"Dialogue only if Pristina withdraws unreasonable decisions" (Tanjug, B92)
The only way for the dialogue on normalization of relations to continue is if Pristina withdraws its extremely unreasonable decisions.
Rakocevic: Dialogue is “stillborn” (KIM Radio)
“I am against that Serbs in Gracanica are eradicated, and the area to be populated by Albanians from the north of Kosovo or Presevo Valley. This is that fascist project Vucic, Thaci and Rama are embracing, Kosovo Assembly MP Ilir Deda said.
Mogherini warns alternative to Belgrade-Pristina dialogue dangerous (N1, Beta)
European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini on Tuesday called the authorities in Pristina to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on goods from Serbia and warned that the alternative to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is dangerous.
Mogherini meets Balkans leaders: “Nothing spectacular should be expected” (Prva TV, B92)
EU High Representative would meet today in Brussels leaders from the Western Balkans, Prva TV reports.
Dacic: Important that Serbia's position at the UNSC session is heard; Pristina to withdraw tariffs then the continuation of dialogue (RTS)
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told reporters ahead of the session of the Belgrade committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) that it would be difficult to change the attitude of the great powers on the formation of Kosovo Army, but considers that it is important that at the session of the United Nations Security Council is heard that it is a violation of Resolution 1244, the only valid document regarding Kosovo, reported Radio Television of Serbia on Sunday evening (RTS).
US ambassador: Army a positive step, some misunderstood that US support border change (B92, RTK)
New US Ambassador in Pristina Philip Kosnett said that the announced formation of Kosovo army was a "a positive step."
Kosnett told RTK broadcaster in an interview late on Thursday that "Kosovo's leaders have talked about how the Kosovo Armed Forces could participate in peace-keeping operations overseas." And according to him, they also said that "Kosovo has reached the point where instead of only being a consumer of international security that it can contribute to it."
Pristina’s legal expert: Kosovo army impossible without Serbs’ support (N1)
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court former President, Enver Hasani, told N1 the creation of Pristina’s army depended on the support of local Serbs and the necessary constitutional changes, adding without them an army could not be formed.
In an interview with N1, Hasani added that by adopting the laws Kosovo would not create an army but would start a 10-year-long process of transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) into the military.
Drecun: Belgrade can’t prevent creation of Kosovo’s army (N1)
The Head of the Parliamentary Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun said that Serbia cannot block the transformation of Kosovo’s Security Forces (KSF) into an army but can ask Washington and NATO to guarantee the force would not cross into the north, N1 reported last night.
Drecun added that the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on normalisation of relations would continue and that Pristina made some moves to secure a better position in the final stage of negotiations in Brussels.
EU: Still no date for new round of Kosovo talks (RFE, BETA, TV N1)
The European Union still does not have a precise time for the next round of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue on normalization of relations, either at technical or political level, EU High Representative Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told Radio Free Europe (RFE).
She said that “the work on (organizing) the technical, but also the high political level talks continue, and the date should be confirmed."
Pristina chief negotiator Avni Arifi blamed Belgrade for ceasing all activities concerning so far reached agreements, adding Pristina was ready to continue the dialogue, however, Serbia is rejecting i
EU wants an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina to be reached during next year (RTS, Tanjug)
The European Union will do everything in order that an agreement is reached next year on the overall normalization of Belgrade-Pristina relations, Belgrade-based news agency Tanjug reports, citing diplomatic sources in Brussels.
"We will do everything in the year that has remained to achieve a comprehensive normalization of relations, but we are not the only ones of whom this depends," diplomatic sources in Brussels told Tanjug.