State Department 2018 Religious Freedoms Report focused on violations of religious rights of SOC in Kosovo, especially Dečani Monastery (Raska-Prizren Eparchy)
State Department offers help in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue; Do not equalize Pristina and Belgrade, says Djuric (Srna, Beta, N1)
Belgrade and Pristina must remove obstacles, avoid provocations and return to negotiations, the State Department announced on the occasion of the cancellation of the summit in Paris, which was due to be held on July 1, under the auspices of Germany and France.
The United States said in its communique that they continue to support the European Union's (EU) dialogue mediation and the normalization of relations between the two capitals.
Vecernje Novosti: Washington in offensive, Brussels more powerless
US impatient to see the Belgrade and Pristina dialogue to continue as soon as possible, and its representatives do not hide expectations. US emissaries are shifting, and end of this week arrives and under-secretary David Hale, writes today Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti.
Jevtic and Simic: Serbs always ready to resolve problems (Tanjug, RTS)
Srpska Lista (SL) officials, Dalibor Jevtic and Igor Simic met in Pristina yesterday with Ilan Goodman, State Department official in charge of Kosovo, and told him there are many issues in Kosovo, however Serbs are willing to talk about all problems in order to find solutions to the benefits of all, Serbian media reported.