Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin says it is "increasingly clear" the EU is lacks the strength to secure the implementation of Kosovo dialogue agreements.

"The European Union, with the consent of Belgrade, assumed the role of a mediator in resolving the conflict. But today it is increasingly clear that it lacks the strength to ensure the implementation of even the first (Brussels) agreement," the diplomat told TV Most from Zvecan, a town in northern Kosovo.

The last round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina at the expert level, which was completed early this morning after 19 hours of negotiations, was a good and positive for the interests of Belgrade, says Marko Đurić, the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze met in Belgrade on Thursday.

They discussed "bilateral relations" and "agreed it was important that the leaderships of Serbia and Ukraine support the territorial integrity of both countries," Tanjug reported, quoting a statement issued by the Serbian government.

53 percent of Serbians believe the country should continue with EU integration even after Britain's departure from the Union.

Tanjug said this quoting an article in Belgrade-based newspaper Blic, which reported the results of a survey conducted the Institute for European Affairs NGO.

The poll, done in the first half of July, will be presented on Thursday, July 28.

UNDP coordinator in Kosovo Andrew Russell has told B92 TV that the problems in Kosovo are the same as in the rest of the region, but that there are enormous structural problems relating to employment. However, he added that thousands of jobs have been created, including for Kosovo Serbs and other minorities.

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"Hardd work on Serbia's EU integration path continued" in the wake of Monday's opening of Chapters 23 and 24 in the country's accession talks.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini made this conclusion on Tuesday, as they met in Brussels.

European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister has said that the EU should become "more visible and vocal in the Western Balkans."

The feast of St. Vitus (Vidovdan) is marked in Serbia this June 28, in memory of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic ("Holy Tsar Lazar") and Serbian warriors.

They were killed in the battle with the Turks at Kosovo Polje in 1389.

The Serbian Orthodox Church will mark the day with holy liturgy at the Gracanica monastery in Kosovo and Metohija, while a memorial service will be held later in the day at the Gazimestan monument built to honor the Kosovo heroes that fell in the battle in 1389.

Cuba maintains a principled position on the defense of Serbia's right to preserve its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Cuban National Assembly Speaker Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez said this after a meeting with Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic in Belgrade on Monday.

Germany "supports Serbia's European Union membership and there are no new conditions for the country on the path towards the EU."

However, it is expected to coordinate its foreign policy with EU positions, German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann said Thursday.