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Serbia should request rights for its minority in Albania

BELGRADE - Serbia is entitled to request rights for its minority in Albania, as the Albanian minority in Serbia has absolutely all the rights, in line with top European and world standards, Aleksandar Cotric, a member of the Serbian parliament's committee on the diaspora and Serbs in the region, said on Friday.

"Serb minority in Albania denied rights"

BELGRADE -- Serbia has the full moral right to demand for its minority in Albania the same that it provides for the Albanian minority in Serbia, says an MP.

Kosovo Wins Right to Compete in Olympics

Athletes from Kosovo are celebrating the IOC decision to grant Kosovo full membership, which means they will be fielding their own national team for the Brazil Olympics.

The decision was reached at the 127th session of the IOC held in Monaco and follows an earlier decision in October by the IOC to grant Kosovo provisional recognition.

Albania and NATO enhance military co-operation

Cotric: Albania has no law to regulate status of Serbs

BELGRADE - Albania does not have a law on national minorities and this is why Serbs and other minorities in the country are not recognised as a national minority, Aleksandar Cotric of the Serbian parliament Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region said on Friday.

Russian envoy: Ethnic strife persists in Kosovo

NEW YORK -- Violence against Serbs in Kosovo and desecration of Orthodox monasteries "are a clear evidence of persisting ethnic strife in the Kosovo Albanian society."

Summit of China, Central and Eastern Europe in Belgrade

BELGRADE - High-ranking officials of Serbia, China and 15 more countries will be brought together in Belgrade on December 16-17 for the third summit of leaders of Central and Eastern European countries and China.

An economic forum of the participating countries will be held on the sidelines of the summit, reads a statement on the Serbian government's website.

Albania, Serbia extend co-operation despite diplomatic skirmish

"Change of government could lead to hell"

BELGRADE -- Commenting on a European parliament resolution on Vojislav Šešelj, Tomislav Nikolić said the EP allowed Croatia to "instrumentalize it for election purposes."

Opening of Cold War Bunker Divides Albanians

The bunker, which is located on the outskirts of Tirana, was opened for the first time to the public on Saturday, complete with memorabilia from Albania's former Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha.

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Mihajlovic: Serbia is stable partner

VIENNA - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said in Vienna on Monday that Serbia is a stable partner and wishes to have an even more active role in the future, especially in energy, infrastructure and transport interconnections.