On December 15th and 16th 2018, the Diocese of Raška-Prizren celebrated its 1000-year jubilee, commemorating the first written mention of the Prizren Diocese in the First Chrysobull of Byzantine Emperor Basil II.
Former Minister for Kosovo and Metohija in the Serbian Government, Slobodan Samardzic assessed today that regardless if “delineation” between Kosovo and Serbia is realistic or not, the stance of Raska-Prizren Eparchy dignitaries remain as a warning that not a single piece of Kosovo and Metohija territory must be surrendered, Danas daily reports.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he respects the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) and its representatives very much, BETA news agency reported.
He added he won’t be saying bad things about representatives of the SOC, who, as he said, “throw stones at him on a daily basis.”
“I have full trust in the Patriarch Irinej. I belong to the Serbian Orthodox Church and if you expect me to say something bad about it, I won’t do that, not even about those who are throwing stones at me on a daily basis. I do not want to enter that,” Vucic said to the journalists in Belgrade.
Serbia will cooperate with the Special Court for KLA crimes, and it would be good if there are even theoretic chances that some of the criminals are punished, however, we should not have unrealistic expectations, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said speaking for the RTS news edition.
Djuric added, Belgrade is for a compromised solution when it comes to Kosovo and will not accept unilateral impositions.