Branimir Stojanovic

Decision on Serb participation "next week"

Decision on Serb participation "next week"

BELGRADE -- The Government's Office for Kosovo has announced that its Director Marko Djuric, Serbs from Kosovo and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet next week.

Djuric spoke on Thursday, after a meeting in Belgrade held in the government building with Serb representatives in the Kosovo government.

Serb Ministers Threaten to Withdraw from Kosovo Government

Serbian ministers in Kosovo's coalition government threatened to withdraw after the dismissal of Minister of Communities and Returns Aleksandar Jablanovic on Tuesday.

The decision of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa to dismiss Jablanovic came after a series of violent protests in the country, which demanded his resignation.

Serbs Threaten to Quit Kosovo Government

Mustafa's decision to sack Aleksandar Jablanovic as Minister for Communities and Returns, after a remark he made in January caused mass protests, has unsettled the remaining Serbian ministers in the coalition government.

The minister had infurated Kosovo Albanians by calling protesters "savages" and after a series of tumultuous protests, Musfa axed him on Tuesday.

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