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Vulin responds to Scott again: Arrogance is a novelty (Tanjug, B92)

“Policy of the USA towards Kosovo is not new, but the arrogance of the USA Ambassador and disrespect he showed towards Serbia is,” Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin stated, Tanjug news agency reported.

This way Vulin responded to the USA Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott post on Twitter, following his inappropriate statement about Kosovo, made in the Government of Serbia building, that Kosovo is not so-called by an independent state, a press statement from the Ministry of Defense reads.

US Ambassador to UN asked for UNMIK withdrawal, Marko Djuric said Serbia would fight back (Serbian media, BETA)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said today that the United States intend to launch an exit strategy for the mandate of United Nations in Kosovo and Metohija, which he perceives as an initiative for the withdrawal of UNMIK mission from that territory, Serbian media reported.

US Ambassador Scott responds to Serbian officials’ criticism (FoNet, TV N1)

US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said that he knows that Kosovo is a sensitive issue and added that there is nothing new about Washington’s policy on the issue, FoNet news agency reported.

“The focus should remain on finding a comprehensive solution and both sides have our full support in that. I am aware that this is a sensitive subject but US policy on Kosovo is not something new,” the Ambassador Scott wrote in Serbian on his Twitter account following criticism from Serbia’s top officials.

Turkish president voices support for agreement on Kosovo (N1, RTS)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic that Ankara will support any agreement on Kosovo reached by Serbs and Albanians, the Serbian president’s cabinet said in Wednesday’s press release.

Speaking to Vucic by telephone, Erdogan said that Turkey will support any agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina as part of their dialogue on Kosovo.

Putin's upcoming visit "confirms traditional friendship" (Tanjug, B92)

President Vladimir Putin’s visit, at the invitation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, in January next year, is a great honor for Serbia.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic assessed this in Tuesday's meeting with Ambassador of Russia to Serbia Aleksandr Chepurin, held in Belgrade.

Lesotho revokes statements about recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug, B92)

Lesotho has withdrawn its political stance on the status of Kosovo and all statements that could be interpreted as recognition of Kosovo's independence.

Lesotho has withdrawn its political stance on the status of Kosovo and all statements that could be interpreted as recognition of Kosovo's independence.

The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has revised its political position on the status of Kosovo, according to a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of Lesotho, to which Tanjug has had insight.

Vucic: Delineation means to have borders between Serbs and Albanians (FoNet, Danas)

Delineation means to have borders between Serbs and Albanians, and nobody knows where are they today, are the borders where we tell or where Albanians tell they are, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today, adding he believed this should be determined in order to have peace and stability with Albanians in the next 100 or 200 years, but that the will of the citizens was different, Danas daily reported.

Vucic: Whatever Kosovo government is for Scott and USA, for us it is “so-called” (Politika, Tanjug)

“Whatever Kosovo and its government are for the USA and Ambassador Scott, for us it is so-called government and the so-called state,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, reacting to the statement of the USA Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott, who stated earlier in Belgrade that Kosovo is a sovereign state.

“Why then they negotiate with Serbia at all, and seek from Serbia to offer a shelter to the so-called sovereign states in the UN?” Vucic added.

Brussels agreement on normalization of relations chance to establish trust (Danas)

Brussels agreement on normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a chance to establish the trust between Serbs and Albanians, concluded participants of a roundtable “Is Brussels Agreement Clinically Dead,” organized by the National Convent on European Union yesterday, Danas daily reports.

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Dalibor Jevic said that the Brussels agreement would not be dead if its guarantors enable implementation of what has been agreed upon, adding that response to the question “is the Brussels agreement clinically dead,” is in Brussels.

Dacic: Pristina no longer “favorite child”, position of Serbia getting stronger (RTS, Tanjug)

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said he is not certain if the information that USA ceased communication with the Kosovo minister of defense is accurate, adding he heard it from the media, but reminded that the USA administration does not see Kosovo any longer as “its child,” and attempts to be balanced, RTS reported.

“I think this is good. Generally, Kosovo foreign and internal politics are on major defensive. They are no longer “a child” of the West, but rather a problem. They are an obstacle for peaceful solution in Kosovo,” Dacic told journalists.