BELGARDE

BELGARDE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic held separate meetings with the ambassadors of Egypt and China, Menha Mahrous Bakhoum and Li Manchang on Thursday, reads a statement issued by the Serbian president's office.

BELGARDE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) said for Thursday's edition of Belgrade daily Politika that the trials in KiM will be conducted in line with the regulations passed by the Kosovo parliament.

BELGARDE - Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic has conferred with Croatian Ambassador to Serbia Goran Markotic on the bilateral cooperation and possibilities for its promotion, particularly in the area of water management.

BELGARDE - Jadranka Joksimovic, minister without portfolio in charge of the EU integration, conferred on Friday with Latvian Non-Resident Ambassador in Athens Ivars Pundurs on Serbia's EU integration process on Friday.

Latvia advocates the EU enlargement process and supports Serbia on its EU pathway, Pundurs said, reads a release by the Serbian government's press office.

BELGARDE - The deadline for the submittal of annual financial statements for 2013 will expire on Tuesday, and a total of 97 political parties and 90 groups of citizens are due to submit the reports, Tanjug was told at the Anti-Corruption Agency on Monday.