Metohija

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with the State Secretary of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin in Belgrade on Wednesday to discuss key topics for strengthening overall relations between Serbia and the Vatican and inform him of the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said at the weekend his government had adopted a conclusion ordering all ministries to undertake measures and activities aimed at providing legal and social and economic protection and activities to Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija and at protecting the Serb population in the province and Serbian national interests.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday outlined Serbia's demands and moves regarding the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, divided into five areas.

BELGRADE - The situation in Kosovo-Metohija is worse than ever and deteriorating further every day and Serbs in the province live in conditions similar to apartheid, says Igor Simic, a senior official of Srpska lista, a political organisation of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs.

BELGRADE - In Friday's address to the nation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will explain developments in Kosovo-Metohija and what the state will do about them, PM Milos Vucevic said, adding that the state measures would be aimed at preserving peace and protecting the Kosovo-Metohija Serbs.

BELGRADE - In Friday's address to the nation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will explain developments in Kosovo-Metohija and what the state will do about them, PM Milos Vucevic said, adding that the state measures would be aimed at preserving peace and protecting the Kosovo-Metohija Serbs.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday President Aleksandar Vucic would do everything in his power to preserve peace but would not abandon Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday the latest developments in Kosovo-Metohija reflected an "infernal goal" of Pristina's PM Albin Kurti to get rid of all Serbs in the province.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received a group of Serb schoolchildren from Kosovo-Metohija on Friday and thanked them for living in the province, noting that Serbia would maintain its presence in the territory as long as they remained there.

The children from primary schools in Leposavic, Socanica and Lesak are on a several-day visit to Belgrade.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic received a farewell visit from the OSCE Ambassador in Kosovo-Metohija Michael Davenport on Wednesday.

Petkovic took the opportunity to highlight the political and security problems faced by Kosovo-Metohija Serbs on a daily basis, which he said posed a direct threat to their future.