Hasim Taci

BELGRADE - Former White House envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Richard Grenell said in Belgrade on Wednesday the international community must pressure Pristina's PM Albin Kurti to implement past agreements from the dialogue.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun met with French MEP Jean-Lin Lacapelle on Friday.

Drecun noted that Serbia would never recognise the false state of Kosovo, regardless of evident political pressure and manipulation, the Serbian parliament said in a statement.

SOFIA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Sofia on Thursday he had met with Kosovo President Hasim Taci earlier in the day to discuss when to resume the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels.

They met on the fringes of a summit of Western Balkan and EU leaders in the Bulgarian capital.

Vucic: It is important that we meet criteria by mid-May

BRUSSELS - Two-day technical-level discussions in the dialogue on normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations concluded in Brussels Tuesday, with a new round of discussions slated for next month.

Tanjug's unofficial sources in Brussels said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo President Hasim Taci could hold an informal meeting in Sofia on March 1.

BELGRADE - Serbia and Russia are in broad agreement on most international issues, FMs Ivica Dacic and Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting in Belgrade on Thursday.

When asked to comment on Kosovo President Hasim Taci's statement that a recognition of Kosovo by Russia would be "helpful", they said such a view did not change anything.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke in Davos on Thursday with Hasim Taci, president of the interim institutions in Pristina, about a resumption of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and problems on the path to normalisation of relations.

They also discussed a request for Serbian authorities to join the investigation of the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic.

BRUSSELS - The EU welcomes the agreement between the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Hasim Taci, to resume the dialogue on normalisation of relations, European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic told Tanjug on Thursday.

PRISTINA - A delegation of French and German officials has arrived in Kosovo on an urgent mission to block any initiatives aimed at abolishing the special war crimes court.

The delegation held meetings with Kosovo President Hasim Taci and PM Ramus Haradinaj to warn them that the consequences of abolishing the court would be huge, Pristina's Koha ditore daily reported.

BRUSSELS - Top Kosovo politicians are getting edgy as a special court prepares to issue indictments for war crimes and the US and the EU have sounded the alarm over moves to block prosecution of ex-"KLA" guerrillas, Politico.eu reported on Friday.

PRISTINA - An oath-taking ceremony for 42 Kosovo Serb judges and 14 prosecutors did not take place on Tuesday after they failed to turn up at the office of Kosovo President Hasim Taci.

The ceremony had been scheduled as part of the implementation of a Brussels agreement on the judiciary.