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Thaci wants to travel to Belgrade to "express goodwill"

PRISTINA -- Hashim Thaci has said that his intention to travel to Belgrade is an expression of goodwill for peace, cooperation, and reconciliation of "Kosovo and Serbia."

Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic announced on Thursday that the Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci risks being arrested if he attends a conference in Belgrade next week.

Stefanovic explained that in case Thaci comes to Serbia, the Interior Ministry will take action in accordance with the law and bring him to justice, Tanjug state news agency reports.

EU wants "respect of Brussels deal procedures"

BRUSSELS -- The EU expects the procedure envisaged in the Brussels agreement to be respected in case of the announced visit of Kosovo FM Hashim Thaci to Belgrade.

This is according to a spokesperson of the High EU representatives for foreign affairs and security policy, who made the statement on Friday.

Organizer: Thaci confirms visit to Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Hasim Thaci has "confirmed his visit to Belgrade to attend the conference on European integration of the Western Balkans due to take place from April 23 to 25."

This was announced late on Thursday by the organizer, the Youth Education Committee NGO.

Serbian war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic warned on Thursday that Thaci could be arrested if he attends the conference about Balkan countries' European integration in Belgrade on April 24.

"Thaci will be detained if he comes to Belgrade"

BELGRADE -- Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has said that Deputy Kosovo PM and former KLA leader Hashim Thaci will be detained if he comes to Belgrade.

Serbian authorities have accused Thaci of committing war crimes.

The brother of three Albanian-Americans killed in Kosovo just after the war urged the Serbian prime minister to make progress to resolve the murder before his planned visit to the US.

Prosecutor: Thaci could be arrested in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic has said that the warrant for the arrest of Hashim Thaci is valid in Serbia.

That means that if he arrived in Belgrade, Thaci, a former leader of the KLA who now serves as Kosovo's foreign minister and deputy prime minister, could be arrested, Vukcevic explained.

"EU reacted clearly to Rama's statement"

BRUSSELS -- European Commission officials consider EU's reaction to Albanian PM Edi Rama's statements to be "very clear and unambiguous."

This is what the Beta news agency was told on Thursday in Brussels when it asked for comment on Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's assessment that EU's reaction was lukewarm.

"Rama's statement was misinterpreted" - Thaci

ZAGREB -- According to Hashim Thaci, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's recent statement about unification of Kosovo and Albania was "misinterpreted."