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NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday in New York he had had discussions with representatives of Asian-Pacific UN member states earlier in the day to explain the reasons for Serbia's opposition to a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Srebrenica and that many of the countries had understood the reasons and said positions on the matter should be harmonised.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday Serbia's charge d'affaires in Ljubljana had rejected allegations by the Slovenian foreign ministry about a statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic over which the diplomat had been summoned by the ministry.

BELGRADE - By 2027, Serbia will invest 17.8 bln euros in 323 projects across the country, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali announced on Wednesday.

In an Instagram post, Mali wrote that, contrary to opposition claims, the investments would reach all parts of Serbia and go to infrastructure, energy, science and education projects.

BELGRADE - Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic says all activities related to Project 5000, aimed at boosting SAF special forces, are proceeding as planned and that the project has already produced excellent results.

Mojsilovic told the Politika daily the project had raised the capabilities of the special forces to an all-time high.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday elections for the Belgrade city assembly and the remaining local polls in Serbia would be held simultaneously on June 2, in line with an opposition demand granted thanks to an appeal by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to demonstrate constructiveness so that "work can be continued after the elections."

BRUSSELS - Another round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue will be held in Brussels on Thursday, with Pristina's unilateral decision to ban the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija expected to be the main topic of discussions.

Belgrade's delegation, which includes many experts, will again be headed by the director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija, Petar Petkovic.

BELGRADE - Serbian MP Milovan Drecun said on Wednesday a draft Srebrenica resolution in the UN General Assembly was aimed at portraying the Serbs as a nation of criminals and that Pristina and Sarajevo were in a synchronised campaign to achieve that goal.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.1643 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change from Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, up by 0.1 pct y-o-y and steady relative to the beginning of the year.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic received a courtesy visit from the UAE's newly-appointed ambassador to Belgrade, Ahmed Hatem Barghash Almenhali, on Tuesday.

Cordially welcoming the ambassador, Dacic wished him success during his tenure and a pleasant stay in Serbia.

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with the German MFA's envoy Michael Reiffenstuel on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments concerning Kosovo-Metohija and the position of Serbs in the province.