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Ljajic in Riyadh, Saudi delegation visit arranged
BELGRADE/RIYADH - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud agreed in Riyadh on Sunday for a Saudi political and business delegation to pay a visit to Serbia.
Dacic: SPS congress will be congress of changes
BELGRADE - The regular congress of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), to be held on December 14, will not be a congress of conflicts, division and disintegration of the party, but a congress of changes, SPS leader Ivica Dacic said on Sunday.
The goals of the party will remain the same, and we will change so that we would not be replaced, Dacic told Belgrade-based TV Pink.
Vucic: No one can order Serbia to impose sanctions
BELGRADE - No one can order Serbia around, telling it on whom, when and how to impose sanctions, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday at the electoral assembly of the United Serbia (JS), a member of the ruling coalition.
"Membership in military alliances not considered"
"Membership in military alliances not considered"
BELGRADE -- Serbia, as a military neutral country, is developing partnerships in East and West based on mutual respect and interest, says Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić.
Serbia is not considering membership in any military alliance, the Serbian official said during his visit to China.
Serbia does not consider membership in any military alliance
BELGRADE - Serbia, as a military neutral country, is developing partnerships in the East and West, based on mutual respect and interest, and is not considering membership in any military alliance, Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has said in China.
Russian media: EU delivered ultimatum to Belgrade
Russian media: EU delivered ultimatum to Belgrade
MOSCOW -- In the wake of EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn's visit here, the Russian media are reporting about EU's "ultimatum to Serbia to impose sanctions on Russia."
Chinese investors interested in cooperation
BELGRADE - A deleation of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection led by Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic, officials of the Privatisation Agency, PKB corporation and Belgrade city hall met a delegation of the China Development Bank to discuss possible Chinese investments in the Serbian agriculture.
Serbia, Egypt sign plan of military cooperation
BELGRADE - Officials of the Serbian and Egyptian Ministries of Defence signed in Belgrade a plan of military cooperation.
The document was signed during a session of the Serbian-Egyptian Mixed Military Committee, the Serbian Defence Ministry released on its website.
The two sides expressed mutual interest in promotion and intensification of cooperation in the defence area.
United States "fully engaged" in Balkans
United States "fully engaged" in Balkans
WASHINGTON -- U.S. State Department Office for South Central European Affairs Director Thomas Yazdgerdi says his country is "fully engaged in the Balkans."
This especially applies to "resolving the remaining key issues," he said.
EU commissioner: What I heard was promising
EU commissioner: What I heard was promising
BELGRADE -- EU's Johannes Hahn has said that Serbia is on the right track and that he wants to support its efforts to promote its economy and economic development.
Russia, China Slate EU Sanctions Pressure on Serbia
A senior Russian official has accused the EU of putting undue pressure on Serbia to join Western sanctions on Russia, related to the Ukraine crisis.
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Serbia joins NATO codification system for arms, equipment
BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Defence and the NATO Support Agency have signed in Luxemburg the Tier 2 certificate of Serbia's full capability in the NATO codification system for tasks of codifying arms and military equipment.
Public administration minister meets with German delegation
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki has met with a delegation from Germany, led by Christiane Bogemann-Hagedorn of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, to discuss ways to improve cooperation between the two countries.
Pajtic attends PES Presidency session
BELGRADE - Leader of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic participated in the Party of European Socialists (PES) presidency session on Thursday and visited the European Parliament within his two-day stay in Brussels.
According to the DS release, during his Pajtic met with MEPs interested in the situation in Serbia and the country's progress on its EU path.
Djuric:Setting up community of Serb municipalities –priority
BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said on Thursday that the establishment of a community of Serb municipalities is a priority, and that he expects the formation of a provincial government so that Belgrade would get a credible and constructive partner for further dialogue.