Ristic denied entry to Kosovo-Metohija

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Information and Telecommunications said the provisional self-government institutions in Pristina had denied entry to the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija to Minister Dejan Ristic on Tuesday evening.

Ristic was to attend a ceremony that will mark the 80th anniversary of the Jedinstvo weekly, the only remaining Serbian-language print media outlet in Kosovo-Metohija.

The ceremony at the Gracanica cultural centre is scheduled for Wednesday.

In spite of the fact Ristic's visit had been announced in a timely manner in line with an established procedure, it was banned an hour before he was due to cross the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija, the Ministry said in a statement.

"We stress that this is not the first unpleasant situation the Pristina provisional self-government institutions have...