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Belgrade: The government will be formed in Serbia by July, stated a senior Democratic Party (DS) official yesterday.

Pristina: Saying that Kosovo’s status has already been sealed, Kosovo politicians yesterday dismissed Russia, India and China’s call for new status talks.

Pristina – Aiming to unite “all Albanian territories,” Albanians of Kosovo launched “Movement for Unification” in Pristina yesterday. Avni Klinaku was appointed president of the organization.

Belgrade: According to the City Electoral Commission (GIK), the coalition led by the Democrats (DS) has won 39.67 percent of votes in the race for the Belgrade city hall. Thus, the DS coalition has won 45 seats.

The Chief of EULEX (European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo), Pieter Feith stated in Pristina yesterday that the mission would take full control of Kosovo on June 15, in line with the Ahtisaari Plan.

Outgoing Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica and Slobodan Samardzic are persona non grata in Kosovo, said the Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu yesterday.

Joachim Ruecker, the UNMIK Chief yesterday reiterated that local Serbian elections in Kosovo are illegitimate and that no parallel administration can exist in the province. He said that UNMIK would react “in line with Kosovo laws” if anybody tried to form parallel authorities.

Vojislav Kostunica, the outgoing Prime Minister, will be in Zubin Potok, Kosovo, to address an election rally today.

Lithuania became the 39th country to recognize the unilateral independence of the Serbian province, Kosovo, when the Lithuanian parliament recognized Kosovo’s unilateral secession and advised the government to launch official procedures to establish diplomatic relations with Pristina.

The Serb members of the Kosovo police, who defy the authorities of Pristina are paid by Serbia’s police or MUP or Serbian Ministry of the Interior, wrote an Albanian language newspaper in Pristina yesterday.