Belgrade

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has sent 105 t of aid to the quake-hit population of Syria.

The aid shipment, worth around 1 mln euros, consists of medicines, medical equipment and supplies, food, tents, power generators, blankets, toiletries and other supplies needed by the population, the government said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak on Monday to discuss an EU proposal for solving the Kosovo-Metohija issue, establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities and other necessary steps aimed at normalisation of the relations between Serbs and Albanians.

BELGRADE - After a meeting with the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak, Serbian President Aleksandar said on Monday the discussion had been difficult and substantial and would be continued in the evening and on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Former Serbia football international Nemanja Vidic announced on Monday he had withdrawn his candidacy for Football Association of Serbia (FSS) president.

It is recalled that last week in Pristina, Lajk spoke with the Prime Minister of Kosovo and that the conversation took place without any progress towards the establishment of the Community of Serbian Municipalities.

BELGRADE - Air Serbia launched new scheduled flight service between Belgrade and Budapest early on Monday.

"The Serbian national airline will be operating flights to the capital of Hungary up to 17 times a week during the forthcoming summer season," Air Serbia announced in a statement.

Kosovo's Justice Minister Albulena Haxhiu said on Sunday that she has written to her Serbian counterpart Maja Popovic asking for Nezir Mehmetaj and Petrit Dula, who have both been charged with war crimes by Serbia, to be sent back to Kosovo, despite the lack of legal cooperation between the two countries.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday a future VGP industrial park in Dobanovci, suburban Belgrade, would boost Serbia's overall logistics and industrial capacities as well as its competitiveness in the region and help it attract more investors.

Vucic was speaking at a ceremony that marked the start of works to build the 1 million-plus sq m VGP Park Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Chen Bo on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and the work on joint projects.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would meet with EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak on Monday and Tuesday and speak in more detail about his views on the Kosovo-Metohija situation on Wednesday or Thursday, before a trip to Ohrid, North Macedonia.