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Tourist organisation Outdoor In: British Embassy is inflicting irreparable damage to tourism and economic development of northern Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica Sever)

Radio Kosovska Mitrovica has published a press release of the tourist organisation “Outdoor In” in which they have pointed out that the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued an instruction to British tourists traveling to Kosovo to avoid municipalities with Serb majority in the north of Kosovo - Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavic, Zubin Potok and Zvecan. The reasoning for this decision are the protests that may turn violent towards the tourists.

Alliance for Serbia and Srpska Lista differently on pressure against participants in “One in Five Million” protests (KoSSev)

Opposition Alliance for Serbia (SzS) accused yesterday evening Srpska Lista and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of uttering threats of violence and dismissal of people from northern Kosovo who expressed dissatisfaction over Vucic’s policy in “One of Five Million” protest walks, KoSSev portal reported.

Memorial service for victims of NATO bombardment held in Kosovo (RTK2, Radio KIM) 

RTK2 reports that on Sunday, 20th anniversary of NATO bombardment was marked throughout Kosovo.

Representatives of the local self-governments and Serbian List paid the tribute to the victims at 12:44 with the laying of wreaths at the “Truth” Monument near the main bridge on the Ibar River in Mitrovica North.

Volleyball teams banned to enter Kosovo, Djuric, Srpska Lista react (RTS, Tanjug, KoSSev)

Two volleyball teams “Bukovica” from Ivanjica and “Ribnica” from Kraljevo were banned to enter Kosovo on Sunday, at Brnjak crossing point, Serbian media reported.

The teams were supposed to play matches within Regional League West in Zubin Potok. Their hosts were teams from Gracanica and Lipljan. This is yet another in a series of bans to the sport teams from central Serbia to enter Kosovo, KoSSev portal recalled.

Serbia’s Interior Minister warns Kosovo Premier not to even think of violence (N1, Tanjug, Srna)

Serbia’s Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic warned the Kosovo Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, not to even think of using force against Serbs in Kosovo, because Serbia will know how to respond.

Commenting on Haradinaj’s statement that "Kosovo’s army would be deployed to the north if the border is threatened," Stefanovic said that this clearly shows how nervous Haradinaj is.

The US is looking for someone like Holbrooke for Kosovo (Danas)

Representatives of diplomatic circles comment for the Belgrade based daily Danas that it is no surprise that US career diplomat Philip Reeker will replace Wess Mitchell, acting Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia.

Interlocutors of Danas argue that America has firmly resolved to "push" the whole process of resolving the Kosovo issue, as well as seeking someone like the late Richard Holbrooke, known for his involvement in the Balkans, including Kosovo, in the 1990s.

Trajkovic: Serbia must not recognize Kosovo (Danas, NIN, N1)

Serbia cannot recognize the independence of Kosovo, because if it does, neither region nor Serbia will receive anything, said president of the European Movement in Kosovo Rada Trajkovic to the Belgrade based weekly NIN and estimated that this would lead to destabilization of Serbia, reports Belgrade based daily Danas.

Vucic: "Rosu can go to North under two conditions; rest are lies" (B92, Tanjug, TV Pink)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told on Tuesday  the pro-government TV Pink that "the only and real truth" is that Pristina's Rosu units can enter the north of Kosovo only under two conditions.

And these are KFOR's permission, and the consent of the Serb community, Vucic said.

"That's the whole truth, the only truth. Whoever says otherwise, is the worst kind of liar," the president said.

"Rosu can go to north without KFOR approval, KFS can't" (B92, Beta)

KFOR spokesperson Vincenzo Grasso says special units Rosu can enter the north of Kosovo without the permission of KFOR.

In an interview with the newspaper, Grasso said that "the special operations unit, which can be armed with long rifles" belongs to the Kosovo police and as such has the mandate to enforce the law throughout Kosovo "without the obligation to seek approval."

KFOR: ''normal exercises''; Leposavic Mayor: People were upset (N1, Blic)

KFOR spokesman Vicenzo Grasso confirmed the "movement of KFOR troops today and earlier days" in Kosovo and stressed that it was about "normal exercises," reported regional broadcaster N1.

KFOR is conducting regular training activities to keep ready to be rapidly deployed across Kosovo in accordance with UNSCR 1244, said KFOR and added that convoys moved yesterday towards Prizren and today towards North of Kosovo.