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Zeman: In one month on possibility to revoke recognition of Kosovo (Kosovo-online portal)

Czech President Milos Zeman said in Belgrade today that he would in one month, during the meeting of constitutional authorities in Prague, ask the question, is it possible to revoke recognition of Kosovo independence, Kosovo-online portal reports.

He said this responding to a journalist’s question could it be expected that some EU state in the upcoming period thinks and revises its stance on Kosovo independence.

Haradinaj: "I was told that nothing can be realized without Serbia's consent" (B92, Kosovo online, Gazeta Express)

Outgoing Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj visited Urosevac, where he spoke about the efforts to prevent Kosovo's partition in direct communication with citizens.

He said that there were times when he was told that nothing can be done without Serbia's "consent", Gazeta Express carried.

Popovic-Ivkovic with representatives of Libya on Kosovo and Interpol (Kontakt plus radio)

Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs State Secretary Biljana Popovic-Ivkovic met with the representatives of the Embassy of Libya yesterday and presented Serbia’s arguments against consideration of the latest Pristina request to join Interpol, Radio kontakt plus reports.

Lavrov: Kosovo's problem is a high-stakes geopolitical game (RTS, Sputnik)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the farewell reception of the Serbian ambassador in Moscow. Lavrov thanked Slavenko Terzic for the joint work and wished him much success in his further career.

Lavrov referred to the friendship of the two peoples, a common history - the history of the brotherhood of Slavs and Orthodox.

Alliance for Serbia: We will not take part in fake Kosovo elections (KoSSev)

The opposition Alliance for Serbia (SzS) said today it will not take part “in the fake elections in Kosovo and Metohija, same as in the rest of Serbia,” KoSSev portal reports today.

The Alliance further said that in Kosovo “there were neither minimal conditions for free and fair elections, nor for equal presentation of the programe and ideas”.

SzS added “that blackmails, violence, threats and hunt by the SNS (Serbian Progressive Party) regime in Kosovo and Metohija serve only to prolong the keeping of our people in a position of a hostage of the two criminal groups”.

Mihajlovic: Contract with EIB to build Nis-Pristina high-way to be signed this week (N1)

Serbian Construction and Infrastructure Minister Zorana Mihajlovic said on Monday that a contract to build a highway between Nis and Pristina would be signed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) later this week, TV N1 reports.

She said that the contract to build the highway between Nis (via Merdare crossing) and Pristina would be signed on Thursday in Belgrade during the visit of European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc who will open the offices of the Transport Community in Serbia on Friday.

Jeremic: To boycott elections, then all decisions, including the ones on Kosovo, illegitimate (Kosovo-online portal)

Leader of Peoples’ Party (NS) Vuk Jeremic called for the boycott of elections in Serbia, arguing that in that case all decisions made by the institutions elected after the poll and international agreements that the authorities would sing, including the eventual agreement on “delineation” by which Pristina would get seat in the UN would be illegitimate, Kosovo-online portal reports.

German Special Envoy to the Balkans: "The road-map is clear, only that Serbia and Kosovo will not be eventually united" (Blic)

Belgrade based daily Blic writes today that the great American diplomatic return to the Balkans, obviously initiated by the EU’s inability to unravel the Kosovo knot, has sparked nervousness in the EU, and emissaries come to see what can be done after Mogherini's diplomatic collapse.

Haradinaj: If Serbia denies Kosovo recognition, why sit with them at the table (B92, Klan Kosova, Kosovo online)

Outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj stated that if Serbia denies Kosovo recognition, there is no sense in discussing things with them, reports B92 portal quoting Kosovo based media.

Leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj justified his decision to impose 100% tariffs to Serbian goods, presenting what coalition AAK-PDK has to offer now, reports Zvecan based Kosovo online portal.

Serbian Defence Minister wants demarcation with Albanians (Vecernje Novosti, N1)

Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin told Friday’s Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that demarcation between Serbs and Albanians should be implemented as soon as possible.

The sooner we achieve demarcation, the sooner Serbia can focus on itself and the Serbs outside its borders, he said and added that he would like to see his stand adopted by the president and government.