President Aleksandar Vucic arrived early on Wednesday in Beijing, starting his two-day visit, during which he will meet with Chinese and Russian presidents. Vucic will, in addition to bilateral issues, talk with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin primarily about Kosovo and Metohija.

At the airport in Beijing, the president of Serbia, who heads numerous ministerial delegations, was greeted with honorary guard of the Chinese Army, and a red carpet.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic commenting on media reports that Belgrade-Pristina agreement is expected by October this year, said the pressure is getting stronger however she does not expect the agreement would be made by then.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic considers that the statement of Rada Trajkovic, accusing Serbia for “state terrorism”, is scandalous, Tanjug news agency reports.

“I do not know in what other country something like that could happen? To accuse the President of the Republic for something like that, without evidence and with arbitrary claims. It runs contrary to the common sense”, Brnabic said.

Serbian students have taken the opportunity to "respond" to US Ambassador Kyle Scott showing a map of Serbia missing Kosovo and Metohija (KiM). Scott did this is an elementary school last week in Apatin, a town in northern Serbia, when he showed pupils a map of their country without their southern province, i.e., Kosovo and Metohija, B92 reports.

Independent MP Miladin Sevarlic says US Ambassador Scott gave a lecture at a school in Apatin, showing the children a map of Serbia without Kosovo, B92 reports.

Kosovo is Serbia's southern province where ethnic Albanians 11 years ago unilaterally declared independence, which Serbia considers to be a violation of its Constitution and territorial integrity.

A large rally was held on Friday afternoon in front of the Serbian National Assembly in Belgrade. The gathering was organized as part of President Aleksandar Vucic's "Future of Serbia" campaign.

A large stage was installed in front of the parliament building, along with three large LED displays. Nikole Pasica Square was closed for traffic, as well as parts of Decanska and Vlajkoviceva streets.

Serbia will not impose any restrictive measures on Russia despite pressure, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.

"The friendship between Russia and Serbia is already a tradition. Now our relations are at the level of strategic cooperation. That's why Serbia never has and never will impose sanctions or other restrictive measures against Russia despite the pressure exerted on Serbia," Dacic told Izvestiya, TASS is reporting.

According to him, Serbia's plans to become part of the European Union will not hamper development of relations with Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said it cannot ignore "a series of steps taken by the current Albanian leadership in connection with the consolidation of the Albanian factor within the regional policy of Tirana," reported Radio Television of Serbia.

The region has not made good use of CEFTA, aimed at making the Western Balkans a single economy and preparing the market for the EU, says Mirsad Jasarspahic.

Political decisions such as (Pristina's) introduction of taxes are among the reasons for this, the vice president of the Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (one of the two entities in Bosnia-Herzegovina) has said.

Ivica Dacic said that it is expected that at the upcoming meeting in Berlin, probably would be additional pressure on Belgrade and Pristina to continue the dialogue.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia told Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) that Pristina must abolish the tariffs for this to happen.

"There are additional pressures on Serbia in order to appease Pristina to suspend the tariffs, " Dacic said.