France is “irritated” with Belgrade lobbying that more countries in the world withdraw recognitions of Kosovo and they did not hide their “scandalous intent,” to send protest notes to the countries which do so, from Serbia’s representative in the United Nations.
Aleksandar Vucic says everything that can be heard from representatives of provisional institutions in Kosovo and Metohija "only confirms what he said earlier."
"Pristina does not intend to fulfill its obligations under the Brussels agreement, and they don't hide it," he said, referring to the formation of the Community of Serb municipalities.
Forum for Ethnic Relations Director, Dusan Janjic thinks that after adoption of the platform “for final phase of dialogue with Serbia,” in the Kosovo Government, Serbia should also establish its own platform to respond to “the two strongest political and historical provocations,” KIM Radio reported.
Janjic further elaborated Pristina platform has three goals, seat in the UN, recognition of Kosovo by Serbia and defining relations with the EU and NATO.
According to him, first goal cannot be achieved in negotiations with Serbia.
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric urged Serbs in Kosovo not to join the “illegal army of Kosovo” and reminded that “under the Serbian Criminal Code, entering into service of illegal, foreign armed formations is unlawful and punishable with up to ten years in prison,” Radio kontakt plus reported.
He stressed that the formation of an illegal army in Kosovo is contrary to the Resolution 1244, the Kumanovo Agreement and against the goal of the Serbian state – which is a long-term stability.
Chairperson of the Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told TV N1, Serbs in Kosovo did not give up on ZSO, but decided to wait since Pristina made a political manoeuvre.
Management Team for ZSO Statute Pristina is establishing is not in accordance with Brussels agreement, Drecun said, therefore the ZSO Statute would be in contradiction to that agreement as well.
Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, the Norwegian Ambassador to Belgrade, said that calling Presevo and Bujanovac “the eastern Kosovo” was the same as calling Kosovo Serbia, adding such statements were not helpful, TV N1 reported.
He commented on the Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj’s remark about the two southern regions in Serbia with predominantly ethnic Albanian population describing them as a part of Kosovo.
President of the Republic, Aleksandar Vucic in February said he would present to the public his proposal for Kosovo solution by the end of March or beginning of April, in March he said he would do so by the end of April, and now he says “he is not certain” it would happen that way, as there is no solution yet, Leader of Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), Milos Jovanovic said in a written statement, Danas daily reports.
Acting Deputy Assistant US State Secretary Matthew Palmer says that America expects that Belgrade and Pristina, despite problems, continue their dialogue and he hopes for a normalization of relations by the end of the year.
Palmer told the Voice of America in Serbian language that America does not "put special pressure on Belgrade" in the direction of normalizing relations, that is, they make it on all participants in the negotiation process.
The overall security situation in Kosovo is very serious - Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said in Belgrade on Friday.
Stefanovic told this to Assistant UN Secretary-General Alexander Zuev, and reiterated Serbia's position on the need for UNMIK's continued presence on the ground.
Outgoing Kosovo Deputy Interior Minister, Milan Radojevic met yesterday with Assistant UN Secretary General, Alexander Zuev from the Russian Federation, Serbian media reported.
Radojevic informed Zuev about security challenges in Kosovo in particular those affecting the Serb community, starting from usurped properties, attacks against returnees to problems in obtaining Kosovo documents and physical security.