Macedonia

During a visit to Skopje on Monday, United States diplomat Robert Bradtke praised Macedonia's role as US ally in the fight against terrorism, and said that the new law, if implemented correctly, would help to deter people from joining armed militant groups.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Monday that the decision to postpone the visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Belgrade is positive, and added that Serbia has the political will to overcome problems.

Visit of Albanian PM postponed for Nov. 10

BELGRADE -- The official visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, scheduled originally for October 22, has been postponed for November 10.

This has been announced by the Serbian government.

BELGRADE - The prime ministers of Serbia and Albania, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama respectively, agreed on Sunday in a telephone conversation that the official visit by the Albanian prime minister to Serbia should be postponed for November 10.

BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, condemned on Sunday the attacks on property of members of the Albanian minority in Serbia that took place over the last few days in several cities in Serbia following the incident at the football match between Serbia and Albania.

BELGRADE - The Diocese of Backa of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has called on all citizens, particularly the Diocese's believers in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, to refrain from any form of violence towards their fellow citizens of Albanian ethnicity and Muslim religion.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic wrote on Twitter that the project of Greater Albania is not only Serbia's nightmare, but also the nightmare of Europe and all mankind, stressing that it must be prevented.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic had a long and friendly telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday in which she expressed support for Serbia's European pathway and reforms that it has to implement on the way.

BELGRADE - Several attacks on bakeries owned by ethnic Albanians occurred in Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina on Wednesday and Thursday.

By Evangelos Venetis*

Events such as the international conference titled “Aspects of Islamic Gardens: Multi-meanings of Paradise,” which was held in Kavala on October 11 and 12, are a major contribution to intercultural dialogue.