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ZAGREB - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Friday in Zagreb dialogue on equal grounds and with mutual respect was the path to a resolution of open issues between Serbia and Croatia.

At a Christmas reception hosted by the Serb National Council, Dacic said his message was that the two countries should try to find a common interest even when they did not think alike.

ZAGREB - The president of Croatia's Serb National Council, Milorad Pupovac, who is also the leader of the Independent Democratic Serb Party, signed with Serbian Human Rights Minister Tomislav Zigmanov, who is also the leader of the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina, a declaration on cooperation between Serbs in Croatia and Croats in Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic confirmed he and Human Rights Minister Tomislav Zigmanov would attend a Christmas reception to be hosted by the Serb National Council in Zagreb on Friday.

Croatian government representatives are also expected to attend.

As of today, Croatia has become the 20th member of the Eurozone and the 27th member of the Schengen area. More than 70 border points with Slovenia and Hungary and 12 - along the sea border are being removed. On this occasion, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected in Zagreb.

Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia's use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin's talk of a possible "dirty bomb" attack added another worrying dimension as the war enters its ninth month.

The Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) will delight film lovers for the 33rd time between 9 and 20 November, this time with 90 feature-length and some 30 short films.

A 21-year-old Turkish rower has gained six medals at international platforms in the last five years, including the world championship.

Elis Özbay finally won the gold medal by surpassing his Greek opponent by seven seconds at the European Championship held in September.

At the insistence of Croatia, led by the Prime Minister of that country, Andrej Plenkovi, the new package of sanctions will also include Serbia, because it will no longer be able to import Russian oil through Janaf.

Political scientist from Bosnia-Herzegovina Jasmin Mujanovi warned the public "about the ploy that are being prepared for that country by Zagreb, Belgrade, but also by some members of the EU and NATO".

Ljubljana – Soon to be one hundred days into its term, the government’s biggest foreign policy achievement it to have moved the country away from the Visegrad Quarter. In other areas, visible shifts or achievements are nowhere to be seen, Dnevnik comments on Saturday.