North Kosovo

It is planned to hold a large Assembly of the Serbian people from Kosovo and Metohija in the coming period, at which the CSM would be proclaimed and the bodies of the Community established, reveals an interlocutor of "Blic" who is familiar with the plans of the Serbs from the north.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Thousands of Serbs gathered in northern Kosovska Mitrovica on Friday for a peaceful protest march in support of three Serbs recently arrested by Pristina's police - Milun Milenkovic Lune, Rados Petrovic and Dusan Obrenovic.

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, spoke about the latest information from Kosovo and Metohija, after the arrest of members of the Kosovo police on the territory of Serbia.
He also spoke about the ban on the import of Serbian goods to Kosovo and Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with US Senators Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen and Pete Ricketts on Tuesday.

The situation in the north of Kosovo-Metohija was the sole topic of the conversation, the presidential press office said in a statement.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Tuesday Belgrade would do everything to preserve peace in Kosovo-Metohija and avert war, but noted that the situation in the north of the province was the toughest to date.

"Albin Kurti showed with his statements today, and soon with his violent acts, that he is only interested in conflicts and war in the north of Kosovo and Metohija," he said.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - A large number of Serb protesters gathered in the north of Kosovska Mitrovica after Pristina's police arrested another Serb.

The protesters gathered at a crossing between the northern and the southern part of the town and Pristina's police forces are deployed on the southern side.

After the Kosovo police arrested another Serb, a large number of Serbs gathered at the crossing between the northern and southern parts of Kosovo's Mitrovica, while the Kosovo police were on the southern side.
A cannon shot was also heard from the south side of the city.
The situation is currently calm, but tense, and the sirens in North Mitrovica are still sounding.

They gathered in peaceful protest to express their dissatisfaction with the violent actions of Pristina in the north, the arrival of Kosovo special forces and the imposition of illegal Albanian mayors elected in elections in which the turnout was only about 3.5 percent and which the Serbs boycotted.

ZVECAN - The night passed calmly in Zvecan, a Serb-majority municipality in the north of Kosovo-Metohija and, in the morning, local Serbs continued a peaceful protest that began at the end of May.

The protesters, who have been gathering in front of a cordon of Kfor troops every day, said they would not end the protest until their demands were met.