Derek Chollet

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun said on Friday a French-German plan was not a final agreement on the Kosovo-Metohija issue but a platform for further discussions.

Serbia must take part in discussions about the plan, Drecun said at a special parliament session on Kosovo-Metohija.

WASHINGTON - The US welcomes Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's constructive stance on dialogue on Kosovo-Metohija, FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday in Washington after attending the Prayer Breakfast.

He said conversations with US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet and US special Western Balkans envoy Gabriel Escobar were the highlights of his visit to Washington.

WASHINGTON - In a conversation with Serbian FM Ivica Dacic, US Department of State Counsellor Derek Chollet backed Serbia's engagement on the dialogue with Pristina and efforts to promote greater peace and security in the region.

WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said his discussions in Washington ahead of Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast had been successful for Serbia and that the US State Department had once again confirmed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's actions were correct.

Dacic said Serbia was protecting its state and national interests without jeopardising its own future.

WASHINGTON - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said in Washington the National Prayer Breakfast, which he will be attending on Thursday, was a good opportunity to hold a series of other bilateral meetings.

Dacic said it would be good if the Serbian delegation spoke with members of the US Congress and State Department officials about developments in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic will on Tuesday begin a three-day visit to Washington during which he will attend the National Prayer Breakfast event and meet with high-ranking US officials tasked with Western Balkan affairs, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

WASHINGTON - Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric says a Serbian delegation headed by President Aleksandar Vucic will discuss strategic affairs important for Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija at Friday's meeting with international representatives.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called on the private military company Wagner to stop recruiting fighters to fight in Ukraine.

According to the Americans, Brussels should also step up its mediation in the conflict.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday it was now completely clear a Community of Serb Municipalities must be formed in Kosovo-Metohija, but noted that he did not know how Pristina intended to form it in line with a decision by its constitutional court.