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Bieber and Judah on Grenell's appointment: Not a good sign (B92)

Serbian media quoted Balkan experts Florian Bieber and Tim Judah, who expressed surprise at the announced appointment of Richard Grenell as special envoy for negotiations.

Professor at the University of Grazz, Bieber wondered what the role of Matthew Palmer was, the recently appointed US Secretary of State's Special Representative for the Balkans.

"If Trump appoints Richard Grenell as special envoy for Serbia and Kosovo, what than is the role of Matthew Palmer?" Bieber wrote on Twitter.

Vucic for TV Prva: An agreement with Pristina can be reached in 5 months, 50 years or never (Serbian media)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stressed after visiting New York that situation regarding Kosovo is very difficult, complicated and complex

But, he added, in tactical terms, ''we should try to do everything we can to create a more favorable position for our people and country''.

Vucic willing to deal on Kosovo but angered by tariffs, US Senator Murphy says (N1)

US Senator Chris Murphy believes that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is willing to recognize Kosovo but is angry over the 100 percent tariffs imposed by Pristina on goods from Serbia.

Regional broadcaster N1 reported that Republican Senator Ron Johnson wrote on his blog about his recent visit to Belgrade, saying:

Trump set August 25, 2020 as a deadline for Kosovo? (Vecernje Novosti, Srpski Telegraf, Tanjug)

Srpski Telegraf daily writes today that US President Donald Trump has set August 25 next year as the deadline for resolving the Kosovo issue, and states that it includes a demarcation deal.

"The deadline to put an end to the Kosovo node is August 25 next year, two months before the US presidential election (in November), when Donald Trump will fight for another term in the White House," Serbian media quotes Srpski telegraf.

Western Balkans still threat to United States, Donald Trump says (Beta, N1)

US President Donald Trump extended a warning from 2001 about the Western Balkans as a threat to his state and notified the Congress that it had not changed, the Beta news agency reported.

President George W. Bush first sent the message of the National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans on June 26, 18 years ago, which was renewed in 2003 due to problems in the then ‘Macedonia’.

Vucic calls Trump to help restart Kosovo dialogue (FoNet, N1)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called US President Donald Trump to convince the Kosovo authorities to revoke the 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods, the president’s press service said on Friday.

“I am asking you to convince Pristina to revoke its harmful tariffs on goods produced in central Serbia so that the dialogue to find a compromise, mutually acceptable solution can be continued,” Vucic wrote in a message to Trump on the US president’s birthday.

Dacic: The former US administration is preventing a compromise solution for Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, N1, SRNA)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that the bearers of the former US administration for 20 years prevent the achievement of a compromise and mutually acceptable solution for Kosovo, quote Serbian media.

Former MEP Doris Pack speaks out against border changes in Western Balkans (N1, Radio Free Europe)

The European Parliament’s former rapporteur on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Doris Pack, spoke out on Tuesday against changes to borders in the Balkans.

Former MEP expressed surprise over the fact that the Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci, support the proposed territory swap between Serbia and Kosovo.

Drecun: We must accept that Greater Albania will be created (TV Pink, B92, Beta)

Serbian Assembly Committee on Kosovo and Metohija chair Milovan Drecun has assessed that the creation of Greater Albania is an irreversible process.

Drecun also told Belgrade based TV Pink that this will be created "in one form or the other" and that this is being done in order to create a counterpoint to Serbia - a territory that could, with its size, resources and population be able to compete with Serbia.