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Vecernje Novosti: United States encourage Thaci and Mustafa to form Kosovo government? (Serbian media)

Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti writes in today’s edition that Albin Kurti's victory on the elections held on Sunday in Kosovo may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory.

According to the daily, Washington suddenly throws into a game a coalition of Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa into forming a future government in Pristina.

Vecernje Novosti: Pompeo targets Albanian lobbyists (B92)

One of Kosovo's most extreme lobbyists has been targeted by fierce criticism of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti wrote today.

The daily writes about the lobbyist US Congressman Eliot Engel, describing him as ''the creator of lies about the alleged rape of 20,000 Albanian women during the war in Kosovo''.

Odalovic: There were 53 camps for Serbs in Kosovo during the conflict (Vecernje Novosti, RTS)

Head of the Government's Commission for Missing Persons Veljko Odalovic told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that during the 90's conflict In Kosovo, there were 53 camps for Serbs and non-Albanians and that it is reasonable to suspect that there were mass graves in their vicinity.

Odalovic told Vecernje Novosti that some of these mass graves have been discovered, while the others are still being searched for.

Rakic says that the future of Serbian people is being decided (RTS, Vecernje Novosti, Blic)

President of Serbian List Goran Rakic told Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) that these elections directly decide the future of the Serbian people in Kosovo.

''It's simple situation, on October 6, our citizens are deciding whether they will have representatives in the Assembly in Pristina who will bravely fight for their interests or we will allow ourselves to be represented by Pristina’s favourites, who no longer hide but brag about the support they receive from Albanians,'' Rakic said.

Thaci promises new Kosovo government will abolish tariffs (Vecernje Novosti)

Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti claims that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci ''publicly promised in New York'' that the new government, once it is formed after the elections, will abolish 100% tariffs on goods from central Serbia.

''As Novosti unofficially finds out, Thaci said this on Sunday at a traditional informal dinner organised for the leaders of the Western Balkans by Federica Mogherini, on the margins of the session of the UN General Assembly,'' writes the daily.

"For 20 years German governments have worked to dismember Yugoslavia, the attitude about Kosovo is hypocritical" (B92, Vecernje Novosti)

Germany's stance that Kosovo's independence is a done thing, as well as opposition to border adjustments or division, are hypocritical and arrogant, the Left MP said.

"These messages about the 'finished thing' are hypocritical. For 20 years, the German governments have worked one after the other to split Yugoslavia along ethnic lines, despite EU and UN recommendations not to do so," said German parliamentarian Zaklin Nastic.

Serbian Defence Minister wants demarcation with Albanians (Vecernje Novosti, N1)

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin told Friday’s Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that demarcation between Serbs and Albanians should be implemented as soon as possible.

The sooner we achieve demarcation, the sooner Serbia can focus on itself and the Serbs outside its borders, he said and added that he would like to see his stand adopted by the president and government.

Trump set August 25, 2020 as a deadline for Kosovo? (Vecernje Novosti, Srpski Telegraf, Tanjug)

Srpski Telegraf daily writes today that US President Donald Trump has set August 25 next year as the deadline for resolving the Kosovo issue, and states that it includes a demarcation deal.

"The deadline to put an end to the Kosovo node is August 25 next year, two months before the US presidential election (in November), when Donald Trump will fight for another term in the White House," Serbian media quotes Srpski telegraf.

Ruzic: Unacceptable support of the National Council of Albanians to Pristina's decision on Serbian passports (Blic, Vecernje Novosti)

Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government of Serbia Branko Ruzic describe as unacceptable and as misuse for political purposes the support given by the National Council of Albanians to ''temporary institutions in Pristina'' after the decision to ban the crossing of the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo with a Serbian passport, reports Serbian media.

Russian Ambassador to Serbia "rebuked" his US counterpart: Those are fabrications (B92, Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug)

Statements by US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey "on the malign influence of Moscow in Europe" is Washington's fabrication, striving for global domination.

Russian Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that Washington "makes great efforts in waging its awkward ideological battle, putting to use its overt propagandistic machinery, no longer worrying about any arguments in support of its fabrications".