Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says now is the right time internationally to make progress in resolving the Kosovo issue. He pointed out that Albanians are delaying and waiting for these circumstances to change.

Dacic told TV Pink that it is a question what will happen in the US after the next presidential election and whether an administration that is not favorable for Serbian interests will return to power.

Majority of actions that Pristina can conduct against Trepca-North have already been experienced. Director Jovan Dimkic thinks the goal is to economically destroy the model according to which “Trepca” operates. He does not expect, however, physical violence, RTS reports.

Legal expert Dr. Dusko Celic opined that the international arbitration can be a solution if the shareholders file a complaint. If it would be done by the state of Serbia, it could prejudge Kosovo’s status, Celic warned in an interview to Radio Belgrade.

Commenting on a statement of British Ambassador to UN, Karen Pierce, who at the latest UNSC session on Kosovo said that “Pristina has a right to have an army,” Russian Embassy in London reacted assessing that the Great Britain and other Western states ignore the threat that forming of the so-called Kosovo army could represent to the Serbian population in Kosovo and Metohija.

Marko Vulovic, manager of Gazivode lake does not exclude possibility Albanians might think to take over Gazivode by force, warning that this could have unprecedented consequences to the both sides.

He noted Gazivode management is in a permanent contact with the Serbian state, in order to make a preventive decision to stop “such mad ideas.”

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Deputy Director, Dusan Kozarev visited Gracanica municipality and discussed with its mayor Srdjan Popovic about implementation of the projects in this area to be financed by the Serbian Government, RTS reports.

According to Kozarev, Gracanica municipality has reasons to be optimistic since capital investments would follow and potential of this place would start to develop. He added, citizens of central Kosovo, can expect stronger presence of the Serbian state there.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met on Thursday in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The meeting took place on the eve of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council dedicated to Guterres' regular report on the work of UNMIK, the UN Mission in Kosovo, the Serbian Government said.

Another discussion on the UN Secretary-General's quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo and Metohija has been held at the United Nations Security Council. During the debate, held in spite of the previous opposition by a number of members of the UN Security Council, Pristina institutions were unanimously called on to abolish taxes increased by 100 percent last November on goods coming from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said late on Thursday, Feb. 7 Central European Time, that an unreasonable measure of Pristina to introduce tariffs on Serbian products is aimed at complicating the position of the Serb community in Kosovo and Metohija.

President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday that without talks, there is no solution to the Kosovo issue. He stressed that Serbia is strong enough to continue building a better future even without reaching an agreement on this problem.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he does not recognize borders of independent Kosovo and that Serbs need peace with Albanians, Tanjug news agency reports. Vucic added he does not believe a compromise is possible in near time, however it is needed to insist on that.

He made these remarks in Vranje town, visiting it as a part of his campaign “Future of Serbia” that was launched yesterday.