International recognition of Kosovo

BELGRADE - Serbia will not recognize the independence of Kosovo that was unilaterally proclaimed by ethnic Albanians, Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Aleksandar Vulin said Monday.

Dacic "can't defend Serbia's integrity less than Ukraine's"

VIENNA -- Ivica Dacic has asked Albania to "concern itself with issues related to OSCE principles and not worry about Belgrade-Pristina talks."

The Serbian foreign minister spoke in Vienna on Thursday in his role as OSCE chairperson, during the winter session of the organization's parliamentary assembly.

An interview of Novinite with Kosovo's Foreign Minister Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci following the anniversary of Kosovo's independence which was proclaimed in 2008.

Thaci, who was the first Kosovo politician to head the government after Pristina declared independence, gives his account on the past seven years' developments in his country.

The recognition of Kosovo is a one-way street, and demands of the EU will force Serbia into taking the step, Hashim Thaci, once Kosovo's first Prime Minister and now Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has told Novinite.

EU's approach to Kosovo "status-neutral" - spokesperson

BELGRADE -- The EU is "strongly committed to the principle of neutrality on the Kosovo status," a spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said.

PRISTINA - Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa asked on Wednesday NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for the military alliance's support in transforming Kosovo's Security Force into armed forces.

NEW YORK - Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) welcomed the announced resumption of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina scheduled to take place on February 9 and 10 in Brussels, while expressing concern over the violence that broke out during the recent protests in Kosovo.

UNSC to hold session on latest Kosovo report

BELGRADE -- The UN Security Council will on Friday hold a session on Kosovo to consider the latest report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Serb List deputies miss Kosovo assembly session

PRISTINA -- The Kosovo assembly is meeting in Pristina on Thursday without the deputies from the Serb List, who decided not to attend the session.

One of the items on the agenda includes the increasing migration from Kosovo, considering that the latest estimates show some 35,000 inhabitants have left the territory.

UN chief urges Pristina to set up war crimes court

NEW YORK -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Kosovo's authorities to speed up the sett of the special court for war crimes.