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No reaction to insulting prime minister
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Miniter Nebojsa Stefanovic stated on Wednesday that he is shocked by the insults to Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic aired in a live broadcast of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) from a football match between Serbia and Albania on Tuesday evening, and particularly by the lack of reaction from the public broadcaster, NGOs and associations of journalists.
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Gasic: Parade costs will be known
BELGRADE - Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has said that after the military parade, it will be known how much money and for what has been spent and that there is no reason to hide anything.
In an interview published in the Wednesday issue of the Belgrade-based daily Danas, he underscored that this year's budget already envisaged funds for the parade.
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Putin's visit "destined to be success" - ambassador
Putin's visit "destined to be success" - ambassador
BELGRADE -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Serbia on October 16 will be successful, Russia's Ambassador to Belgrade Alesandr Chepurin said on Wednesday.
The visit is destined to be a success, and nothing can prevent that success, except maybe rain during the parade, Chepurin told Tanjug.
Ministers talk about "planned incident", call for tolerance
Ministers talk about "planned incident", call for tolerance
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vulin says the incident during the football match between Serbia and Albania late on Tuesday was "carefully planned and intentionally staged."
"Football should not be used for political messages"
"Football should not be used for political messages"
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has condemned the incident during Tuesday's abandoned Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania,.
According to him, "football should not be used for political messages."
Premeditated political provocation
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said that the incident which took place at the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday was a premeditated political provocation, and added that Serbia bears no responsibility for match abandonment.
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Boskovic: Trade embargo does not affect us
BELGRADE - Serbian Agriculture Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said Wednesday that Serbia is not affected by the trade embargo between Russia, the European Union and the United States, and expressed hope that Serbia will soon obtain the license to export meat cuts to the Russian market again.
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Olsi: I had nothing to do with incident
TIRANA - The brother of the Albanian prime minister Olsy Rama stated on Wednesday that he has nothing to do with the incident which occurred during the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade and added that he was not arrested or detained over the event.
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Football incident could have political ramifications
Football incident could have political ramifications
BELGRADE -- The scandal that resulted in the abandoning of a Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania could have wider implications, the Beta news agency is reporting.
There is now a question mark over the announced visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Kostunica leaves Democratic Party of Serbia
BELGRADE - Vojislav Kostunica, the founder and long-time president of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), has left the party, which he said has relinquished its original principles and the policy of neutrality under its new leadership.
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