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Ivanic: BiH will only join NATO if Serbia does the same
BELGRADE - Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) could join NATO only if and when Serbia joins the military alliance, chairman of the BiH Presidency Mladen Ivanic has said.
Vucic has phone conversation with Poroshenko
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic spoke on the phone Monday with Ukrainian President Peter Poroshenko, stressing that Serbia was doing everything to help resolve any disputes or problems on the territory of Ukraine objectively and impartially.
Ailing Croatian Serb Leader Hadzic Temporarily Freed
The UN-backed war crimes court in The Hague has granted Croatian Serb wartime leader Goran Hadzic, who has cancer, immediate temporary release for treatment in Serbia.
Hague grants Goran Hadzic temporary freedom
Hague grants Goran Hadzic temporary freedom
THE HAGUE -- The Hague Tribunal has accepted the appeal filed by Goran Hadzic and granted him temporary release from custody.
Hadzic is a former political leader of Serbs in Croatia and has been indicted for war crimes committed in that country from 1991 until 1995.
Serbia, Qatar want to improve political, economic relations
DOHA - Serbia and Qatar have a strong interest in improving political relations and strengthening economic ties, Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said at the end of a visit to Doha on Monday.
Dacic spoke with Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah.
Serbia "in principle" interested in joining Turkish Stream
Serbia "in principle" interested in joining Turkish Stream
MOSCOW -- Serbia is interested in joining the Turkish Stream project, Serbian Ambassador to Russia Slavenko Terzic has said.
The planned pipeline would ship Russian natural gas to Turkey via the Black Sea and would represent a supply channel for consumers in Southeast Europe.
Albanian group claims responsibility for attack on govt. HQ
Albanian group claims responsibility for attack on govt. HQ
A group calling itself the National Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for Saturday's explosion in front of the Macedonian government HQ in Skopje.
This has been reported by the Albanian language, Pristina-based daily Koha Ditore.
Volleyball-Vojvodina wins Challenge Cup
LISBON - Vojvodina volleyball club won the first European club trophy for Serbia after claiming two sets inb the second leg of the 2015 Challenge Cup final, which it lost to Benfica 3-2 (24-26, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-10) in Lisbon on Sunday.
"Serbia has two capitals - Belgrade and Kosovo"
"Serbia has two capitals - Belgrade and Kosovo"
GRACANICA -- Marko Djuric was in Gracanica on Monday where he said that Serbia has "two capitals" - one in Belgrade, the other being "the Serb Kosovo and Metohija."
"EU should openly say what it wants from us"
"EU should openly say what it wants from us"
BELGRADE -- The European Union is "not yet sure what to do with itself, or what it would do with us," Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has been quoted as saying.
In an interview for the Belgrade-based newspaper Danas, he stated that the EU should "clearly say what it wants from Serbia."
"Bosnia can join NATO only if Serbia does"
"Bosnia can join NATO only if Serbia does"
BELGRADE -- Chairman of Bosnian Presidency Mladen Ivanic has said thar Bosnia-Herzegovina could join NATO "only if, and when," Serbia does as well.
"Holy Fire" taken to monasteries in Kosovo
"Holy Fire" taken to monasteries in Kosovo
BELGRADE -- The Holy Fire, which arrived in Belgrade ahead of Orthodox Easter Sunday from Jerusalem, was on Monday taken to Kosovo and Metohija.
The fire, which believers consider to be a miracle, will be taken to the Serb Orthodox Church (SPC) monasteries in Gracanica and Decani, and then the Pec Patriarchate.
EP official on Rama's statement, Russia
EP official on Rama's statement, Russia
BELGRADE -- EP official Eduard Kukan says that he "got nervous" when he "heard what Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said about the unification of Kosovo and Albania."
Gojkovic: Political, economic stability a goal
BELGRADE - In the first year of their term, the Serbian parliament and the government achieved much, and the goal is to make Serbia a politically and economically stable country over the next three years, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic said on Sunday.
Chepurin: West cannot cause discord between Serbs, Russians
BELGRADE - Serbia's decision to send troops to the Victory Day parade in Moscow shows that dignity is not an empty word for Serbs, and Western pressure - however strong - cannot upset the brotherly relations between Serbia and Russia, says Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin.