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Albanian PM's visit "to be good and fruitful"

Albanian PM's visit "to be good and fruitful"

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has said he expects the visit of Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama on November 10 to be "good and fruitful."

Putin left Belgrade disappointed, says U.S. senator

Putin left Belgrade disappointed, says U.S. senator

TIRANA -- U.S. senator Chris Murphy says he left the Western Balkans with a clear intention to push for greater American involvement in a critical moment for the region.

Albanian PM wants to be given key to Belgrade - report

Albanian PM wants to be given key to Belgrade - report

BELGRADE -- Albanian PM Edi Rama has sent a plan of his visit to Serbia according to which he should be given the key to the city of Belgrade.

This is what the daily Politika is reporting on Wednesday.

Defense and Internal Affairs Committee condemns attacks

Defense and Internal Affairs Committee condemns attacks

NOVI SAD -- A Serbian parliament committee met on Tuesday in Novi Sad and condemned the attacks on the property of members of national minorities.

FM praises outgoing EU foreign policy chief

FM praises outgoing EU foreign policy chief

BRUSSELS -- EU's High Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Representative Catherine Ashton "was the only objective mediator in the Western Balkans crises," says Ivica Dačić.

The Serbian foreign minister made the statement on Tuesday after the farewell meeting with Ashton in Brussels.

Defence and Internal Affairs Committee condemns attacks

NOVI SAD - The Serbian parliament condemned on Tuesday the attacks on the property of members of national minorities and called on the government to firmly deal with the individuals who committed the attacks which constitute an incitement to ethnic hatred.

Dacic: Ashton was the only objective mediator

BRUSSELS - High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton was the only objective mediator in the crises in the Western Balkans, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Tuesday after the farewell meeting with Ashton.

KiM Committee meeting on security in province on Oct. 27

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament's Committee on Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) will hold a meeting on the security situation in the southern Serbian province on Monday, October 27, Milovan Drecun, chairman of the body, said Tuesday.

U.S. welcomes joint statement by Vučić and Rama

U.S. welcomes joint statement by Vučić and Rama

BELGRADE -- The U.S. embassy in Belgrade welcomed the willingness of Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to solve problems through dialogue.

United States welcomes joint statement by Vucic and Rama

BELGRADE - The United States Embassy in Belgrade welcomed Tuesday the willingness of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to solve problems through dialogue.

Vucic: Responsible for attacks on bakeries, shops arrested

BELGRADE - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Tuesday that those responsible for the attacks on bakeries and shops that had occurred over the past few days in several towns in Vojvodina had been arrested.

Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo to Sign Border Deal

Montenegro's Interior Ministry told BIRN on Tuesday that an historic agreement on the exact meeting point of the three Balkan states will be signed as soon as the three governments set a precise date.

The agreement, which was proposed by Montenegro, aims at part-resolving a dispute between Montenegro and Kosovo over borders that has lasted since 2011.

UEFA chief on why Serbia and Albania wound up in same group

UEFA chief on why Serbia and Albania wound up in same group

BELGRADE -- UEFA President Michel Platini has said that Serbia and Albania "never went to war, like Armenia and Azerbaijan."

For that reason, the two countries were not separated ahead of the draw for the 2016 European football championship.

Albania Ministry Queried Over VIP Football Tickets

Records of treasury transactions published by Open Data Albania, a Tirana-based watchdog, show Albania's Ministry of Justice paid 36,000 lek (about 250 euros )to the Albanian Football Federation on October 8 for football tickets.

Nearly all attacks against bakeries solved, 11 detained

BELGRADE - Serbian police have solved nearly all attacks against bakeries owned by ethnic Albanians and Gorani that took place in the Vojvodina province in the past few days, detaining 11 suspects, says Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.

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