Political status of Kosovo

Vui wrote on his Instagram that he and Blinken discussed the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia's European path and bilateral relations between Serbia and the USA.

BELGRADE - Kenya has reiterated it will not recognise the self-declared independence of the so-called Kosovo, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Tanjug on Friday.

Kosovo's prime minister thinks a deal to settle relations with Serbia is within reach. Experts say the situation on the ground hardly gives cause for optimism.

BUDAPEST - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday in Budapest there were three red lines for Serbia when it comes to the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday KFOR had given a negative response to Serbia's request for a return of its army and police troops to Kosovo-Metohija, and noted that the response had "accidentally" been delivered on Orthodox Christmas Eve.

"On behalf of the Serbian people from Kosovo and Metohija, and in relation to Albin Kurti's announcement that on November 1st he will start confiscating the property of our citizens and vehicles with Serbian license plates, we, the political representatives of the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija, request an urgent meeting with President Aleksandar Vui", Novosti reports.

The reason for this is that Prime Minister of the so-called Kosovo, Albin Kurti, insists that Serbia recognize Kosovo and Metohija within the current borders and that it be admitted to the UN, but Serbia will not do that, reports "Kosovo Online".

After 25 hours of the session on Kosovo and Metohija - Report on the negotiation process with Pristina was adopted.
The session lasted more than 14 hours and the Report on the negotiation process with Pristina was adopted with 148 votes in favor, 57 against, 2 abstained (out of 207 MPs).

The British news agency says that Vucic's remarks to Reuters come a day after protesters at a rally in Belgrade against a gay pride march waved Russian flags and carried posters of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Analyst Dejan Vuk Stankovi.told Sputnik that the EU only received a mandate to resolve operational and technical issues in coordination with the USA. He adds that in the most recent crisis, the fact that Brussels has no influence on the Kosovar Albanians has only come to light, but its influence on Belgrade is quite questionable.