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Serbia appreciates principled stance of Indonesia on Kosovo (RTS)

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met today with Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Serbia, Mochammad Chandra Widya and discussed bilateral relations as well as advancing general cooperation between the two countries, RTS reports. Brnabic welcomed the newly appointed ambassador and noted how much Serbia appreciates principled stance of Indonesia on Kosovo and Metohija.

Belgrade seeks EU reaction on announced ban of Vucic’s visit in Kosovo (Danas)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director Marko Djuric said the European Union should react to the statements of Pristina officials that they would not permit Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to visit Kosovo, Danas daily reports. Commenting on the statement of the outgoing Kosovo Foreign Minister adviser Jetlir Zyberaj that Kosovo will not permit the visit of the Serbian President Vucic before the upcoming Kosovo elections, Djuric said that Pristina institutions’ representatives brag about something they should be ashamed of – impeding the freedom of movement. He added tha

Serbian ambassador says Palmer should not have agreed to be special envoy (N1)

Serbia’s Ambassador to Russia Miroslav Lazanski said on Tuesday that US diplomat Matthew Palmer should not have agreed to be special envoy for the Western Balkans.

“If he had studied history a little he should not have accepted. All envoys either died or were dismissed, from Richard Holbrooke to Hoyt Lee. I don’t know of any envoy to the Western Balkans who succeeded. This is something that every smart American politician should avoid,” he told the N1 morning show.

People’s movement from Kosovo ‘Fatherland’ calls for boycott of elections in Serbia and Kosovo (KIM radio, N1, Beta)

The Fatherland (Otazbina) People’s Movement of Kosovo Serbs says that it would boycott, as they say, “false elections” announced the beginning of 2020 and called the Kosovo Serbs and displaced persons not to turn out to vote.

The movement is a member of the Serbian opposition Alliance for Serbia (SzS).

Vucic: Aleksandar Vucic is the strongest point of resistance against an independent Kosovo without compromise (KoSSev, TV Pink)

Serbia’s internal state – primarily when it comes to the opposition, is the result of foreign services’ attempts to complicate Serbia’s position on the issue of negotiations – the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic said last night on the Hit Tvit talk-show on Belgrade based TV Pink.

Vucic: Srpska Lista to participate in elections even though Quint and Albanian portals are against them (KoSSev)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that Kosovo election campaign would not be easy for Srpska Lista, adding he still expects the leading Serbian party to win – if they decide to participate in the upcoming Kosovo parliamentary elections, KoSSev portal reports. “We will see if Srpska Lista will choose to participate (in the Kosovo elections). I advise them to participate, to win even though they will face the most difficult campaign so far.

Odalovic reacts to Pristina intention to seek international arrest warrant for Vladimir Cizelj (Danas, RTS)

Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Veljko Odalovic said that Vladimir Cizelj is a man of serious integrity, a patriot, committed to the same goal as an entire Serbian Government and the Serbian President and it is to dismantle “the self-declared Kosovo state”, Danas daily reported. I do not know what Pristina is guided by, Odalovic said commenting on the announcement that Pristina would seek an international arrest warrant for Cizelj. The problem of Pristina is because it does not know how many more Vladimirs are there, how many people are helping us to establish contacts,

Lajcak: Serbia cannot move in several directions at the same time (RTS, Tanjug)

Slovakia Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said that announced signing of the Free Trade Agreement between Serbia and Eurasia does not bring Serbia closer to its strategic goal, which is the EU membership, RTS reports. “If you are serious about your European orientation then you do not make political choices that do not bring you closer to it. This step is not one of them,” Lajcak noted.

Hahn: Revoking the tariffs is crucial (RTS)

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said in Helsinki that the positive outcome of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is of crucial importance for the European perspective of an entire Western Balkan region, RTS reports. He urged Pristina authorities once again to revoke the tariffs on the goods from Serbia. “It is crucial that the tariffs are revoked because they are against the spirit of the Union. If it is about united market, there are neither tariffs nor customs.