A former Serbian ambassador to UNESCO said on Thursday that Pristina has less chance of joining that organization than it did two years ago.

Ambassador Darko Tanaskovic told Belgrade based daily Danas that there is no certainty that Kosovo would apply to join the UNESCO this year as some officials in Pristina have said.

“That depends on Pristina’s assessment and the views of its sponsors in the international community,” he said.

Former Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO, Darko Tanaskovic told RTS there is a “basis of understanding” formed in the international community, and it did not exist back in 2015 when Pristina attempted to become UNESCO member.

Asked if epilogue in Interpol could influence the situation in UNESCO, Tanaskovic replied it could either encourage or discourage Pristina and its mentors.

Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin emphasized in Beijing that after NATO bombed Serbia without a UN Security Council decision, international law died.

Former Serbian Ambassador in UNESCO, Darko Tanaskovic told Radio Beograd that the issue of Kosovo and Metohija admission in UNESCO is not resolved. He expects a new request for membership would be submitted next year, adding it is a strategic aim of Pristina authorities and their international mentors.

Ambassador of Serbia to UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic said that Pristina, due to changed international circumstances today, would have much less chance of joining that UN organization compared to 2015, when its application for membership was rejected.

Vecernje Novosti write today that Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told TV Prva that Kosovo has no chance to become a member of the UNESCO, and that an increasing number of countries are considering withdrawing recognition.

Commenting the statement of the Serbian ambassador to UNESCO that Kosovo has less chance of becoming a member of that organization than in 2015 Dacic said to TV Prva that this was the result of a "strenuous activity".

Serbia is preparing measures in case Skopje supports Pristina in international institutions, writes today Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti, as well as that there is the possibility of changing the decision on recognizing the name of the neighbouring state if its Prime Minister Zoran Zaev fulfils "threats" on voting for Kosovo's membership in UNESCO.

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin says Prime Minister Zoran Zaev "has not kept his word."

Vulin's reaction came after Zaev - asked whether his country would support Pristina's UNESCO bid, said Pristina should "count on Macedonia's support in all processes".

The Serbian Foreign Ministry (MFA) said on Tuesday it remained committed to overcoming disagreements and enhancing bilateral relations with Ukraine.

This comes despite the insistence by Ukraine's ambassador to Belgrade on the stance that Russia is using Serbia to create chaos and provoke a war in the Balkans, Tanjug reported, citing a press release issued by the MFA.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic thinks Serbia has a "big hole in diplomatic relations, because it underestimates some countries" - that are her friends.

Speaking for TV Pink, Dacic said this concerns those countries to whom "(Yugoslav president) Tito still means something," and who have "great positive memories from past relations with Yugoslavia."

"If you never go to Bangladesh in 20 years, then they lose the understanding that some issues are important for you," the minister said.