Gabriel Escobar

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 - 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.

The president of the Atlantic Council of Serbia says that it is necessary to reach an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina and that certain sanctions may follow if this does not happen.

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.

Gabriel Escobar said tonight that he was satisfied with the conversation with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, and that he liked the tone and content of the discussion.

The European Union special representative for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, told media in Belgrade on Friday that he and his EU and US colleagues felt "encouraged" after meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. 

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday a Belgrade meeting on the Kosovo-Metohija issue with five international envoys had been very difficult - perhaps the toughest to date.

BELGRADE - EU special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Friday in Belgrade the "overdue implementation of the association of the community of Serbian-majority municipalities is a crucial element for stability."

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with five special envoys from the EU, US, Germany, France and Italy in Belgrade on Friday afternoon.

The meeting is being held at Vila Mir.