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I am proud of the role that Britain has played in the Balkans (Koha)

Koha Ditore carries an opinion piece written for the paper by the Foreign Secretary of the Great Britain, Boris Johnson. Below find the complete opinion piece

In Pristina, I will discuss with Kosovo’s leaders their thoughts on the country’s future, including normalising relations with Serbia - surely the most important task of all

Joint forces in defending the cultural heritage in Kosovo (KIM radio, Jedinstvo)

The state of Serbian heritage in Kosovo is a matter of cultural identity of the first order, estimates the Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljević.

He says to daily Jedinstvo that it is very difficult to ignore the fact that in Kosovo, inter alia, there are more than 1,300 Serbian churches, monasteries and archaeological sites, and it is impossible not to take into account the historical period in which they had arisen.

Apostolova says demarcation is condition for visa liberalisation (Lajmi.net)

Head of the European Union Office in Pristina, Nataliya Apostolova said firmly during a press conference today that combating of crime and corruption are conditions for liberalisation of visas.

She said that progress has been made on this direction, however, she also mentioned the condition of the demarcation of the border with Montenegro, saying that there will be no visas without conclusion of this issue.

President Thaçi congratulates his counterpart Donald Trump (Lajmi.net)

The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, congratulated the elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, for the victory in the presidential elections.

President Thaçi has said that the permanent friendship between Kosovo and the USA  is the basis on which the deepening of the bilateral cooperation will continue.

On behalf of the people and institutions of Kosovo, President Thaçi has also wished the elected US President a successful mandate in the implementation of the priorities of the American people.

Serbia-Cuba relations at the highest level (InSerbia, Danas)

We are relying on Serbia’s support in the fight against the embargo on Cuba, Cuban Ambassador to Serbia Adela Mayra Ruiz Garcia said Tuesday at a meeting with members of the Serbia-Cuba friendship group in the Serbian parliament.

Cuba has confirmed its position on the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo and its principled position on supporting international law, she said.

Rašić: Relations between Serbs and Albanians never worse - the EU passive (RTV Puls)

MP of the Serbian List in the Kosovo Assembly Nenad Rašić says that relations between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo have never been worse and it needs the help of the international community for the improvement, particularly of the EU in Kosovo but their representatives are completely passive in recent time.

Seizure of Trepča, the topic on the East River (Večernje Novosti)

Security Council session of the United Nations, on which will be presented a regular three-month report of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Kosovo, will be held on 16 November.

Večernje Novosti reports that Trepča will be discussed as well.

Marko Đurić said during his visit to Leposavić/Leposaviq that Serbia will take legal measures relating to the support of shareholders and all those who protect their interests before national and international judicial institutions.

Kosovo urges citizens to avoid Serbia after 'unacceptable' arrest (Sky News)

The arrest of a 36-year-old man accused of committing war crimes comes after a police director was detained over "terrorism".

People in Kosovo have been warned to avoid travelling through neighbouring Serbia following the "unacceptable" arrest of a Kosovo Albanian - the second in a month.

The foreign ministry in Pristina said the latest arrest happened on Friday, when Serbian police detained Kosovo citizen Hilmi Kelmendi as he was travelling to Germany.

Sabri Hilmi Kelmendi arrested in Serbia, suspected for war crimes (Koha)

Hilmi Kelmendi, 36 years old, from Gjakova, was arrested on Friday by the Serbian authorities. He is suspected for war crimes committed in Kosovo.

Kelmendi was coming for holidays from Germany, where he has been living during the last twelve years.

He was stopped between Friday and Saturday for allegedly war crimes during 1998-99.

Kelmendi’s family confirmed the news for KTV.