Vucic met with McAllister (Tanjug, B92)
Brnabic: CEFTA suspended because of Pristina, Serbia makes bilateral agreements (N1, BETA)
Vucic with Botsan-Kharachenko: I do not expect swift continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1)
Ambassador of China: Kosovo issue to be resolved within UN SC Resolution 1244 (N1, Radio KIM)
Last year 228.000 persons left Balkans, 51.000 left Serbia and 34.500 left Kosovo (Serbian Times, KoSSev)
Dacic ordered intensified engagement of ambassadors (Serbian media, mfs.gov.rs)
Serbian media reports that First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic met yesterday with Ambassadors of the Republic of Serbia, quoting the ministry’s statement.
Serbian Internal Affairs Minister: Serbia discussing Pristina Interpol bid with other countries (TV Pink, Beta, N1)
Internal Affairs Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told Belgrade based TV Pink that the Serbian authorities are talking to every possible country about Pristina's request to join Interpol.
Stefanovic says that the aim of those contacts was to prevent the “politicization” of the international police organization whose members voted not to grant membership to Kosovo in 2018.
Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko to N1: ''Serbia may be a link between West and Moscow; Haradinaj’s statement 'ridiculous'''
Russian ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told N1 on Thursday that Russia sees Serbia as a link between the West and Moscow, adding the free trade agreement between Serbia and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was expected to be signed on October 25.
He added that Serbia’s road to the European Union should not distant the country from EAEU.
Botsan-Kharchenko also said that EU candidates should not face a choice between Brussels or Moscow.
Djilas to Danas : International community needs opposition as ikebana (Danas, Beta, N1)
The leader of the Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) Dragan Djilas told Belgrade based daily Danas that Serbia’s opposition serves “as ikebana” to the international community which, according to him, supports President Aleksandar Vucic who is expected to recognise the independence of Kosovo.
He said the people would “win the fight for their freedom themselves as many times in history and when we win, we’ll know we don't owe anything to anyone.”