We show up, things go haywire - FM reflects on London trip (Tanjug, B92)
The Berlin Process gathering in London that brought together Western Balkans leaders could not go without something "short-circuiting," says Ivica Dacic.
"It's been confirmed that wherever everyone from the region gathers, some short circuit occurs. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson didn't even come to the gathering, because he resigned. Should we go to some other countries, too?," the Serbian foreign minister asked jokingly.
Dacic: In August there will be a fight in the UN due to sessions on Kosovo (RTS)
In the past six months, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has worked to preserve the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia, European integrations and improving cooperation with the countries of the region, said Minister Ivica Dacic and added that in August there will be a struggle to hold meetings on Kosovo in the same way as so far at the UN Security Council, reports national broadcaster of Serbia, RTS.
Drecun: Serbia will continue to keep Kosovo issue open in UN (RTS)
Chairperson of the Serbian Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told RTS, Serbia would do its utmost, supported by friendly countries, to prevent decrease or cancellation of UN SC sessions on Kosovo and to keep them open to public.
Serbian FM comments on UK's Kosovo initiative (BETA, Sputnik, B92)
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told Sputnik that Serbia will ask all members of the UN Security Council to respect Resolution 1244.
FM says Western powers are "neither enemies nor friends" (B92, Blic)
Great Britain was drafting a UN resolution on Srebrenica without even informing Serbia about it, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.
According to the daily Blic, Dacic "in this way explained his recent statement that big countries are not Serbia's friends and that there are no friendships in politics."
UK Minister says KSF has achieved high standards (Koha)
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, met today the UK’s Minister of Armed Force, Mark Lancaster, and thanked him for his country's continuous support to Kosovo in its efforts to join international organisations and increase the number of recognitions. Thaci also spoke about the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) and its transformation into armed forces. Minister Lancaster, who previously served in Kosovo as part of KFOR peacekeeping troops, said he was impressed with progress in Kosovo.
"UK should show more understanding for our position on Kosovo" (Tanjug, B92)
President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic received today in Belgrade a delegation of the British House of Lords, Serbian media reported.
EU membership is Serbia's top foreign policy goal, PM says (B92)
Membership in the EU is the most important foreign policy goal of Serbia, Serbia's PM Brnabic has told a visiting British official.
However, she added during her meeting in Belgrade with Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office Simon McDonald, "it is equally important how we will implement reforms on the path to membership."
Lawyer Jovanka Savić sues British KFOR (RTS, TV Most, Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)
Lawyer Jovanka Savić tries to invoke the responsibility of the British part of KFOR, for not providing security to citizens in the period when NATO entered Kosovo. She also questions the responsibility of UNMIK and EULEX for inertia in investigating crimes against civilians, RTS reports.