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BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will visit New York from September 22 to 26 and atttend the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, a summit on climate and meet with many offficials.

Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki is to receive Thursday a four-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

Russia's tensions with Ukraine could affect energy in the Balkans

Ukraine's loss of gas from Russia is expected to influence energy prices and supplies in the Balkans.

The recent decision by Russia to cut gas exports to Poland reignited concerns about gas supply and prices in southeastern Europe, as well as about tension between Moscow and the West.

Gazprom is planning to pump less gas then usual into Slovakia on Monday, the country's gas supplier Eustream has said.

Projected deliveries are 49.6 million cubic meters for that day, which is 17% short of the usual volume or 21% than the maximum amount for September, Russian agency Interfax has reported.

NATO states are supplying Ukraine with weapons - minister

KIEV -- NATO members have begun to supply weapons to Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Geletey.

Bulgaria was defeated 3:0 by Finland as the team played its last match at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships Poland 2014.

Sunday's loss was the sixth in a row for the Bulgarians, who only managed to beat Mexico, China and Egypt during the world tournament.

LODZ - Serbia lost to Iran 3-1 (27-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18) in a Second Round Group E match at the Volleyball Men's World Championships in Poland on Sunday.

The players coached by Igor Kolakovic reeled to their fourth defeat against three victories at the championships, while the Iranians secured a Third Round spot with five wins and the second place in the group.

Greece said Friday that it is willing to provide non-military backing to the group of countries that is willing to take on the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.

Gas supplies from the Russian Federation to Romania were cut by 5 percent this Friday from the planned amount, with the Russian side offering no motivation, Minister-delegate for Energy Razvan Nicolescu told AGERPRES.

Austria announced Thursday a 15% decrease in deliveries of Russian gas.

It is yet to be established if the reason for the decline was technical, such as a damaged compressor station, or political.

At the same time, sources of Austrian energy group OMV said it had been informed by Russian partners about a supply reduction.