Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with Georgian PM Irakli Kobahidze about all challenges facing Serbia in the regional and international arenas, matters of significance for Serbia-Georgia relations as well as further development of political and economic relations and introducing direct flights between Belgrade and Tbilisi.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen on Friday, noting that her visit to Belgrade came at an important time and was greatly contributing not only to dynamic and versatile political dialogue at high and the top level, but also to a new era of US-Serbia relations in the past decade.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening the period to come would be difficult for Serbia and that there would be no further postponements of a UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution as the issue was causing a "great deal of nervousness".

KOTOR - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien in Kotor, Montenegro, on Thursday to discuss the current regional and geopolitical situations, progress in the Western Balkans' EU accession process and opportunities for further strengthening of relations and expanding Serbia-EU cooperation.

BELGRADE - Trade with Turkey is growing steadily and it reached 2.3 bln euros last year, making the country Serbia's eight-largest trade partner, Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said at a Balkan economic summit on Thursday.

That is additional motivation for Serbian companies to boost exports to the 80-million-consumer market, Momirovic said.

The six Western Balkan countries brought together by the European Union met in Montenegro's Adriatic resort of Kotor on Thursday to see how to speed up reforms, create their own single market and ultimately join the bloc.

A man has been apprehended in Serbia after allegedly making threats against President Aleksandar Vucic, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic, as reported by local media and BTA.

BELGRADE - In its Spring 2024 economic forecast for EU member states and membership candidates, released on Wednesday, the European Commission has revised upwards its growth projection for Serbia to 3.5 pct for this year and 4.3 pct for 2025.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he was shocked by the attempt to assassinate Slovakian PM Robert Fico.

"I am shocked by the attempted assassination of Robert Fico, a great friend to me and to Serbia. Dear friend, I pray for you and for your health," Vucic wrote in a post on his predsednikrs account on the social media network X.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Belgrade Kamil Hasiyev on Wednesday.

Vucevic said Azerbaijan's principled position on Serbia's territorial integrity and sovereignty when it comes to the Kosovo-Metohija issue was extremely important to Belgrade, the Serbian government said in a statement.