Independence of Kosovo

BELGRADE - In a public address about the incident in Zubin Potok and the current situation in Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said a major, fierce hybrid attack against Serbia had been attempted on Saturday.

BELGRADE - Slovak PM Robert Fico said on Thursday in Belgrade Slovakia and Serbia were able to rely on each other and that his country respected the territorial integrity of Serbia and would never let Serbia down on the Kosovo-Metohija issue.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with French special Western Balkans envoy Rene Troccaz in Belgrade on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Europe and the region, the situation in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija and Serbia's EU path.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Thursday Pristina's PM Albin Kurti had begun closing down Serb schools in Kosovo-Metohija with the aim of expelling the Serbs from the province, and added that he had informed international representatives of the arrest of the principal of a primary school in Gojbulja.

BELGRADE - At a meeting with Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre in Belgrade, Serbian FM Marko Djuric noted that full EU membership remained Serbia's strategic commitment and foreign policy priority.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday Serbia and the European Commission had differing views on Kosovo-Metohija but that Belgrade agreed that dialogue was the only solution that could lead to compromise with Pristina.

BELGRADE - Serbia's MFA said on Friday Serbian bills on the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija, characterised by the US State Department and the German MFA as violation of the dialogue with Pristina, were intended to safeguard the rights and social security of Serbs in the province, aligning with Serbia's broader commitment to stability in the region.

BRUSSELS - In its 2024 draft report on Serbia, the European Commission says Cluster 3 on Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth in Serbia's EU accession talks is technically ready for opening, and notes that the overall pace of the negotiations will continue to depend on rule of law reforms and normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric will be representing Serbia at Wednesday's UN Security Council session on the UN secretary general's report on the work of UNMIK - the UN mission in Kosovo-Metohija - for the period between March 16 and September 15.

The UNSC session in New York is scheduled for 4 pm CET, the Serbian MFA said in a statement.

BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Tuesday no progress had been made at an October 24 Brussels meeting of the dialogue when it comes to implementation of a 2023 agreement on normalisation of relations, but that he was "optimistic about some progress made on several other key issues."