Serbia

NOVI SAD - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic called on investors to come to Serbia and announced that they will be granted investment incentives in the next two years only.

BELGRADE - The early parliamentary elections in Serbia may have an impact on major democratic reforms that the authorities have launched, a pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which ended its visit to Belgrade, has stated in a release.

BELGRADE - Indian Ambassador to Serbia Narinder Chauhan held a reception on Friday in view of the Day of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program in honor of successful cooperation between India and Serbia in various fields covered by the program.

BELGRADE - State Secretary at the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) Vladimir Bozovic talked on Friday with Odd Berner Malme, head of the Law Enforcement Department of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Serbia, about a draft memorandum of understanding that should define priorities of cooperation.

BELGRADE - United Serbia (JS) leader Dragan Markovic has said that the Lazarevic case is a proof that no one is untouchable in Serbia, adding that his earlier statement about the opening of this case during the election campaign referred to some previous governments.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met with Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki on Friday and said that the relations between the two countries were excellent and there was nothing that could disturb them.

Selakovic said the government was keen to uncover - and divulge - the broader political context of the assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic. "I am convinced that we [the government] are absolutely ready for it," Selakovic said.

BELGRADE - Over 2,000 events are held in Serbia every year, helping boost tourism and many other sectors, noted participants of a meeting that brought together event professionals at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) on Friday.

Serbia, Macedonia "to cooperate more closely"

BELGRADE -- Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Macedonia Ivan Mrkić and Nikola Poposki agreed on Friday in Belgrade that the two countries "share the same EU prospects."

They announced closer cooperation in the future.

BELGRADE - British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will hold a concert at Belgrade's Kalemegdan Park on June 17, the organizers from the Avalon production.