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Gojkovic, Veljanoski:Good relations between Belgrade, Skopje

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 17:45

SKOPJE - Serbia and Macedonia have good relations and are willing to continue improving cooperation, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and her Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanoski said on Thursday.

Vucic confirms he'll attend inauguration in Zagreb

Published by B92 on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 17:24

Vucic confirms he'll attend inauguration in Zagreb

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed that he will attend the inauguration of new Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic.

According to him the decision was "difficult to make" and is good neither for him personally nor for his party, the SNS.

Serbia in WC group with Montenegro, Australia and Japan

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 16:26

KAZAN - Serbia's water polo team will compete in Group D with Montenegro, Australia and Japan at the World Championship this year, the draw decided on Thursday.

The remaining groups will gather:

Group A: Croatia, Brazil, Canada and China,

Group B: Greece, the U.S., Italy and Russia,

Group C: South Africa, Hungary, Argentina and Kazakhstan.

President Xi extends best wishes for Statehood Day

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 16:23

BELGARDE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic held separate meetings with the ambassadors of Egypt and China, Menha Mahrous Bakhoum and Li Manchang on Thursday, reads a statement issued by the Serbian president's office.

Bulgaria, Greece agree to speed up work on gas link

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 16:13

SOFIA - Bulgaria and Greece have agreed to take a final investment decision by the end of May to pave the way for a gas pipeline aimed at reducing Sofia's dependence on Russian gas, Bulgaria's energy minister said on Thursday.

Bundesrat backs chapter opening regardless of Kosovo

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 16:04

BERLIN - The Bundesrat, the upper house of Germany's parliament, adopted a conclusion in which it called for prompt adoption of the first chapters in Serbia's EU accession talks, noting that this point should not be conditioned by progress in the search for a solution to the Kosovo issue.

Bosnia abandons sales of ammunition to Ukraine

Published by B92 on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:53

Bosnia abandons sales of ammunition to Ukraine

BELGRADE -- Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday "banned arms and ammunition exports to Ukraine," Reuters has reported.

The agency said this came "following pressure from Bosnian Serbs," while Bosnian authorities said the conflict in Ukraine "should be resolved by peaceful means."

Canada supports Serbian government policy

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:50

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday with Canadian Ambassador to Serbia Phillip Pinnington, who conveyed the support of the Canadian government to the policy of economic, political and regional stability pursued by the government of Serbia.

Vucic at inauguration, stability more important than vanity

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:44

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will attend an inauguration of new Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in the interest of political and regional stability, as he underscored at a press conference.

Vucic said that he made the decision after consultations with President Tomislav Nikolic, so he is travelling to Zagreb with a message of peace and cooperation.

Paunovic, Omerovic talk with Bundestag delegation

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:39

BELGRADE - Director of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic and Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality Meho Omerovic talked on Thursday with a delegation of the German Bundestag about the human and minority rights situation in Serbia, with a special emphasis on the position and problems of the Roma national minority.

Greece, Serbia to strengthen cooperation in tourism

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:25

ATHENS - The issue of the possibility for development of additional cooperation between Greece and Serbia was only one of the topics discussed in Athens by Deputy Minister for Tourism Elena Koundoura and State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Trade, Telecommunications and Tourism Lukrecija Djeri.

Serbian PM Going to Zagreb For Inauguration

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:06

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic confirmed on Thursday that he will attend the inauguration of the new Croatian President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic.

Grabar Kitarovic won the presidential elections in January, narrowly defeating the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, in the second round.

PM says he discussed "gas supplies from U.S."

Published by B92 on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:06

PM says he discussed "gas supplies from U.S."

BELGRADE -- Serbia "must take care of its energy security" and discussing gas supplies with U.S. representatives "does not mean it is turning its back on Russia."

That is what Prime Minister Aleksanadar Vucic told a news conference in Belgrade on Thursday.

Plays from Europe, Asia and Africa at 14th Slavija Festival

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 15:01

BELGRADE - The International Theatre Festival Slavija 2015 will be staged from March 9 to 16 in the Theatre Slavija, theatre founder and director and festival selector Batric Zarkovic said.

Protest over announced pulling down of Orthodox church

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 14:56

BELGRADE - The participants of an international conference titled Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights: Christian Dimension, held in Slovenia, have sent an appeal to Pristina city authorities to abandon a scheduled demolition of the temple of Christ the Savior in downtown Pristina.

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