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Deal on normalization of relations "nowhere in sight" (B92, Danas, Beta)

The rhetoric of Belgrade's representatives shows that agreement on normalization relations with Pristina is nowhere in sight, according to the Belgrade based daily Danas.

The latest message from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that it is "difficult for them (the West) to come up with a new proposal, because big Western powers proceed from the territorial issue of Kosovo being resolved by gaining its independence" - is Belgrade's response to the "Quint" (US, Germany, UK, France and Italy) offer "to untangle the Kosovo knot."

Serbian ministers agree to stop Kosovo’s Interpol bid (Tanjug, BETA, N1)

The Serbian Foreign and Internal Affairs Ministers met on Thursday to discuss efforts to prevent Kosovo from becoming a member of Interpol.

The Foreign Ministry said that ministers Ivica Dacic and Nebojsa Stefanovic agreed to coordinate efforts “on the issue which is of exceptional importance in the context of defending the interests of Serbia on Kosovo”.

FM: Kosovo is "failed project, Greater Albania derivative" (Tanjug, B92)

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he was not surprised by the news of the elimination of roaming charges between Kosovo and Albania.

As Dacic told reporters at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, "this is nothing new, but something that has been happening for a number of decades and centuries - the desire to establish a Greater Albania."

Communique of the Diocese of Raska-Prizren regarding a series of incidents in the recent days (Raska-Prizren Eparchy)

The Diocese appeals on peace and respect of the rule of law after most recent series of security incidents in Kosovo and Metohija.

Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raška-Prizren strongly condemns the latest series of incidents which indicate that there is a serious deterioration of the security situation in which Serbs with their Orthodox Church live in Kosovo and Metohija.

Dacic: It is obligation of international community to guarantee security in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS)

Serbian Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic reacting to frequent attacks against Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija said it is an obligation of the international community to guarantee the security of all citizens living there, Serbian media reported.

Italian colonel says he fell ill with cancer in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)

Italian Red Cross Colonel Emerico Maria Laccetti has told Vecernje Novosti that he had been diagnosed with a "giant lung tumor" upon returning from Kosovo.

According to Laccetti, the tumor was a direct consequence of exposure to ionizing radiation that he experienced there.

Depleted uranium ammunition was used by NATO during its bombing of Serbia, from March until June 1999.

Kosovo Women Take Aim at Wikipedia Gender Imbalance (Balkan Insight)

Kosovo women who took part in a ‘Wiki Edit-a-Thon’ in Pristina pledged to increase female influence on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, most of whose entries are written and edited by men.

Drita Berisha, one of 25 mostly young women from Kosovo who participated in a one-day workshop called the ‘Wiki Edit-a-Thon’ in Pristina on Tuesday, told BIRN that she wanted to help increase the currently disproportionately small presence of women in Wikipedia.

Chepurin: Russia for division of Kosovo, if Serbia is for that solution (Alo, Tanjug, RTV)

According to the Belgrade-based media outlet Alo, Ambassador of Russian Federation to Serbia, Alexander Chepurin said Russia would accept the division of Kosovo and Metohija, if Serbia considers it would be the best solution, Tanjug and RTV reported.

Ambassador Chepurin made these remarks commenting Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic statement that “Albanians would agree to division of Kosovo, and that it is in their interest.”

"Whenever EU talks about something else, they mean Kosovo" (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92)

A broad consensus and the will of a majority in our society must exist for a legally binding agreement with Pristina to be reached.

President Aleksandar Vucic said this in an interview published on Wednesday by Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.

Asked whether Serbia could sign a legally-binding agreement with the so-called "Kosovo" - and still not be allowed to join the EU, the Serbian president replied that he "would not view it as a barter."