Kosovo status process

PM attends UNSC session on Kosovo

NEW YORK -- The UN Security Council will hold a session on Thursday dedicated to the situation in Kosovo, which will be attended by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's quarterly report will be presented by UNMIK chief Farid Zarif.

BELGRADE - Head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said Monday that opening the first chapter in Serbia's EU accession talks depends on the progress with the implementation of the Brussels agreement, adding that the European Commission recommends Chapter 32, on financial control, to be among the first opened.

As OSCE chair, "Serbia should back EU efforts"

BELGRADE -- Serbia will be in the spotlight once it assumes the OSCE chairmanship next year, says the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport.

The EU wants the country to back its efforts towards a resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, he added.

BELGRADE - The Thursday meeting of the UN Security Council that was to be used to present the latest quarterly report on Kosovo by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been postponed, according to the UN website.

UN Security Council session on Kosovo canceled

PRIŠTINA -- A UN Security Council session on Kosovo that was scheduled to take place on November 13 has been postponed.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was to present his regular quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo.

According to the UN website, the meeting will not be held on Thursday.

IOC grants "provisional recognition to Kosovo Committee"

MONTREUX, BELGRADE -- The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted provisional recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee on Wednesday.

A new joint report by two think tanks has urged the governments of Serbia and Kosovo to revitalise the stalled EU-led dialogue between the two countries.

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BELGRADE - A full reconciliation between Belgrade and Pristina is not possible without a solution for the status of Kosovo, says Ernst Reichel, the German special envoy for South-Eastern Europe, while the head of the EU Office in Kosovo Samuel Zbogar says that there is no agreement in the Union on Kosovo's status.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minsiter and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Friday with UN Secretary General Representative and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade Peter Due to discuss SErbia's cooperation with the UN on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

Serb List to seek postponement of assembly session

BELGRADE -- The Serb List will request postponement of the planned continuation of the inaugural session of the Kosovo assembly, scheduled for Friday.

This was revealed on Thursday by the director of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Đurić.