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Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird arrives in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird will arrive in Belgrade on Friday at an invitation from his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic, the Serbian Foreign Ministry has stated.

This is the first visit to Serbia by a Canadian foreign minister since 2001.

Dacic and Baird will meet on September 1, the statement says.

Stefanovic: Urgent meeting with EULEX and KFOR

BELGRADE – Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said Friday that he had requested an urgent meeting with representatives of EULEX and KFOR following an attack on police officers in the Ground Safety Zone in the Kursumlija municipality on Thursday.

“I expect that it (the meeting) will take place in Belgrade in the next few days,” Stefanovic said for Belgrade-based TV Pink.

Albania PM Sets October Date For Belgrade Visit

Rama will be visiting Serbia on October 22, "a final date, following the invitation of Prime Minister [Aleksanadar] Vucic,” he said during the summit of Western Balkan countries in Berlin.

Rama said that he had many things to discuss with Vucic, because Tirana and Belgrade had much potential to cooperate and work together.

Vucic expects serious meeting with Rama

BERLIN - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that he expects the meeting with Albania's Prime Minsiter Edi Rama in Belgrade on October 22 to be a discussion on serious topics between responsible people.

This is the first meeting of the two countries' leaders in 68 years, since the meeting between Josip Broz Tito and Enver Hoxha in 1946, he told reporters in Berlin.

Partizan qualifies for Europa League

BAKU - Partizan beat Neftci 2-1 in their second match in Baku on Thursday and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

Skuletic scored the first goal for Partizan in the 24th minute, then Wobay retaliated in the 58th, but Skuletic sealed the victory in the 92nd minute with his second goal.

Partizan won the first match in Belgrade as well, 3-2, bringing the total score up to 5-3.

UNSC meeting on Kosovo to be held in New York on Friday

NEW YORK - A UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting to present UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's regular quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo-Metohija will be held in New York on Friday.

Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will participate in the meeting.

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