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Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica yesterday stated that Olli Rehn’s statements mean Serbia should not be signing any agreement with the EU.

Serbia should choose “European Path,” said the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn at a conference in Brussels on civil society in South Eastern Europe that he opened together with the American businessman George Soros.

Belgrade: Openly defying UNMIK’s opposition, the Serbian Government in a session in Belgrade yesterday decided to hold local elections in Kosovo on May 11, despite UNMIK’s opposition.

The International Steering Group for Kosovo, which is set up to guide Kosovo’s democratic development and promote good governance, multi-ethnicity and the rule of law in accordance with the Ahtisaari plan on Kosovo, yesterday welcomed UNMIK’s decision to prohibit Serbia from holding local elections in the territory of Kosovo.

Brussels: The European Union officials in Brussels said late yesterday that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) will be offered to Serbia for signing in the exact form in which it was initiated and initialed.