Although the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said earlier if Pristina does not revoke the tariffs on goods from Serbia by May 6, a special session of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Main Board would take place, after which Belgrade would present countermeasures against Pristina, there are yet no announcements as when this session might happen, Danas daily reports.
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic has warned that in the two months after the summit in Berlin, pressure on Serbia will be fiercer than ever before.
"The Berlin summit did not bring a solution, but a step has been made, given that Germany and France insist on the unblocking of the dialogue and the resumption of talks between Belgrade and Pristina," Dacic said in op-ed published by Srpski Telegraf.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic would meet in Rome on May 8 with the Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, Tanjug news agency reports quoting diplomatic sources.
Kosovo and Metohija would be the topic of their conversation, Tanjug added.
"Kosovo Albanian leaders Haradinaj and Thaci are under strong western influence, but Tirana is dictating the events with the goal of creating ‘Greater Albania’." Chairman of the Serbian National Assembly's Committee on Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun said this on Wednesday.
He told TV Pink everything that has been done so far, including the formation of KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), had been done to allow Albania to forcefully seize the southern province of Serbia, Kosovo, and embark on the realization of the ‘Greater Albania’ project.
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said if the EU does not want Serbia in its ranks, "there are those who do." There are other alliances and other nations who want to cooperate as equals, Vulin added.
"We are not condemned to Europe. The EU is Serbia's strategic orientation, but not at the price of begging," Vulin told TV Pink on Thursday.
It's important for Serbia to cooperate with China as it's a great power, which, unlike others, doesn't exert pressure on our country, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Beijing.
Speaking at a panel organized by China's Communist Party ahead of the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Vucic stressed that cooperation between people should not be treated as a matter on the sidelines, but that this is instead the basis for building all other forms of cooperation.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today he is very concerned because Srpska Lista has been prevented to take part in the elections in Kosovo and Metohija. Vucic added he would discuss about it with Russian and Chinese presidents in Beijing, as well as with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Tanjug news agency reported.
President Aleksandar Vucic arrived early on Wednesday in Beijing, starting his two-day visit, during which he will meet with Chinese and Russian presidents. Vucic will, in addition to bilateral issues, talk with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin primarily about Kosovo and Metohija.
At the airport in Beijing, the president of Serbia, who heads numerous ministerial delegations, was greeted with honorary guard of the Chinese Army, and a red carpet.
IPSOS Research Sector Director Marko Uljarevic says that Aleksandar Vucic's rating has improved after the "Future of Serbia" rally in Belgrade on Friday.
Uljarevic told Prva TV that the rating of Serbian president and SNS leader has increased by six percent, adding that the protests of the opposition have led to the decline of the rating of the Alliance for Serbia (SzS).
A large rally was held on Friday afternoon in front of the Serbian National Assembly in Belgrade. The gathering was organized as part of President Aleksandar Vucic's "Future of Serbia" campaign.
A large stage was installed in front of the parliament building, along with three large LED displays. Nikole Pasica Square was closed for traffic, as well as parts of Decanska and Vlajkoviceva streets.