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Davutoglu: Vucic's visit to Sarajevo - visionary step
BELGRADE - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s decision to go on his first official visit to Sarajevo had been a visionary step, announcing that a trilateral process between Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) would be resumed soon.
Turkey hosts Balkan youth to boost interaction
Turkey hosts Balkan youth to boost interaction
A new initiative would tell Turkey's story to future leaders of Balkan countries.
Thirty-seven young people from across the Balkans gathered in Turkey last month to participate in a youth conference in order to boost interaction between Turkey and the Balkan countries.
Bosnia’s Investigative Agency Chief Indicted Over Protests
The state prosecutor’s office confirmed to Balkan Insight on Friday that an indictment had been issued against Zubac, who is charged with failure to react properly and send special police forces to curb the unrest in February, when many state institutions, including the presidency, were set on fire.
Bosnia Bows to EU Money-Laundering Pressure
The Bosnian parliament's House of Peoples adopted an anti-money laundering law on June 6, bowing to European Union pressure to do so.
But the necessary changes to the country's criminal law have still not won the support of Serbian MPs, who say the matter should be left to the country's two entities.
Youth Sport Games in Serbia from July 13 to 27
BELGRADE - Youth Sport Games, which bring together pupils and high-school students, will be held in Serbia from July 13 to 27 for the first time, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said on Friday.
At the promotion of the project, Vucic added that the initiative for their holding had been launched by Miodrag Rakic, the late chief of staff of the former Serbian president Boris Tadic.
Armed forces of Balkan states continue to cooperate closely
SARAJEVO - The armed forces of the Balkan states will continue to cooperate closely within the B-9 forum with a view to strengthening regional security, but also assisting each other in the crisis situations caused by natural disasters, their chiefs of the general staff concluded in a meeting in Sarajevo.
"Regional force" to deal with natural disasters proposed
"Regional force" to deal with natural disasters proposed
SARAJEVO -- A joint regional force for natural and other disasters is one of the topics discussed at the 8th Conference of the Chiefs of Staff Forum of Balkan countries.
This is according to Serbian Army Chief-of-Staff Gen. Ljubiša Diković, who spoke on Wednesday.
Dikovic urges forming regional force for natural disasters
SARAJEVO - General Ljubisa Dikovic, the Serbian Armed Forces chief of general staff, said that forming a joint regional force for responding to natural and other disasters is one of the topics discussed at Wednesday's 8th conference of the forum of Balkan military chiefs of general staff in Sarajevo.
Bosnian Serb Chief Blocks Money Laundering Laws
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has told Serbian delegates to the Bosnian Parliament not to vote to adopt laws on money laundering and financing terrorism, as he believes the issue should be come under the jurisdiction of Bosnia's entities.
Montenegro to Build Homes for Kosovo Refugees
After spending more than a decade in substandard collective centres, thousands of refugees in Montenegro are to get improved accommodation over the next three years.
The Montenegrin government, with foreign donor support, has launched a programme for re-housing displaced persons, which envisages the construction of at least 900 housing units.
Warning Issued Over Bosnia Money-Laundering Risks
The Council of Europe's expert committee on money-laundering issues, Moneyval, warned on Sunday that financial institutions should take precautions when conducting financial transactions with Bosnia.