‘Serbs will have an influence on the formation of the Association / Community of Serb Municipalities (A/CSM), since the establishment would be meaningless without it.’ This is how Branimir Stojanović, Kosovo's deputy prime minister commented on the statement of Hashim Thaçi, President of the interim institutions in Pristina, on Belgrade’s role in this process. Thaci announced that soon will be formed a working group for the A/CSM, but that Serbian representatives will not participate in it.

In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, at the debate on cultural democracy and diplomacy, Serbian Ambassador in London Ognjen Pribićević, condemned the trend of destruction of cultural heritage in the world and stressed the problem of destruction of cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija. In the discussion was indicated to the growth of the support to the extreme right parties, what consequently endanger the cultural diplomacy, including the concept of multiculturalism.

In Brussels will officially begin a three-year project "Integration of Roma 2020", worth 1.8 million euros, whose goal is economic and social integration of the Roma population in the Western Balkans and in Turkey. Project of the Regional Cooperation Council, which is funded by the European Union and the Open Society Foundation, is actually a continuation of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, during which there has been some progress, but a number of problems relating to the level of involvement of Roma in society remained unsolved.

The protection of returnees is a challenge for the Serbian representatives in the Kosovo government, who formed the inter-ministerial working group that should take care about the returnees. The favorable political climate is necessary for the safety of returnees, was indicated in the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

A meeting between Serbian political representatives, ministers in the Government of Kosovo, Deputy PM, MPs and mayors of all ten municipalities with Serbian majority in Kosovo was held in Mitrovica North, with the aim to achieve a general consensus on the proposed law on the census in northern Kosovo. The meeting resulted in a common position that there are no political, legal, social and security conditions to hold a census.

Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Ðurić said that KFOR is the only legal armed force in the territory of Kosovo. Ðurić said for the Albanian TV "Top Channel" that the establishment of Kosovo's armed forces could pose a threat to the peaceful coexistence of Serbs and Albanians, reports Zëri.

Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government, Dalibor Jevtić talked in Kosovo Polje/Fushë Kosovë with the Minister for Human and Minority Rights in the Government of Montenegro, Sead Numanović.

Jevtić said that issues related to the process of return of displaced persons from Montenegro to Kosovo were discussed, and in general solutions to the problems of internally displaced people and respect of their rights.

Director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Ɖurić met today with Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations El-Ghassim Wane and introduced him with the process of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.  "It is necessary to restore confidence in the dialogue, and it can be reached only through implementation of the agreement on the establishment of Association / Community of Serb Municipalities (A/CSM)," said Ɖurić.

Mayor of Pristina and an official of Vetevëndosje, Shpend Ahmeti says that the Association/Community of Serb Municipalities (A/CSM) is not a good solution. He also says that Albanians believe that A/CSM is necessary to Serbs only to destabilize them.

Director of the Serbian Government office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Ɖurić will meet tomorrow at 12:30 pm, in the Palace "Serbia", with the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Ghasem El-Wane. The meeting will be attended by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin and representative of the UN Secretary General and the Director of the UN Office in Belgrade Simona - Mirela Miculesku, announced the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.