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Rama to pay official visit to Serbia

BELGRADE - Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama will arrive and meet with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade Monday.

Vucic will greet his colleague from Albania in front of the Palace of Serbia, where the two prime ministers will also hold their talks.

Rama pays official visit to Serbia

BELGRADE - Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama will arrive and meet with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade Monday.

Vucic will greet his colleague from Albania in front of the Palace of Serbia, where the two prime ministers will also hold their talks.

Albanian prime minister visits Belgrade

BELGRADE -- On Monday Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is visiting Belgrade, which is a historic event in the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The last visit by a head of the Albanian state to Belgrade was recorded in 1946 when Enver Hoxha met with Josip Broz Tito.

Albania PM to Pay Historic Visit to Serbia

Diplomatic sources told BIRN that Rama will hold a meeting on Monday morning with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksander Vucic, followed by a joint press conference.

The Albanian leader will also take part on Monday in a business forum. It is unclear whether a meeting with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will be held on the sidelines.

Krasen Kralev - Sports Minister (GERB)

Krasen Kralev is Minister of Sports in the coalition cabinet of GERB party and the Reformist Bloc (RB) led by Boyko Borisov.

He was elected member of Bulgaria's Parliament in October 5 early elections running on GERB ticket.

Interpol warrant for 95 people

BELGRADE - Seputy Prosecutor for War Crimes Dragoljub Stankovic said on Wednesday that the investigation concerning 14 cases against members of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) suspected of committing war crimes had been completed, and that Interpol arrest warrants had been issued on 95 people, but that the authorities in Pristina were doing nothing regarding their extradition.

Albania Plans to Hike Taxes to Curb Deficit

Albanians face higher taxes next year as Edi Rama's centre-left government struggles to cut the budget deficit and meet the terms imposed by international lenders.

The package of tax changes presented this week in parliament shows higher duties on tobacco and petroleum products. Income tax rate will rise from 10 to 15 per cent.

Serbia and Albania "shouldn't have been in same group"

MOSCOW -- Serbia and Albania should not have been drawn to play in the same UEFA qualifying group, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has told RT.com.

Albania MP Quits Over Son's Role in Shoot-out

Luiza Xhuvani resigned from Albania's parliament on Tuesday evening following the arrest of her son in connection with the killing of four people in a Tirana nightclub shoot-out.

"He is my son. Those who are parents will understand me. I feel the pain of the families of these four lost lives. I give my resignation as MP," Xhuvani, a well known actress, said.

Blatter: Serbia, Albania should not have been in same group

MOSCOW - Serbia and Albania should not have been drawn to play in the same qualifying group, Joseph Sepp Blatter, the president of world football's governing body FIFA, has said in an interview with Russia Today, indirectly blaming UEFA for the incidents during the match between the two national teams.

Regional governments urged to give up territory

PODGORICA -- Albanian historian Koco Danaj has sent a letter to the governments of Montenegro, Serbia, Greece and Macedonia demanding they give up parts of their territory.

These countries should do so, he argues, for the sake of "unification of all Albanians".