Kosovo is without a doubt a part of Serbia, says Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache.

In an interview for Belgrade-based daily Politika ahead of his visit to Serbia, Strache said it would be desirable if northern Kosovo had the right to "self-determination or autonomy" - and that it would be wrong to pressure Belgrade to recognize Kosovo.

"I think that recognition of Kosovo a matter for Serbia alone. To pressure on the country because of that would be wrong," he said.

More than three weeks have passed since the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, leader of Civic Initiative, Freedom, Democracy, Justice, and apart from political statements, there are still no details as to who and with what motives shot at him on January 16, TV N1 writes today on its website.

Kosovo Justice Ministry claims they exchange information with the Serbian authorities, while the Serbian Ministry of Justice said they received no information at all.

Who is mediating in this exchange, did and where the communication fail? TV N1 wonders.

Conference “Kosovo: Zone of special passports,” organized in Mitrovica North yesterday focused on the issues holders of the Serbian passports issued by the Coordination Centre face in Kosovo, Radio KIM reports.

The Serbian Coordination Centre passports have been issued since August 2009 for the citizens of Serbia living in the territory of Kosovo, and these passports are not part of the Serbia’s visa liberalization process.

At a session dedicated to Kosovo, UN Security Council ambassadors called on Belgrade and Pristina to continue their talks.

Nevertheless, they presented opposing views on the situation in Kosovo ten years after the unilateral declaration of independence.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received on Wednesday in Belgrade EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.

During a joint news conference after the meeting, Vucic pointed out that chapter 35 in EU membership negotiations - that concerns Kosovo - "exists only for Serbia - it did not exist for any other country."

European Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner, Johannes Hahn told Tanjug news agency it is still too early to speak how the legally binding agreement between Serbia and Kosovo would look like.

What matters is the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on how their future co-existence could be, Hahn said.

UN Security Council is meeting in New York today to discuss the latest Kosovo report filed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Tanjug news agency reports.

The report concerns the work of UN's mission in Kosovo and Metohija, UNMIK, and covers the period from mid-October until mid-January.

Belgrade is represented at the Council's session by First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.

Serbian Minister of Defense, Aleksandar Vulin said in Belgrade that the process of stopping the “Great Albania” must start in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian media reported.

Vulin made these remarks in a roundtable, held within the framework of internal dialogue on Kosovo, adding Serbia must not allow the creation of “Great Albania” on its borders and to let others define its borders.

Jean-Claude Juncker says that 2025 is not the year when Serbia and Montenegro "would have to" join the EU - but rather "an indicative date, an encouragement," Tanjug news agency reported.

Juncker said it was wrong to represent him and the European Commission as having said that Serbia and Montenegro must be in the EU by 2025.

"That is an indicative date; an encouragement so that the parties concerned work hard to follow that path," he said," the EC president said in Strasbourg before the unveiling of the EU's enlargement strategy.

Spain’s stance that Kosovo cannot be part of the Western Balkans enlargement process remains, the Embassy of Spain to Serbia told Politika daily.

Asked, if it means that the EU enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans would be adopted without consent from Madrid, the daily was told that Spain does not take part in adopting the strategy.

The Embassy added, it is a document of the European Commission that would be presented today and “then a debate would follow,” Serbian media reported.