Serbia

BELGRADE - In terms of defence and security, the goal of the new Serbian government will be to strengthen the defence industry, boost the development of the Serbian Armed Forces and improve the living standards of professional soldiers, PM Designate Milos Vucevic said in the parliament on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday the new government would immediately face serious and far-reaching foreign policy challenges, and added that defence of Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity - the fight for Kosovo-Metohija - would be the biggest challenge in the coming period.

BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic announced on Wednesday his government's foreign policy would be based on defence of Serbian national interests, including defending the country's territorial integrity and preserving all of its development potentials.

BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday his government would, for the most part, be one of continuity.

Presenting his programme at a special parliament session, Vucevic said that, following fiscal consolidation, Serbia had embarked in 2014 on a stage of development that was unparalleled in its recent history.

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BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday the situation regarding the so-called Kosovo's potential admission to the Council of Europe (CoE) was uncertain but that Germany was in a "brutal campaign" for Pristina's membership in the organisation.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic said on Tuesday that, thanks to Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Xi Jinping, Serbia and China had built a steely friendship based on which they were developing new prospects for the relations between the two countries and the two peoples.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on a six-day tour of Europe amidst escalating trade tensions with the European Union and concerns over China's support for Russia. The trip, Xi's first to the continent since 2019, includes visits to France, Serbia, and Hungary.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic hosted a lunch for ambassadors of Asian states on Tuesday to inform them of the challenges facing Serbia.

BEIJING - Serbia is China's first comprehensive strategic partner in Central and Eastern Europe and the two countries maintain an iron-clad friendship, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Serbia on May 7-8.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Designate Milos Vucevic, who will present his programme to MPs on Wednesday, announced Maja Gojkovic had been given the mandate to form the new government of Serbia's Vojvodina province.

Vucevic was speaking to reporters after a session of the presidency of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party.