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Tomor Morina given 30-day detention (RTS)

The Basic Court in Skopje sent Tomor Morina former KLA member arrested at the border crossing point of Blace in North Macedonia to 30 days in detention, RTS reports. Morina received an extradition detention measure as proposed by the Skopje public prosecution and based on an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia. Serbian prosecution suspects Morina of committing war crimes against the civilian population in Kosovo and Metohija, RTS reported.

Vucic and Irinej: Every time we meet situation is more complicated (Tanjug, B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met today with the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej in Belgrade today, Tanjug news agency reported. Vucic said that the situation in Kosovo and Metohija gets more complicated every time they meet, adding Serbia was left nothing but to fight.

Trajkovic: Thaci interviewed for several hours in his cabinet in Pristina (TV N1, KoSSev)

Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli were also interviewed by the Special Court for war crimes, but unlike Haradinaj they hid it from the public, Rada Trajkovic told “Dan uzivo” broadcast on TV N1, KoSSev portal reports. According to her, many states, among them Russia as well, possess material evidence on organ trade, something that this country uses to make influence over Thaci and the negotiation process.

“They pressure Serbia, praise Pristina. Our restraint has come to an end” (TV Pink, Tanjug, B92)

Future of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is very much uncertain because it is not known what the further development of the situation in Kosovo and Metohija would look like, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic assessed, B92 reports. He added that at the end of August new visits by international officials to Serbia might be expected, new initiatives and new assessments of the situation in Kosovo.

Radio Free Europe on the 'Russian connection' in Kosovo recognition withdrawal (RFE, B92)

So far, 13 states had decided to revoke recognition of Kosovo independence claims Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RFE reports. Those are the following countries: São Tomé and Príncipe, Surinam, Guinea-Bissau, Burundi, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Lesotho, Commonwealth Dominica, Grenada, Union of Comoros, the Solomon Islands, Madagascar and Palau for which the Ministry submitted to the Radio Free Europe (RFE) copies of diplomatic notes in which they inform the Ministry on their decision. After some of the states addressed the note on revoking Kosovo recognition, Serbian Government brought

Vucic: Serbian tear has no parents (RTS)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commented today on the news that Ramush Haradinaj was interviewed in the Special Court for KLA crimes in The Hague saying that no one has brought the justice to the Serbs and he expects it won’t happen in the future either, RTS reports.   He underlined that double standards are at play and no one can answer the question – where are the rights and the justice?

N1 to broadcast documentary “Organs Trade: Scandal in the Heart of Europe” tonight (TV N1)

Twenty years after the NATO bombing of Serbia and conflict in Kosovo, destiny of several hundreds of missing Serbs still remains unknown, TV N1 said. According to the Council of Europe Special Rapporteur Dick Marty’s report many of them have been kidnapped and taken to the camps in the north of Albania, and later became victims of organ harvesting. Kidnappings, transport to the camps, remains of former hospitals, investigation, witnesses, “Yellow House”.

Jeremic: If you want to get rid of Kosovo vote for Vucic, Djuric reacts (Danas, TV Most)

Leader of Peoples’ Party (NS) Vuk Jeremic said yesterday that all those who would like to “get rid” of Kosovo and Metohija should vote for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Danas daily reports. “(…) Kosovo and Metohija can become an independent state only by a signature of the Serbian hand on the agreement that would enable Pristina’s membership in the UN.