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German soldiers to remain in KFOR, government says (N1, FoNet)

Germany will keep its soldiers in Kosovo as part of KFOR for another year because the situation there is unstable, Deutsche Welle reported.

The German government took the decision to keep the Bundeswehr troops in KFOR because it feels that the potential exists for conflicts, especially in the north of Kosovo, it said.

Somalia to reconsider decision on Kosovo recognition (Serbian Government, media)

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic paid a visit to the Federal Republic of Somalia yesterday, where he held bilateral talks with the President of that country, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, and with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

A mutual readiness to restore traditionally friendly relations of the two countries that date back to the time of close cooperation within the Non-Aligned Movement was expressed at the meeting.

Vucic's Kosovo plan at the special Assembly session (Politika, N1)

Today's edition of Belgrade's daily Politika writes about the upcoming Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's meeting with representatives of the Serbian List as well as the leaders of all Serbian institutions in Kosovo. The meeting was announced for Friday and will discuss further steps.

As stated by the Director of the KiM Office, Marko Djuric "all subsequent steps will be withdrawn in agreement with the elected representatives of the Serbian people, the representatives of the institutions of Serbia".

Decision on confirming ownership over 24 hectares of land to Visoki Decani Monastery not implemented yet (KoSSev)

The US Ambassador in Pristina Philip Kosnett and EU Office Head Nataliya Apostolova sent an appeal to the Kosovo authorities to implement the 2016 decision of the Constitutional Court which confirmed ownership of Visoki Decani Monastery over 24 hectares of land, KoSSev portal reports.

Following 16 years long dispute the Constitutional Court made decision in May 2016 confirming the previous decision of the Supreme Court from 2012 on Visoki Decani monastery’s ownership rights over  24 hectares of land.

"Russia will always support Serbia - especially on Kosovo" (Tanjug, B92)

President Aleksandar Vucic has received Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federation's State Duma. They met in Belgrade and discussed further development of Serbia-Russia cooperation in all areas, the president's press service announced on Tuesday.

Vucic said that he was honored to meet with President Putin in Beijing recently for the second time this year, as each of their meetings confirms the high degree of understanding and trust, which characterizes relations between Serbia and Russia.

Srpska Lista officials to meet President Vucic (TV N1)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said on Monday that President Aleksandar Vucic would meet with officials of Srpska Lista and heads of all Serbian institutions in Kosovo on Friday to discuss the next steps following the elections for mayors in four Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo, TV N1 reports.

Is Serbia preparing counter-resolution for Pristina? (Tanjug, Prva TV)

Milovan Drecun has announced the possibility of Serbia's counter-resolution, in response to Pristina's recent resolution accusing Serbia of "genocide."

Drecun (member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party), who chairs the National Assembly's Committee on Kosovo and Metohija, told Prva TV on Monday that he would discuss holding a special session dedicated to Albanian crimes in Kosovo with the Assembly's president.

Alliance for Kosovo and Metohija established (KoSSev)

The Alliance for Kosovo and Metohija was established as a branch of the Serbian opposition Alliance for Serbia (SzS) at Gazimestan yesterday, one of the leaders of this alliance, Dragan Djilas confirmed for KoSSev.

He was leading a delegation from Belgrade to join Kosovo Serb opposition leaders and sympathizers in Gracanica. The original plan was to hold the founding assembly at the Cultural Center in Gracanica, but the location was subsequently changed due to organized protests of the Gracanica municipality and Serbian institutions’ employees.