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Ambassador Scott visiting Pristina (B92, Tanjug)

US Ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Scott will hold a series of meetings in Pristina with Kosovo officials and other prominent individuals.

Answering to Tanjug's question regarding the topics of the upcoming talks Ambassador Scott will have in Pristina, the American embassy in Belgrade replied that he would meet with them in order to hear their opinions and learn more about the situation in the region.

Security situation in Kosovo complex (TV N1, BETA)

Serbian Army Chief-of-Staff, Major General Ljubisa Dikovic and KFOR Commander, Major General Salvatore Cuici during the meeting on Thursday, assessed the security situation in Kosovo as complex, BETA news agency reported.

General Dikovic said the Army of Serbia recognized the international forces in Kosovo as an essential factor for stability, the guarantor of the Serb people safety and the protector of their national, cultural and historical heritage.

Thaci’s “red lines” are for internal use (Danas)

Message of Kosovo President, Hashim Thaci that Kosovo “has red lines” before the concluding phase of Brussels negotiations and it is recognition of Kosovo by Serbia, serve for internal use only, analysts and diplomatic representatives told Belgrade-based daily Danas.

Thaci made these remarks after constant criticism from the Kosovo opposition over the manner in which he conducts Brussels negotiations.

Danas diplomatic sources told the daily, that negotiations continue and would certainly move toward the final agreement in the next couple of months.

Lebet on Ivanovic’s murder: Terrifying message that those who act and speak independently can be silenced (KoSSev, Radio kontakt plus)

“Six months have passed since the murder of Oliver Ivanovic and we do not know how the investigation would unfold. This is in particular difficult for his family, that wishes justice to be served, but it is also difficult for all the people who live in Kosovo and think independently.”

This is the message of a Swiss Ambassador in Kosovo, Jean-Hubert Lebet on the occasion of a six-month anniversary of Oliver Ivanovic murder, Serbian media reported.

WB's Transport Community HQ in Belgrade, EU and Serbia agree (N1, Beta)

The European Union and Serbia agreed on Monday that the Western Balkans Transport Community headquarters would be in Belgrade, the Beta news agency reported.

The block and Belgrade clinched the deal during the EU Summit on Western Balkans taking part in London in the presence of Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.

Scott: I hope the compromise between Belgrade and Pristina will be reached ''perhaps this year'' (RTS)

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott told Radio Television Serbia (RTS) that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should enter a more intensive phase and expresses the hope that the compromise will be reached "perhaps even this year".

Scott told RTS that neither Belgrade nor Pristina will get everything they want, but that it is important that both sides come to a compromise.

Vucic "investing 80 percent of his time to Kosovo issue" (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic invests more than 80 percent of his time in finding a compromise for Kosovo and Metohija.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said this on Thursday.

"At least two are needed for a compromise, but now there are several factors. People in Pristina said they have no foreign policy of their own but consider the foreign policy of the United States to that," Brnabic said.

Gorani Civic Initiative (GIG): To give Gora status of district (Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti)

Gorani Civic Initiative (GIG) proposed to the Serbian Government negotiations team and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to provide status of the district to the Gora area, as it is the case with the Brcko District in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian media reported.

This area is mainly populated by Gorani community, and the status of a district would mean ensuring stability and peace.

Vucic: No EU draft of final agreement on Kosovo (BETA, TV N1)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that he has not been given any draft of a final agreement on normalizing Belgrade-Pristina relations by someone from the European Union.

“I have not seen a draft or a proposal as an EU paper. I have seen others which I rejected… When something serious arrives I will inform you,” Vucic said.

The Beta news agency said that an official of an EU member state demanded to see the draft of a final Belgrade-Pristina agreement at a recent meeting of EU officials.

Kocijancic: I never announced meeting for today (Tanjug, KIM Radio)

European Commission Spokesperson, Maja Kocijancic said that technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina was not scheduled for today, adding she does not know about reports that some member states are dissatisfied by the manner in which they are informed on the course of a dialogue, Serbian media reported.

“We have never announced the meeting for today. Consultations with both sides on the level of technical dialogue are still ongoing,” Kocijanic said.