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Serbia and Croatia should continue on path of peace
BELGRADE - Serbian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Bishop of Zagreb and Ljubljana Porfirije said on Friday Serbia and Croatia should continue on the path of peace, cooperation and harmonisation of interests between the two nations for the good of both sides.
Serbia welcomes UN stance on use of Cyrillic in Croatia
BELGRADE - Serbia welcomes the UN Human Rights Committee's report calling on Croatia to ensure that national minorities can use their own language and script, especially Cyrillic in Vukovar, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Friday.
Dacic: New ambassadors within next month
BELGRADE - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday the diplomatic service would soon be reformed and that ambassadors to countries where Serbia did not hae any would be appointed within a month, adding that it included Croatia and Germany.
FM: Region should build ties based on interests
FM: Region should build ties based on interests
BELGRADE -- Countries in the region should focus on finding common interests in order to overcome recent incidents, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.
President Nikolic condemns the burning of a Croatian flag
President Nikolic condemns the burning of a Croatian flag
Tomislav Nikolic condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a Croatian flag and underscored that the perpetrators will be punished in line with the law.
The Serbian president made this statement in a message sent to his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic on Thursday.
UN calls on Croatia to ensure use of Serbian Cyrillic
UN calls on Croatia to ensure use of Serbian Cyrillic
NEW YORK -- The UN Human Rights Committee has urged Croatia to ensure the right of minorities to use their language and alphabet.
This particularly concerns the use of Serbian Cyrillic in the town of Vukovar.
Croatia Advised to Merge Local Govt on Finnish Model
The European Commission has told Croatia to merge local government units on the Finnish model - and offer financial benefits to all counties, municipalities, towns that agree to pool their resources.
Finland, a country with 5.1 million inhabitants, underwent a similar process in 2005, cutting the number of municipalities from 444 to 320, a reduction of 28 per cent.
Gotovina urged to "say himself he is not Ustasha"
Gotovina urged to "say himself he is not Ustasha"
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vulin has said that he is ready to apologize "if someone tells him he made a mistake," the Beta agency is reporting on Friday.
According to the report, the Serbian minister also announced he "stands by everything he said about the relationship between Serbia and Croatia," and added:
Croatian president criticizes decision to recall ambassador
Croatian president criticizes decision to recall ambassador
ZAGREB -- Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has said that the withdrawal of Croatia's ambassador from Belgrade was "a hasty decision."
President condemns flag-burning incident
President condemns flag-burning incident
BELGRADE -- Tomislav Nikolic condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a Croatian flag and underscored that the perpetrators will be punished in line with the law.
The Serbian president made this statement in a message sent to his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic on Thursday.
Nikolic condemns burning of Croatian flag
BELGRADE - Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic sent a message to Croatia's President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic on Thursday, saying that he condemns in the strongest terms the burning of a Croatian flag and underscoring that the perpetrators will be punished in line with the law.
Pusic: Vucic's statements - step toward easing of tensions
ZAGREB - Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic has said that Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's statements, after Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj set a Croatian flag on fire, are seen as a step toward the easing of tensions.
Vulin and Matic provoked a diplomatic scandal between Serbia and Croatia
Vulin and Matic provoked a diplomatic scandal between Serbia and Croatia
Croatian Minister for Defenders Predrag Matic has advised Serbian Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin "to go get medical treatment."
Matic was commenting on a statement made by Vulin earlier on Wednesday, and explained that his recommendation applied "both to Vojislav Seselj and Vulin."
Croatian ambassador to return to Belgrade "after Easter"
Croatian ambassador to return to Belgrade "after Easter"
BELGRADE -- Croatia's ambassador will return to Belgrade from his consultations in Zagreb "immediately after Easter," it has been announced.
This refers to the Catholic calendar, according to which Easter is marked on April 5. The Croatian foreign minister said on Thursday the ambassador would return on April 7.
DS calls for restraint, Seselj damaging for Serbia
BELGRADE - Head of the Democratic Party (DS) parliamentary group Borislav Stefanovic said Thursday that he supports the prime minister in his stance that Serbian charge d'affaires in Zagreb should not be recalled to Belgrade for consultations.