assembly, Tanjug news agency reported.

Vucic made these remarks while visiting the Health Centre in Zemun, adding he is not completely certain, but it is more likely that Ana Brnabic, than him, would travel to New York.

Association of Journalists of Kosovo condemned incidents during Vucic’s visit (RTV Puls)

Association of Journalists of Kosovo expressed concern over obstruction of journalists from Tanjug, Insajder, and DW to carry out their duties during the visit of the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Kosovo, RTV Puls reports.

According to the Association “the police undertook necessary measures to avoid incidents, in order to provide security to all, including the two DW journalists, who were escorted from the place.”

Kosovo police did not officially condemn these three cases, it was added, RTV Puls reported.

Shpend Ahmeti: Neither Vucic nor Thaci are honest (Danas)

Neither Vucic nor Thaci informed us what they have discussed in Brussels, nor if they had other meetings. We in Pristina, received no information at all, and it seems also in Belgrade they do not know what Thaci and Vucic are talking about, Shpend Ahmeti, Pristina Mayor and leader of the Social-Democratic Party in Kosovo told Danas daily.

Thaci: Final deal to include mutual recognition (BETA, B92)

Hashim Thaci says a final agreement with Belgrade would include mutual recognition, and "Kosovo's Membership in EU, NATO, and the UN.

In an interview with Beta, the Kosovo president said that the outcome of a final and binding agreement on the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia would be mutual recognition, Kosovo's membership in the EU, NATO and the UN and Serbia's progress on its EU path.

Speaking about a meeting with the U.S. president's envoy, Senator Ron Johnson, Thaci said Washington fully backed the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue.

Vucic: No solution without US, Germany, and Russia (BETA, Tanjug, B92)

President Aleksandar Vucic met on Monday in Belgrade with Ron Johnson, a US Senator who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

The president said that he also talked with the US senator about the improvement of bilateral cooperation between Serbia and the United States, and informed him and the situation in Kosovo.

Responding to journalists' questions about reaching an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, Vucic said:

McAllister: Vucic and Thaci take normalization of relations to “next level” (RTS, Tanjug)

At the moment, it is impossible to predict content and date of reaching possible agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, Chairperson of the European Parliament Committee for Foreign Affairs and Rapporteur for Serbia, David McAllister said, adding that Vucic and Thaci are committed to take the normalization of relations “to the next level”.

He also underlined there are challenges along the way, however, there are positive signs to build mutual trust, and it would be good if the dialogue continues with the next round in Brussels, before the end of the month.

Vucic: Responsible criticism, not glorification of Milosevic (RTS)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told RTS what he said about Slobodan Milosevic in Mitrovica North on Sunday was not glorification, but a serious and responsible criticism of politics we have conducted at that time.

Vucic, added that many falsified his statement, in which he said, “Milosevic had the biggest support, he was a great leader, but the results of his rule for the Serbs were very bad.” Vucic also said “many pretended they did not hear” what he said in fact, leaving the second part of the statement out.

Milena Ivanovic: There is no reason why not to trust president (RTV KIM)

Wife of assassinated leader of Civic Initiative, Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP), Oliver Ivanovic, Milena told RTV KIM she trusts President Vucic who made promise that a street named after Oliver would be the most beautiful in Mitrovica North.

“(…) I think the street named after Oliver would look as it should,” Milena Ivanovic said, adding that she “constantly talks” to the President Vucic about the murder of her husband.