All News on Politics in Serbia

Brnabic discusses cooperation at Geneva meetings

GENEVA - On the second day of a visit to Geneva, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with Azerbaijani counterpart Sahiba Gafarova to discuss advancement of cooperation based on bilateral parliamentary cooperation.

Brnabic said Azerbaijan was a country Serbia could always rely on.

Djukanovic: NATO PA associate membership for Pristina scandalous

BELGRADE - The head of Serbia's parliamentary delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Vladimir Djukanovic said on Monday a decision by the body's standing committee to promote the status of the so-called Kosovo assembly from observer to associate member was scandalous and that he believed that, as a result, Serbia should stop participating in the organisation.

Vucic: We will never join NATO

PROKUPLJE - Speaking at a state ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1999 NATO aggression on Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening Pristina had been admitted to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly as associate member.

Serbia Threatens to Leave Council of Europe if Kosovo Joins

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has warned that Serbia could withdraw from the Council of Europe if Kosovo is admitted to the organization, as reported by media outlets in Belgrade.

Djuric: Serbia wants peace in Balkans

WASHINGTON - Serbia abhors the idea of another regional war, Serbian Ambassador to Washington Marko Djuric wrote in a letter published by the Wall Street Journal, noting that maintaining peace and stability in the Balkans was an absolute priority for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the Serbian government.

Vucevic: Global views on 1999 NATO aggression on Serbia changing

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said on Friday that, 25 years after the 1999 NATO aggression, Serbia remembered those events with sadness as well as with respect for its fighters and protectors of the fatherland, and noted that global views on the NATO aggression were increasingly changing.

Dacic: Vital issues for Serbia discussed with Lavrov

MOSCOW - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday his discussions with Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov had addressed vital issues for Serbia, such as energy and natural gas supplies.

Dacic: Serbia-Russia bilateral relations on high level

MOSCOW - Despite numerous challenges, Serbia-Russia bilateral relations are on a high level, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said at the beginning of a meeting with Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday.

The one-hour meeting, which continued behind closed doors, addressed a wide range of bilateral political and economic cooperation.

Brnabic elected new Serbian parliament speaker

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday elected Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader and now-former Serbian PM Ana Brnabic as its new speaker.

One hundred and fifty-three of 158 MPs in attendance voted in favour and five voted against.

Vucevic meets with Bosnia and Herzegovina army chief

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic met with Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces Chief of Joint Staff Maj Gen Gojko Knezevic on Wednesday, the Serbian Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

Vucevic noted that further strengthening of bilateral relations required commitment on both sides.

US State Dept: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on dinar should continue with urgency

WASHINGTON - The US State Department believes the EU-facilitated dialogue is the proper channel for resolving issues related to normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations and that discussions about the Serbian dinar should continue with urgency, says principal deputy spokesperson for the US State Department Vedant Patel.

Vucic congratulates Putin on election win, informs him of situation in Kosovo-Metohija

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Tuesday and presented to him a letter for Vladimir Putin in which he congratulated the Russian president on his re-election and explained the difficult situation Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija are in.

Orlic: New Serbian parliament to have six deputy speakers

BELGRADE - The deputy president of the Head Committee of Serbia's ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Vladimir Orlic said on Thursday consultations between political groups in the new national parliament had been completed successfully and that nine groups that had accepted an invitation to consultations would propose that the parliament have six deputy speakers.

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