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Serbian PM Brnabic denies not mentioning UN resolution on Kosovo (Tanjug, TV N1)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic denied claims that she never mentioned UN Security Council Resolution 1244 on Kosovo at the UN General Assembly session, TV N1 reported “It’s not right that I didn’t mention resolution 1244 at the UN. I clearly mentioned resolution 1244 a day earlier (before her address to the General Assembly) when I spoke at the Action for Peace meeting and when I appealed for the UNMIK mission not to lower its numbers and fully respect UN Security Council resolution 1244.

Popovic: No solution without Russia, China and US (Blic, Vecernje Novosti)

Negotiations on Kosovo under the auspices of the EU have yielded no results, without US, Russia and China it is impossible to achieve a viable and applicable compromise between Belgrade and Pristina, said Minister of Innovation and Technological Development Nenad Popovic, adding that the issue of Kosovo slowly returns to the Security Council of the UN, the Serbian media reported.

“Agreement abolishes UN Resolution 1244, but Russia does not allow it?” (BETA, B92)

Professor of the Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz, Florian Bieber assessed that Serbia-Kosovo agreement must lead toward abolishment of the UN SC Resolution 1244, Beta news agency is reporting. According to Bieber the agreement should lead toward a new UN SC resolution that would either replace or abolish Resolution 1244, thus providing Kosovo to become a UN member.

Vucic: I am not optimist, but Belgrade will not give up dialogue with Pristina (BETA, Telegraf, RTS)

Beta news agency reported today Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he was not optimistic about the upcoming talks with Pristina representatives in Brussels, but that Belgrade would not give up on dialogue, since talks are the only solution towards a compromise.

Dacic "warns Britain over UNSC sessions dedicated to Kosovo" (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has warned Britain because of its position that fewer UN Security Council sessions dedicated to Kosovo should be held. This is according to Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti. It writes on Friday that Dacic pointed out to the British ambassador in Belgrade that Serbia would not view it favorably if his country in August, when it will preside over the UN Security Council, puts the issue of holding fewer, or abandoning altogether the public sessions on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija on the agenda. According to the newspaper, Dacic has conveyed this clea

"Resolution 1244 makes Kosovo's independence unlawful" (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday with President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades, whom he welcomed in Belgrade earlier in the day. Speaking after the meeting, Anastasiades - who was throughout their joint news conference addressing Vucic as "friend" and "dear president" - pointed out that relations between our two countries are deeply rooted in historic, friendly and religious ties, and that their mutually beneficial cooperation is safe. The same is true, continued the Cyprio

Serbian Orthodox Church against division of Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti)

We appeal to our statesmen to never consent to the alienation of Kosovo and Metohija, since what is taken by force can be returned, while what is given away as a gift is lost forever, and Serbs and Serbia must not allow that to happen. The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) sincerely hopes that the problem created firstly by an armed uprising of Albanian separatists, and then by the occupation of our southern province would be resolved peacefully based on justice and law principles.