Metohija

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with the UK's special Western Balkans envoy Stuart Peach in Belgrade on Tuesday, and said he expected the UK to show more understanding for the Kosovo-Metohija issue by condemning unilateral moves and violations of the fundamental human rights of Serbs and other non-Albanians.

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 Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Friday Pristina's PM Albin Kurti was openly promoting a criminal Greater Albania, and noted that this was a direct threat to peace in the Western Balkans.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Srpska lista official Igor Simic said on Wednesday Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections had been welcomed by Serbs in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija and that they saw Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's subsequent phone call with Trump as a step forward in tackling the Kosovo-Metohija problem in a way that would take the interests of Serbia a

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic noted that, 80 years ago today, Serbs from the north of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija freed 11 US airmen, three British officers and other soldiers from German captivity in the vicinity of the Banjska village.

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.

LJUBLJANA - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Slovenian FM Tanja Fajon in Ljubljana on Tuesday to inform her of the difficult position of Serbs in Serbia's Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - At a meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Balkans Alexander Kasanof, Serbian FM Marko Djuric said he was pleased with the dynamics of high-level political dialogue and reiterated Serbia's commitment to advancement of bilateral ties with the US in all areas.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Balkans Alexander Kasanof in Belgrade on Wednesday and pointed out that Kosovo-Metohija Serbs live in nearly impossible conditions.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Tuesday barriers to goods from central Serbia remained in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija despite Pristina's decision to lift its ban on the goods at the Merdare administrative crossing.