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BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic received a courtesy visit from the UAE's newly-appointed ambassador to Belgrade, Ahmed Hatem Barghash Almenhali, on Tuesday.

Cordially welcoming the ambassador, Dacic wished him success during his tenure and a pleasant stay in Serbia.

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with the German MFA's envoy Michael Reiffenstuel on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments concerning Kosovo-Metohija and the position of Serbs in the province.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic on Tuesday received a delegation of the Finnish parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, headed by chairman Kimmo Kiljunen.

BELGRADE - Serbian MPs on Tuesday passed amendments to the law on local elections that move the timeframes for calling and holding local elections.

The amendments were carried with 165 votes in favour, 26 votes against and 2 abstentions, while 11 of the 204 MPs in attendance took no part in the vote.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.1661 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change from Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, up by 0.1 pct y-o-y and steady relative to the beginning of the year.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in the UN Security Council on Monday the Serbs had met all the difficult obligations from the Brussels Agreement with Pristina but that, after 11 years, the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities was "not even on the horizon."

BELGRADE - In a discussion with the German MFA's envoy Michael Reiffenstuel in Belgrade, Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said Serbia wanted the sponsors of a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica to withdraw the document to "contribute to reconciliation in the region."

BELGRADE - Serbia's February industrial turnover was up by 11.7 pct relative to the same month of last year, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Relative to the 2023 average, it was down by 0.9 pct.

By sectors, the mining sector registered a 43.5 pct turnover increase y-o-y, while the manufacturing industry turnover rose by 10.7 pct.

BELGRADE - A total 1,797 construction permits were issued in Serbia in February, which was a 0.6 pct increase relative to the same month of 2023.

According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, 80.5 pct of the total permits were issued for buildings, while other structures made up the remaining 19.5 pct.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Monday Serbia held the record for the highest FDI inflows in the region, attracting over 60 pct of all FDI in the Western Balkans.

"We have to keep that up as it means new factories, new jobs and higher salaries and pensions," Mali told the RTS.