MOSCOW -- Russia considers Kosovo to be a part of Serbia, the Russia Federation's Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich said in Moscow on Thursday.

He was commenting on the decision earlier this week of the International Olympic Committee to allow Kosovo to join as a member.

ROME -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that he "never received from the EU as an official condition" Serbia's recognition of Kosovo.

BELGRADE -- Germany has not set any new condition before Serbia on its path towards gaining membership in the EU, a Belgrade-based daily writes.

BELGRADE -- Tomislav Nikolic says he "knows for certain" that Serbia will be faced with a choice: either Kosovo or EU membership.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that Serbia "does not give up on its European path or its territorial integrity."

NEW YORK -- UNMIK Chief Farid Zarif has called on the political leaders in Kosovo to finish forming a new government.

NEW YORK -- Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that the basic premises for normal life have not been established in Kosovo to this day.

He stressed Serbia's commitment to reconciliation between the different peoples living in Kosovo and to providing a better everyday life for all.

BRUSSELS -- Serbia supports the fight against all forms of terrorism and is ready to promote cooperation with all countries of the Western Balkans, said Ivica Dacic.