Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Head of the Mission of Yugoslavia in UN, Vladislav Jovanovic commenting on the decision of Suriname to revoke recognition of Kosovo, said that even America withdrew recognitions in the past, Dnevnik daily reported.

“Mister Pacoli, even America withdrew recognitions,” Jovanovic said.

“Let me remind of Taiwan, that was in UN SC, and once China was recognized, even America and all countries annulled recognitions of Taiwan,” Jovanovic said.

By: Chema Arraiza

Catalonia’s recent declaration of independence has prompted many to draw comparisons with events in Kosovo – but closer analysis shows the two cases are very different.

The Spanish government has taken direct control of Catalonia in the past few days in order to quell its bid for independence.

The United Pensioners' Party (PUPS) has proposed that Spain be included, within the team of EU mediators, in the Brussels dialogue of Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian media reported.

In a statement reported by Beta today, the party, which participates in Serbia's government coalition, suggested proposing to the state leadership to extend "the same diplomatic and friendly invitation" to other EU members that do not recognize Kosovo as independent - i.e., Slovakia, Romania, Cyprus, and Greece.

By: James Ker-Linsday

The apparent decision of a Latin American state to revoke its recognition of Kosovo shows the diplomatic struggle over Serbia’s former province is far from over.

It is hard to believe that it has been almost a decade since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, on 17 February 2008. At the time, it was an extraordinarily controversial move.

Ordinarily, the international community has a strong aversion to unilateral acts of secession.

Minister of Trade, Tourism and Communications Rasim Ljajic told Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) that Serbia should be dissatisfied if next year it’s not among the top 30 countries on the Doing business list.

When it comes to taxes which the Kosovo authorities have imposed on the flour imports from Serbia, the Minister of Trade said that Belgrade had sent a letter to the European Commission.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric said it is a wonderful news that Suriname withdrew recognition of Kosovo independence, adding that this act refutes all Pristina claims that process of recognition is irrevocable, RTS reports.

“This Suriname’s decision refutes their claims, the struggle is ongoing and it has to continue,” Djuric said.

It is necessary to organize a referendum in Serbia with a clear question, do you support that Kosovo and Metohija remain in its own state, Dveri Movement announced, Serbian media reported.

Leader of the Dveri Movement, Bosko Obradovic, while presenting the conclusions of the roundtable on the current situation in Kosovo, said he will launch an initiative to establish a working group to prepare acts and documents for the defence of Kosovo and Metohija within the state of Serbia.

Chief of the Serbian diplomacy, Ivica Dacic said that Kosovo and Catalonia are linked with the fact it is about unilateral secession without a dialogue with the state they are seceding from, Serbian media reported.

Dacic, who was a guest speaker on the RTS programme “Oko” said that Catalonia does not follow the example of Yugoslavia but that one of Kosovo.

Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti in its article published over the weekend argues whether it is possible to change the intermediary in the Brussels dialogue, Pristina insistence to involve the USA in the process and that both sides need to agree on the format of the negotiations.

The USA cannot sit at the table as a direct participant in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, without the consent of Belgrade, despite the strong efforts of Pristina to “drag in” Washington as the main intermediary, Novosti further reports.

The European Union made an announcement related to the engagement of a war crime convict, General Vladimir Lazarevic at the Serbian Military Academy, saying that Serbia should respect European standards, Serbian media reported.