The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) supports Serbia's EU pathway, but we must not and cannot sacrifice Kosovo, Serbian Patriarch Irinej said after a meeting with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday met Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church and both expressed understanding for the political and economic situation that Serbia is in.

While waiting for the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić’s solution for ‘very complex situation’ following recommendation of the European Commission for opening the Chapter 35 in EU accession process, whose content has deeply disturbed Belgrade, parliamentarian opposition such as Democratic Party (DS) pledges for more active government’s policy with regard to Kosovo, whereas extra-parliamentarian parties announced creation of wider political block, which will request staging a referendum with the question: Are you for the EU membership if the price would be

The issue of Serbia's EU accession and its relation to Kosovo will be addressed thorough a certain formula which will be devised by diplomats, believes Erhard Busek, former vice chancellor of Austria.

Serbia has a number of objections to the EU's draft platform on common negotiating platform for Chapter 35, and the most important ones Tanjug has had insight into are:
1) There is no standard part referring to harmonization of content with common rules and regulations of the EU (acquis communitaire), which is contained in all platforms for other chapters.
2) Progress in the process of normalization of relations with Kosovo (instead Pristina) is mentioned

European Commission has forwarded the draft platform to EU member states along with the recommendation for the Chapter to be opened, and it is up to member states to propose eventual amendments and decide on the opening of the chapter, said spokesperson of the EU High Representative Maja Kocijancic, who also speaks in behalf of the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.

China's official position is that the issue of Kosovo needs to be solved pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang said in Jagodina on Wednesday.

The Resolution precisely states what Kosovo's status is and that Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia and, in that sense, Serbia has our full support, said Ambassador Li, who is visiting Jagodina on Wednesday.

Speaking at a press conference, he reminded that China has not recognised Kosovo.

EC and the European External Action Service (EEAS) put forward the recommendation to the Council of Ministers and the EU Member States to open Chapter 35.

The EC and the EEAS put forward the recommendation to the Council of Ministers and the EU Member States to open Chapter 35 in the accession negotiations with Serbia, which refers to Kosovo, said Maja Kocijancic, the spokesperson of EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.

UNESCO Executive Council is set to decide on today’s session in Paris whether proposal with the recommendation for Kosovo’s membership in that organization will be on the daily agenda of the body. State secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Veljko Odalovic, said to RTS that he expects wisdom to prevail over politics and that Kosovo’s request won’t be put on the agenda.

Considering that 32 member states of the UNESCO's Executive Council have recognized Kosovo, and that 20 of them have supported Albania’s proposal in writing, it is almost certain that this topic will be on the daily agenda, and that it will be discussed and decision made before the conclusion of the body’s 197th session, around 20 October, said Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic.