International Day of Missing Persons is being marked in Serbia. As a consequence of the wars that happened in the region during the nineties 10.167 persons are still uncounted for. Out of this number more than 3.800 persons are of Serb nationality RTS reports today.

RTS added that the families of the missing persons would gather in Belgrade today and request that the truth about their beloved ones is found.

Graves of 1.998 persons are not known yet in Croatia, 1.653 persons are missing in Kosovo and Metohija, while 6.516 persons are missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kosovo authorities have refused to hand over in Pristina mortal remains of seven members of Sutakovic and Petrovic families kidnapped and killed in Djakovica in 1999. They agree to hand over the remains to the families at administrative crossing with Montenegro, Radio KIM reports.

KFOR’s mission as part of the monitoring of all facilities storing toxic chemicals estimated it is necessary to remove toxic substances from a warehouse in Djakovica because they pose a life-threatening hazard, KoSSev portal reported.

KFOR experts inspected the facility in Djakovica yesterday. Chemicals will be moved to a new, safer warehouse, away from the populated area – it was said in a statement.

The displaced Serbs from Djakovica, due to the protests of the Albanians, did not go to the Church in their native city, reported Radio television of Serbia.

In Djakovica, Albanians organized a protest in order to prevent the displaced Serbs from coming and visiting the Church during Christmas.
The organizers of the protest said that they protested because among people, who were supposed to come and visit the Church, were allegedly war crimes suspects, portal in Albanian Indeksonline reported.

Displaced Serbs from Djakovica and for the forthcoming Christmas will not be able to visit their city because the "Self-Determination" movement announced a protest for January 6th, says the president of the Association of Displaced Persons from Djakovica, Djokica Stanojevic, for today's edition of Belgrade based daily Politika.

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said yesterday in relation to protests organized in Djakovica town against the visit of displaced Serbs that “a new communication” is needed, which includes respect for the victims, but also for the rights of pilgrims, RTK in Serbian language reported.

Asked to comment on the protests in Djakovica against the visit of displaced Serbs, Haradinaj as RTK reported, responded that he would meet with representatives of the missing Serb and Albanian families in order to talk about a new way of communication.

Earlier announced visit of internally displaced persons from Djakovica to the Monastery of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God, on the eve of the monastery celebration on August 28, was cancelled due to security reasons, the president of Djakovica citizens Association, Djokica Stanojevic confirmed to RTK2.

Stanojevic stresses that the arrival of around 2,000 displaced persons from Djakovica to their hometown was prevented by an atmosphere of hatred, which, as he said, have prevailed in the past days.

The founder of the Humanitarian Law Center, Natasa Kandic, called on Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to allow Serbs from Djakovica to visit the church this year.

"On this occasion, please personally engage so that the Serbs from Djakovica on August 28, 2018, visit the church and their homes and them not to be exposed to humiliation as the previous year," said Kandic in an open letter published in the Belgrade based daily Danas.

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reported that an Albanian organization from Djakovica handed over a list to the special prosecutor of Kosovo with the names of about 200 Serbs from the area, claiming to be responsible for war crimes.

The Association of Displaced Persons from Djakovica claimed that it was yet another attempt to scare and prevent the Serbs return to Kosovo, the daily reported.

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reported that an Albanian organization from Djakovica handed over a list to the special prosecutor of Kosovo with the names of about 200 Serbs from the area, claiming to be responsible for war crimes.

The Association of Displaced Persons from Djakovica claimed that it was yet another attempt to scare and prevent the Serbs return to Kosovo, the daily reported.