Serbian National Council of Kosovo and Metohija

TEKERIS - It is not true that Serbian institutions are not functioning in Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, noting that the two main sectors - health care and education - were functional.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - On orders from Pristina's special prosecution office, a directorate of the so-called Kosovo Police has served more than 60 court summons to Serbs from the north of Kosovo-Metohija over barricades put up near Zvecan in December last year, lawyer Ljubomir Pantovic said on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija said on Wednesday the so-called Kosovo Police had continued to harass and arrest Serbs in north Kosovo municipalities and that its only goal was to lead to a fresh escalation of tensions and the crisis on the ground.

PRISTINA - A Kosovska Mitrovica basic court has placed a Kosovo Serb arrested at the Jarinje administrative crossing on Sunday under 30-day house arrest.

Vui met with the ambassadors of the United States of America, Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany.
The meeting was also attended by the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovi.

In the village of Banjska, which is still under blockade, three more Serbs were arrested, the Office for Kosovo and Metohija announced.
Jarinje and Brnjak are still blocked for passage from central Serbia, and you can only exit from the territory of Kosovo and Metohija.

BELGRADE - Commenting on the latest developments in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said this Sunday was "one of the most difficult days for our country and our people since 2004 and 2008."

PRILUZJE - Another Serb - a man identified with the initials Z K - was arrested in Kosovo-Metohija on Wednesday and detained at the war crimes department of Pristina's special prosecution office.

The arrest took place in the Priluzje village near Obilic, central Kosovo-Metohija, the head of the Obilic Interim Authority Milan Kostic confirmed to Tanjug.

"Yesterday, we had talks with Lajcak about the dialogue with Pristina. The EU tried to request, demand some kind of de-escalation," said Vui.
"Serbia fulfilled everything that was required of it in order for de-escalation to take place," said Vui.

At the beginning of his address, he said that he would still go to Brussels, immediately after the special envoy, Josep Borrell, announced that he and the Prime Minister of the so-called Kosovo, Albin Kurti, are summoned to an urgent meeting.