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On February 27 in Brussels and on March 18 in Ohrid, Escobar mediated an agreement on the road to the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, but he did not foresee the escalation of the situation in the three municipalities in the north of the so-called Kosovo, writes "Albanian Post", adding that it could have personal consequences for him.

Human and minority rights, the rule of law and media freedom remain endangered in several Southeast and Central European countries in 2020, especially in the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch, HRW, said in its latest report published on Wednesday.

The report looks at over 60 countries, among them Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Hungary and Poland.

In an exclusive interview with journalist D. Vujičić for Serbian daily "Vecernje Novosti" Willy Wimmer, German politician, spoke about Kosovo's unilateral proclamation of independence, bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, US - Russia and US - EU relationship and China.

Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and at least seven civilians have been killed in fighting in the past 24 hours, Kyiv authorities said on Jan. 31, reporting widespread clashes with Russian-backed separatists a day after peace talks collapsed. 

"Fighting continues across all sections of the frontline," Kyiv military spokesman Volodymyr Polyovy said in a briefing. 

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek has harshly criticized the apparent ineffectiveness of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group in resolving the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.