During a visit to two villages in the Leposavich municipality on August 5, Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu called on Serbs to participate in local elections, Bulgarian news agency quoted Tanyug agency as saying. Serb participation would contribute to a better future for the republic, Sejdiu was quoted as saying.

PODGORICA Montenegrin FM Milan Roćen has said that his country will appoint an ambassador to Kosovo when both sides agree that the conditions for that have been met.

MOSCOW Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will arrive here for an official visit in October, it was announced in Moscow. The news came after Wednesday’s telephone conversation between Medvedev and his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadić.