Nenad Rikalo

Djuric is the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.

The Prime Minister of the Provisional Kosovo Institutions Ramush Haradinaj has appointed Dijana Zivic as the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development.
She replaced Nenad Rikalo, who was removed from office at the beginning of the month, Pristina press is reporting.

The Kosovo Special Prosecution announced that there is no evidence to support allegations that Serb minister Nenad Rikalo tortured ethnic Albanians during the war.

The Special Prosecution asked police to interview people in Pristina who made allegations that Kosovo’s new Serb agriculture minister Nenad Rikalo tortured Albanians during the war - a claim he denies.

GRACANICA - The Serb-majority town of Gracanica, near Pristina in central Kosovo-Metohija, is holding early mayoral elections Saturday.

A total of 22,229 eligible voters are given to choose between four candidates at 27 polling places.

PRISTINA - Over 9,000 Serbs voted mainly for the Serbian list in the recent Kosovo elections.

A total of 12,990 ballots arrived from central Serbia, of which around 9,500 ballots passed the second ring of examination, the Frankfurt-based Serbian language daily Vesti reported.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The early parliamentary elections are taking place in Kosovo-Metohija, for the first time in its entire territory, including four Serb-dominated municipalities in the north.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Kosovo will on Sunday run early parliamentary elections for the first time in its entire territory, including four Serb-dominated municipalities in the north.

PRISTINA - Member of the Kosovo Central Election Commission (CEC) Nenad Rikalo sai on Friday the CEC had decided to allow the use of all valid documents in order to vote at the parliamentary election on Sunday.

BELGRADE - The Central Election Commission (CEC) in Pristina rejected the candidacy of leader of the Citizens' Initiative Srpska (GI Srpska) Vladeta Kostic for a seat in the Kosovo parliament as he is already serving as an MP in the Serbian parliament.