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Vucic: Serbian, US views differ on Kosovo-Metohija, Srebrenica
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at the weekend Serbia-US bilateral cooperation was improving both economically and politically but that the two countries had differing views on the Kosovo-Metohija issue and a draft Srebrenica resolution in the UN General Assembly.
Dacic: UNSC session opportunity to point out Kosovo-Metohija Serbs' problems
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said Monday's UN Security Council session on the work of UNMIK, the UN mission in Kosovo-Metohija, was another opportunity for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to highlight all fundamental principles advocated by Serbia and point out all problems faced by Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.
Vucic to represent Serbia at UNSC session on Kosovo-Metohija
NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be representing Serbia at Monday's UN Security Council session on UN Secretary General's Antonio Guterres's semi-annual report on the work of UNMIK, the UN mission in Kosovo-Metohija.
The report will be presented by UNMIK chief Caroline Ziadeh.
The session is scheduled for 4 pm CET.
Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities boycott vote on removing ethnic Albanian mayors
Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities on Sunday overwhelmingly boycotted a vote on removing their ethnic Albanian mayors from office following last year's mayoral elections.
Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities vote on removing Albanian mayors from office
Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities are casting their votes Sunday on removing their ethnic Albanian mayors from office following last year's mayoral elections, overwhelmingly boycotted by the Serb minority.
Tabakovic attends IMFC meeting
WASHINGTON - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic, who is also Serbia's Governor to the IMF, attended a meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) on Friday.
The meeting of the IMF advisory body was held in Washington as part of the current IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings.
Mali attends investor meeting in Washington
WASHINGTON - At a Washington investor meeting, Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali spoke with representatives of the top US and international companies and investment funds.
Mali, who is in Washington for the IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings, gave a presentation of Serbia's economic performance and opportunities for investing in the country.
Petkovic: Pristina rewarded for avoiding its commitments
BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with ambassadors and representatives of the Quint member states and the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia on Friday to inform them in detail of Thursday's Brussels meeting of chief negotiators in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, noting that, for 11 years to the day, Pristina had been refusing to est
Vucic: What Bakoyannis did is disgrace, she did not even speak with Belgrade
SJENICA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday Council of Europe (CoE) rapporteur Dora Bakoyannis, who recently recommended that the so-called Kosovo be admitted to the organisation, had not even fulfilled the fundamental obligation to speak with Belgrade before a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session, and noted that what she had done was a "disgrace."
Vucic: Vihor 2024 military exercise successful
SJENICA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he was very pleased with the results of the several-day Vihor (Whirlwind) 2024 joint tactical military exercise and noted that it reflected the way the Serbian army should "look like in the future."
The exercise was conducted at the Pester training range in southwestern Serbia.
Brnabic: Regardless of challenges, Serbia and Srpska must stick together
BANJALUKA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said in Banjaluka on Thursday evening that, regardless of the challenges they faced, Serbia and Republika Srpska must stick together and that, unlike some before them, those who were in power in Serbia now would always stand with Republika Srpska and the Serbs.
Mali: New S&P report may give Serbia investment-grade credit rating
WASHINGTON - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said a new Standard & Poor's report on Serbia, due in October, may give the country investment-grade credit rating as early as this year.
Mali said this after a meeting with the credit rating agency's representatives in Washington, where he is attending the IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings.
Serbian Interior Ministry: Deputy head of Pristina's police in 48-hour custody
BELGRADE - Dejan Jankovic, deputy head of the so-called Kosovo Police, who was on Wednesday detained alongside three other members of Pristina's police force, has been placed in 48-hour custody for necessary checks concerning the security of the Republic of Serbia and establishment of facts, the Serbian Interior Ministry told Tanjug on Thursday.
Vucic, PM of Commonwealth of Dominica discuss development of bilateral ties
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with the PM of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss development of bilateral relations in all areas of mutual interest, economic cooperation and geopolitical and regional affairs.
Brnabic: Belgrade local elections, all remaining local polls to be held June 2
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic announced on Thursday she had decided to accept the demands of opposition parties from the Serbia Against Violence and Hope for Serbia coalitions that all remaining local elections and Belgrade local polls be held on June 2.