Serbs mark Battle of Kosovo anniversary

Serbs from Kosovo and Serbia celebrated Vidovdan (St Vitus Day) at the Gracanica monastery on Monday (June 28th), commemorating the anniversary of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo when the Ottoman Empire defeated the Serbian kingdom. Almost a dozen of delegations from Serbia were permitted to enter Kosovo for the celebrations. Serbia’s Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic, Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Konuzin and Serbian Orthodox Church leaders attended the ceremony. Media in Pristina reported that around 1,500 Serbs chanted anti-Albanian, anti-EU and anti-US songs. The event was held amid a heavy police presence.