Adoption of the draft statute on Trepca mining complex represents yet another in a series of legal violence that Pristina exerts over Serbs in Kosovo, Civic Initiative, Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) said today, Radio KIM reports.

SDP “condemns this and any other form of pressure,” adding “that this politically-legal pressure aims to create additional concerns among the citizens for their survival and existence as well as fear from the violence.”

Venezuela will never recognize Kosovo's independence, charge d'affairs of the country's embassy in Belgrade Dija Nader de El-Andari has said. Kosovo is a historical part of Serbia, as Crimea is a historical part of Russia, she added.

"Venezuela has always been on the side of Serbia in all international organizations. Likewise, Serbia has done for us," El-Andari has told Politika daily.

Over the last two decades a mechanism “as Americans say” was ruling in Pristina, however, it disappeared in the last two months, Nenad Rikalo told RTS.

He added, an environment “who would deceive whom” prevails in Pristina, with Haradinaj wining major popularity with the move on tariffs, while Thaci’s PDK leads politics to the certain extent harmonized with that of the USA.

Rikalo also underlined that the Serbs would fight with all political means at disposal to defend the interests of Brezovica, Trepca, Gazivode and the Serbs in enclaves.

A journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of Belgrade-based daily Politika, Ljljana Smajlovic told RTS the US already got involved in Kosovo and Metohija issue, adding the letter President Vucic sent to his counterpart Trump is a logical move.

She opined Albanians would rather lose the north of Kosovo than to have Community of Serb-majority Municipalities and some “sort of Republic of Srpska” within their territory, that would have powers to decide on certain matters.

US Ambassador to Serbia, Kyle Scott said it is important to know where Serbia is and where is Kosovo, B92 reports.

Speaking for Prva TV morning programme, Ambassador Scott also spoke about the letter President Vucic sent to his counterpart Trump.

“I fully agree with Vucic, it is important that both sides return to the negotiation table, and to reach a comprehensive solution through dialogue. Tariffs are an obstacle (..),” Ambassador Scott noted.

“What has been done so far in Serbia, points out to complete innocence of Milan Radoicic and there was no his involvement in that,” long-term Pristina lawyer Zivojin Jokanovic, told RTV KIM show “Dogovor,” in relation to the murder of Oliver Ivanovic. Jokanovic earlier announced he is “a future defense lawyer” of Radoicic “in case he is brought before the justice,” KoSSev portal reports.

Jokanovic said “that the investigation has done a lot in Serbia.” Responding to moderator’s remark “how come we know almost nothing about it,” he said, “and to know what?”

Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik told a joint news conference with President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade that Serbia is the most important element of stability, security and development in the region, adding everyone in his country should realize that, BETA news agency reports.

Speaking after a meeting with Vucic, Dodik said that Serbia is ready to select, and finance projects proposed by BiH Federation.

The latest report by the US National Intelligence Agency, already discussed in the US Senate, mentions that there might be conflicts this year in the Balkans. According to Sputnik, the Balkans has not been mentioned during the Senate debate, but it is in the report itself.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic wrote a letter to the US President Donald Trump, asking for support in finding a lasting and sustainable solution for Kosovo and Metohija, as well as invited him to visit Serbia, RTS reports.

Vucic thanked Trump for the support the US offers to Serbia on its EU path, in particular for the support in preserving the peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

Macedonia’s stand is that we want to see a positive solution reached by Belgrade and Pristina which would bring lasting peace, development and progress towards the European Union, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told N1 on Wednesday.

“We don’t know what they are talking about, we just listen. I went through a difficult process of negotiations with Greece. It’s not easy for President Aleksandar Vucic, nor for President Hashim Thaci. I encourage them to find a solution,” he said.