President Aleksandar Vucic has received Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federation's State Duma.

Belgrade-based daily Danas writes today it has learnt unofficially from diplomatic sources that Serbia would continue lobbying among the states that recognized Kosovo to revoke their decisions. The daily recalled EU High Representative and a mediator in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels, Federica Mogherini urged earlier both Belgrade and Pristina to stop the lobbying activities related to recognition respectively derecognition of Kosovo, and that Pristina authorities needed to revoke 100 percent tariffs on goods from central Serbia. “Given that Pristina did not revoke the tariffs, then

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. "On the other hand, this does not mean that pressure on Belgrade will weaken.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday there can be no agreement with Pristina without Belgrade's consent. And Serbia will protect the interests of the people and the state, he told Prva TV a day after the meeting on Kosovo in Berlin, called by Germany and France. "They can threaten us with anything, they can threaten us with whether or not we will join the EU, (but) there is the national, state interest.

President Aleksandar Vucic arrived early on Wednesday in Beijing, starting his two-day visit, during which he will meet with Chinese and Russian presidents.

Serbia will not impose any restrictive measures on Russia despite pressure, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said. "The friendship between Russia and Serbia is already a tradition. Now our relations are at the level of strategic cooperation.

President Aleksandar Vucic would face pressure in Berlin over Kosovo and Metohija, therefore the meetings he would have in Beijing with Chinese and Russian presidents are very important, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic told TV Pink. Dacic noted he does not expect pressure related to making some new framework of the content of the agreement with Pristina, but “there would certainly be the culmination of pressure on Serbia to continue the dialogue regardless of Pristina tariffs.” Dacic also said the meeting in Berlin, organized by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French

Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic confirmed on Wednesday after meeting with his Russian counterpart that the president of the two countries will meet on April 26. Aleksandar Vucic and Vladimir Putin will speak in Beijing during a Belt and Road forum. Dacic announced that meeting during a press conference with Sergei Lavrov, Sputnik said. "Political relations between Serbia and Russia are very good, they are at the strategic level. President Putin's visit (to Serbia) was of exceptional significance.

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed today that Moscow insists on the realization of UN SC Resolution 1244 that foresees direct dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and respect of the Serbian integrity, BETA news agency reported. “Within this framework we would in any possible way contribute to finding the solution. And what solution could Russia concretely support? I recall that with the statements of the President Vladimir Putin and at the level of Foreign Affairs Ministry, we emphasized it several times we would accept any solution suitable to Serbia.