Partition
"If that's what Serbia wants, Russia backs Kosovo partition"
Chepurin said this on Wednesday, adding that Moscow will support this solution if Serbia thinks it is best.
The diplomat spoke for Belgrade media, commenting on Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic's statement that "Albanians would accept a partition of Kosovo - if we sat down and spoke without their mentors."
Bosnians Fret Over Ex-Yugoslav Property in Croatia
Bosnia's Council of Ministers said on Tuesday that it will wait for an opinion from its Committee for Succession before making any official move in response to the new Croatian law that allows Zagreb to rent out properties in Croatia that were inherited from the former Yugoslavia.
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Some Albanians agree partition is solution for Kosovo - FM
"I still, for example, claim that Albanians, if we were to sit down and talk to them without their mentors, would agree to a partition of Kosovo, because that is a good solution for them, too. Some Albanian leaders also told me this openly," explained Dacic.
He said they told him the idea was an acceptable and best solution to them as well.
Kosovo referendum? "Question itself will be most important"
Prva TV carried out "a mini referendum" in Belgrade's streets on Sunday, offering three possibilities when it comes to Kosovo: recognition, frozen conflict, and partition.
Here are some of the responses received from citizens:
"If northern Kosovo is attacked - will we react," asks FM
The foreign minister reiterated that Serbia will never recognize Kosovo but wants a compromise solution.
According to him, Kosovo is within reach of realizing its independence, while Serbia is surviving thanks to its traditional friends, because "the international community" thinks of the Kosovo issue as being resolved and "does not want to talk about it."
Korea Democracy Foundation's Shin Hyung-sik: North Korea's denuclearization to last 3 to 5 yrs, followed by economic freedom
AGERPRES special correspondent Florin Barbuta reports: The denuclearization of North Korea will last 3 to 5 years, and afterwards the economic freedom between the two countries will occur, the director of Korea Democracy Foundation, Shin Hyung-sik told AGERPRES.
"War unlikely, but we'll prepare for that scenario, too"
"I don't think anyone would dare start a conflict again in BiH (Bosnia-Herzegovina)... but that doesn't mean we should not react and prepare for every possible scenario," Izetbegovic, who currently chairs the tripartite Presidency of BiH, told journalists in Sarajevo, Croatian daily Jutarnji List is reporting.
Bulgarian PM: Bosnia Could Face Political Paralysis
Borissov told media at the opening ceremony of the International Economy Fair in Mostar on Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina's political system could become deadlocked if its Electoral Law is not amended ahead of this year's general election.
Bulgarian PM is on an Official Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is on a working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina where he will open the International Economic Fair.
With his presence, Prime Minister Borissov will highlight the importance of the economic development of the Western Balkan countries for their European perspective, the Government Information Service said.
"Without its mentors, Pristina would accept partition"
According to Beta agency, Dacic also stated that "great powers, when delineation and partition are mentioned, count on a massive displacement of the population - because they do not take into account that the ethnic situation in the field is already in line with the proposal of partition itself."