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BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic on Thursday ceremonially awarded diplomatic passports to Serbian Olympic medalists in individual events at the London and Rio Games, making them goodwill ambassadors.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Defense Zoran Djordjevic and his Slovenian counterpart Andreja Katic on Monday noted the significance of further development of military-economic cooperation between the two countries.

BELGRADE - Cooperation with the UN and its specialized agencies and bodies has been of great significance for furthering the reform process, which is especially important for Serbia's progress towards EU membership, noted Minister of Defense Zoran Djordjevic at a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Serbia Irena Vojackova Sollorano.

BELGRADE - Thousands of Macedonians took to the streets to participate in a peaceful antigovernment protest, RFE/RL reports.

The demonstration in the capital, Skopje, on October 11 was organized by the main opposition party, the Social Democrats.

Some 15,000 people marched through the streets of Skopje on Tuesday, led by the opposition Social Democrats in alliance with the Association of WWII Veterans and other NGOs and prominent activists.

The parliamentary defense and security committee of Macedonia has proposed an extension of the state of emergency over the increased number of migrants entering and crossing the country.

The move will allow the continuation of activities performed by the army and security forces with the Interior Ministry by June 30, 2017, according to local media.

Milos and Aleksandar Simovic, who were jailed for involvement in the murder of Serbian PM Zoran Djindjic, refused to testify in the trial of four state security officers for an opposition journalist’s killing.

The latest testimonies confirm the indictment against the perpetrators of the murder of Slavko Curuvija, says Veran Matic

Milorad Ulemek, alias Legija, the former special police commander convicted of PM Zoran Djindjic’s assassination, made his first appearance as a witness in the trial of four state security officers for an opposition journalist’s murder.

The fact that Macedonia is one of the few countries in Europe to have incarcerated a journalist - not for the first time - speaks volumes about the state of media freedom there, Ricardo Gutierrez says.