Kosovo–Serbia relations

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric spoke with the UK's Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty on Monday to inform him of the situation in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija and Serbia's positions on the recent sabotage on the Ibar-Lepenac canal in the Zubin Potok municipality in the north of the province.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy Arnaud Gouillon said on Monday 31 attacks on Serbian cultural assets had been registered in Kosovo-Metohija since last year and that there had been as many as 113 attacks on the Serb population in the province since the beginning of this year.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Monday Serbia would fight to open Cluster 3 in its EU accession talks and noted that it was very important to determine the political motives behind a recent attack on the Ibar-Lepenac canal in Kosovo-Metohija.

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.

GRACANICA - At a meeting with officials of the so-called Kosovo Police, Gracanica Mayor Ljiljana Subaric demanded answers about late Thursday's incidents in the central Kosovo-Metohija municipality, in which dozens of ethnic Albanians in cars with symbols of the so-called "Kosovo Liberation Army" and Albania blocked the streets, hurled insults at Serb residents and attempted to remove the Serbi

GRACANICA - The Gracanica municipality in central Kosovo-Metohija requested that international security forces in the province - above all, KFOR - protect its Serb population after dozens of ethnic Albanians in cars with symbols of the so-called "Kosovo Liberation Army" and Albania blocked the streets of Gracanica on Thursday night, hurled insults at residents and attempted to take off the Serb

BRUSSELS - Outgoing European Commission Spokesperson Peter Stano said on Thursday the term of the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak ran until January and that he was unable to comment on "what will come afterwards" but that the mandate of each EU special representative was discussed and eventually approved by the EU member states.

GRACANICA - Srpska lista leader Zlatan Elek said on Monday Pristina provisional institutions could not be trusted and that there were fears of another raid on the Kosovska Mitrovica clinical hospital by the so-called Kosovo Police.

Srpska lista is a political organisation of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs.

BELGRADE - At a meeting with German Ambassador to Belgrade Anke Konrad, Serbian FM Marko Djuric said Belgrade was fully committed to dialogue with Pristina but would continue to insist on implementation of agreements reached to date.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic received Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Li Ming on Friday to discuss the security situation in the region and worldwide as well as defence cooperation.