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It became more certain that Paris meeting will not happen, claims Vucic (Serbian media)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic emphasized today that the head of the KiM Office, Marko Djuric, was in Berlin at a preparatory meeting for a possible summit in Paris, and that it is even more certain now that the summit will not happen, reported Serbian media.

- I sent Marko Djuric to that meeting personally - Vucic told reporters and pointed out that there were no secrets, except that the hosts agreed on the content of the conversation.

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.

Pristina MPs visiting south Serbia seeking the "Presevo Valley" to join Kosovo (RTS)

Serbian state broadcaster RTS reports that members of the Kosovo Assembly, Arban Abrashi and Nait Hasani, visited Bujanovac and supported the idea of a referendum on the unification of municipalities in the south of Serbia Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja with Kosovo, and inclusion of the issue in the Belgrade - Pristina negotiations.

Will Merkel’s departure impact resolution of Kosovo issue? (Blic, Danas, Tanjug)

Departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who announced she would not run for the new mandate, would have an impact on everything that happens in Europe, including Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Regional Cooperation Council Secretary General Goran Svilanovic believes, Blic daily reports. However, Svilanovic did not want to speculate on possible consequences that withdrawal of Angela Merkel could have on the influence and role of Germany in resolving the Kosovo issue, given Germany’s role as somebody who was restraining certain enthusiasm that Kosovo issue could be resolved with delineation.

Mitchell: The US will consider the proposal to the issue of Kosovo, to be reached in the dialogue (RTS)

US Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell pointed out at a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic that the United States is open to consider with its EU counterparts the proposal for Kosovo' solution to which Belgrade and Pristina would come up in the dialogue.

Wess Mitchell expressed the US support to the continuation of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, with the expectation that the process will bring a lasting political solution, reports RTS, quoting the Serbian Foreign Ministry announcement.

Jevtic: About "Trepca" probably in Brussels (KIM radio)

The Minister for Communities and Returns and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kosovo Government in resignation, Dalibor Jevtic, believe that the issue of "Trepca" probably will be tackled within the framework of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, KIM radio reports on Friday.

The government adopted this week a draft of the Trepca Statute and forwarded it to the Kosovo Assembly for consideration.

"New ways" of resolving issues between Belgrade and Pristina (Serbian media)

EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic agreed during their March 27 meeting in Belgrade to find new ways for a resumption of work and a peaceful resolution of open issues between Belgrade and Pristina, Maja Kocijancic said on Tuesday.