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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he is surprised by the Quint statement following mayoral elections in the four northern Kosovo municipalities, Tanjug news agency reports today. He added the only conclusion from that statement would be that some were displeased the elections were completed in peace and order.

“I want to congratulate them for their inventiveness. In my life I have not read anything more stupid,” Vucic told journalists in Novi Sad, commenting on the statement.

President Aleksandar Vucic has received Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federation's State Duma. They met in Belgrade and discussed further development of Serbia-Russia cooperation in all areas, the president's press service announced on Tuesday.

Vucic said that he was honored to meet with President Putin in Beijing recently for the second time this year, as each of their meetings confirms the high degree of understanding and trust, which characterizes relations between Serbia and Russia.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said on Monday that President Aleksandar Vucic would meet with officials of Srpska Lista and heads of all Serbian institutions in Kosovo on Friday to discuss the next steps following the elections for mayors in four Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo, TV N1 reports.

Srpska Lista and Serbian officials reacted to the election victory in the four northern Kosovo municipalities by saying it is a victory of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija and an important step in a struggle for the Serbian state and national interests, media report on Monday.

Parliamentary elections in Serbia will be held early next year, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. He added that "it doesn't matter if they take place then, in the winter, or in the spring."

As things stand, there will be no early parliamentary elections at this time, Vucic told Serbian public broadcaster RTS.

Serbian Assembly Speaker Maja Gojkovic called a special session of the parliament on May 27, and the report on Kosovo and Metohija would be discussed, Serbian media report.

Gojkovic told journalists the invitation would be sent to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to take part in the discussion and submit a report on Kosovo and Metohija, Vucic told RTS earlier he is ready to attend the session.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has told public broadcaster RTS that the Kosovo authorities want to arrest 26 police officers from northern Kosovo, and another 15 people. According to him, the excuse for the arrests would be that they had participated "in corruption, and the like." Vucic also told RTS that "the vicious circle in Kosovo has not been closed."

Nikola Selakovic said on Wednesday that President Aleksandar Vucic "did not discipline anybody" at the Holy Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC). According to Selakovic, who is the president's general secretary, the outcome of the meeting is that now a majority of bishops have a clearer picture of the position and policy of Serbia regarding the issue of Kosovo. This conversation was not easy, but it was useful, Selakovic said.

Serb National Movement Fatherland once again called for the boycott of the upcoming mayoral elections in the four northern municipalities, claiming that “the current regime of Aleksandar Vucic forces citizens” to take part in elections, KoSSev portal reported.

Fatherland Movement said in a statement all those employed in remaining Serbian public institutions (health care and education) along with their family members are obliged to take part in elections and vote for Srpska Lista.