Outline of Kosovo

Ex-military intel chief heads Kosovo talks coordination

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government has appointed Dragan Vladisavljevic as acting director of the Office for Coordination Affairs in the negotiating process with Pristina.

Vladisavljevic was appointed on March 16, while the decision to set up the office was made on March 5.

A regional ministerial conference opened in Kosovo on Wednesday, bringing together the Foreign and Infrastructure ministers of Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

BELGRADE - In the wake of the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) recognition of Kosovo as its full member, the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS) has said that Serbia should avoid matches with Kosovo at all costs.

Seven years since Kosovo's unilateral declaration

PRISTINA -- The central celebration will be held in the assembly in Pristina on Tuesday to mark seven years since the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo.

Members of Srpska List, the Serbian party in the Kosovo government, are to consult with Serbian government officials later this week and discuss whether to continue to participate in Kosovo government institutions.

The politicians, who make no secret of their close links to Belgrade, will make their minds up only after consultations with the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic.

Kosovo's Minister of Trade and Industry, Hykmete Bajrami, has said that Kosovo is experiencing a fall in direct foreign investment, FDI.

This drop is down to an unfavourable investment environment and lingering administrative barriers that deter foreign investors, according to the minister.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kosovo on Friday to inspect the NATO mission and meet political leaders who briefed him on the current situation.

ZVECAN - If adopted in the Kosovo assembly, the bill amending the law on public enterprises could destabilise the situation in northern Kosovo and put the implementation of the Brussels Agreement in jeopardy, Jovan Dimkic, general manager of the Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Combine Trepca, warned on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated on Wednesday that he is preparing a plan for the solution of the Kosovo-Metohija issues, and expressed hope that he will reach an agreement with the government on this document.

Serbian President Drafts Kosovo Plan

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