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Vulin: Serbian List will not allow creation of Kosovo Army (N1, Politika)

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin says that the Serbian List will not allow formation of Kosovo armed forces and that no one can persuade the Serbian government to agree with the formation of Kosovo Army.

Vulin told Politika daily that "there is nobody who can convince us and make us accept that the Kosovo Army can exist on the territory of the province."

Details emerging about arrest in Kosovo of displaced Serb (B92, Politika)

The lawyer of a Serb who was arrested in Kosovo claims his client was detained based on the statements made by one person, and with no evidence whatsoever.

Dejan Vasic told the Belgrade daily Politika that the defense team of Bogdan Mitrovic has submitted to the war crimes prosecutor in Pristina a proposal to present evidence and hear witnesses.

Stanković: There is no parallel between the problem of the Serbs in Kosovo and the three municipalities in the south of Serbia (Politika, RFE)

President of the Coordination Body of the Serbian Government for Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa Zoran Stanković states that that there is no parallel between solving the problem of the Serbs in Kosovo and local self-governments in the south of Serbia where Albanians live.

Politika: The Court ready, no big names in the first round of indictments (KIM radio, Politika, Kontakt plus radio, Blic, Srna)

Spokesperson and head of the Communication Service of specialized councils Avis Beneš told Belgrade based daily Politika that there are no legal obstacles to receiving the indictments or indictments of the Special Prosecutor's Office, but she added that the prosecution still has no spokesperson. Beneš told Politika that the official titles of this court are "Specialized Councils and Specialized Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo, and not the Special Court or KLA Crimes Court". In terms of mandate and jurisdiction, the court is competent only for individuals and individual liability, and will be d

NATO to remain in Western Balkans (Politika, B92)

Deputy Assistant of NATO Secretary General for Operations, John Manza stated that NATO will keep its presence in the Western Balkans region as it has strategic importance to the Alliance. As it was posted on the KFOR web-site, security in this region contributes to the stability and safety in entire Europe, Manza stated, adding that NATO will stay present and focused on the Western Balkans. Speaking about normalization of relations between Belgrade and Prishtinë/Priština, he said that this process continues, and NATO extends its full support to the dialogue under EU auspices. He also spoke

NATO general compares 1999 attack on Serbia to Nagasaki (B92, Politika)

The bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) was "NATO's experimental war."

This is according to retired Italian general and NATO military diplomat Biagio di Grazia.

In addition, Di Grazia says he saw parallels between the 1999 bombing, and the atomic bomb the US used against the Japanese town of Nagasaki.