Serbian people

The Serb (Srpska) List will not support the formation of an army in Kosovo and Metohija.

This is according to Igor Simic, a spokesperson for this political group gathering Serbs in Kosovo, who is also a member of the Kosovo Assembly.

Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic says last night's operation to arrest Serbs in Kosovo represents continued pressure on Serbs living there.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says he is not worried because the US is sending additional troops to Kosovo.

Dragisa Murganic, secretary of the Red Cross in Kosovo, told BIRN that they backed an appeal for Serbs in Kosovo to donate part of their income to the Serbian Orthodox Church's Diocese of Raska and Prizren.

"It is a good proposal. Everything that's in the interest of the people of Kosovo is welcome. We need to express a lot more solidarity in these difficult times," Murganic said.

A hand grenade was thrown at the home of Leposavic mayor Dragan Jablanovic, father of controversial ex-minister Aleksandar Jablanovic, amid tensions over a split in the Kosovo Serb political bloc.

Kosovo Serbs hope that President Tomislav Nikolic’s new ‘Kosovo platform’ will finally address the longstanding issue of Serbs who were abducted or went missing during and after the war.

Thaci "hopes Kosovo will become UN member soon"

NEW YORK -- Kosovo's outgoing Prime Minister Hasim Thaci has said that "Kosovo has made progress" and he therefore hopes it will "soon become a member of the UN."

NEW YORK - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that the basic premises for normal life have not been established in Kosovo to this day, stressing Serbia's commitment to reconciliation between the different peoples living in Kosovo and to providing a better everyday life for all.

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric urged Farid Zarif, the head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), on Monday to additionally encourage Kfor, Eulex and the Pristina authorities to ensure security to Serbs in the province.

VIENNA - A delegation of Kosovo Serbs met in Vienna on Friday with officials of the Agency for Development Assistance (ADA) and Austrian companies to discuss employment projects and they stated that the political crisis and poor economic situation were the reasons why Serbs did not want to return to their homes in Kosovo.