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Serbian Leader Plans Historic Visit to Albania

Serbia's Prime Minister says he intends to visit Albania to improve regional relations, frayed by the recent violence in Kumanovo, Macedonia.

"For each of our countries it is important to invest in peace and stability in the region, so that what happened in Kumanovo does not happen again," Vucic said in Sarajevo, where he is participating in a business forum.

Serbian Officials Row Over President's Diverted Plane

Oliver Antic, the advisor to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, has rejected claims made in an official report that the plane due to take Nikolic to Rome on April 17 had to return to Belgrade because "coffee was spilled in the cockpit".

Antic on Wednesday instead laid the blame for the incident on Zorana Mihajlovic, the Serbian Transport Minister.

"EU should openly say what it wants from us"

"EU should openly say what it wants from us"

BELGRADE -- The European Union is "not yet sure what to do with itself, or what it would do with us," Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has been quoted as saying.

In an interview for the Belgrade-based newspaper Danas, he stated that the EU should "clearly say what it wants from Serbia."

EU's Mogherini Tells Serbia to Hasten Reforms

On her first visit to Serbia on Friday, Mogherini said Serbia needed to accelerate internal reforms without delay before starting accession talks with the European Union on eventual membership.

"My message will be clear - Serbia is firmly on its path towards the EU, but it faces the reforms that should be urgently implemented and resolved," she said.

Belgrade Cultural Director Axed For Criticism

Zaric was kicked out of her office on Friday following a phone call from the Cultural Secretariat, which is in charge of the Centre, telling her that a new acting head was being appointed.

According to Zaric and her colleagues, the decision breaches the Statute of the Cultural Centre, as she was not given a proper deadline to prepare for the handover.

Russian Cuts to Gas Supply Worry Serbia

Serbian leaders on Friday confirmed reports that Russia was about to reduce the amount of gas it delivers to Serbia - but said gas supplies generally would not be affected.

The daily newspaper Danas reported on Friday that Russia was cutting gas deliveries to Serbia by 28 per cent as a result of oustanding debts believed to total 200 million US dollars.

Serbia Ready to Plug Ambassadorial Holes

Serbia's Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, said that Serbia is about to appoint 20 new ambassadors, including to US and China, in the next four months.

The initial plan was to appoint ten new ambassadors to posts in July. However, Dacic told the daily newspaper Danas on August 8 that there had been a delay after the ministry realised the number needed to be doubled.

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