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Renewed campaign against army not to shake citizens' trust
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Chief of the General Staff General Ljubisa Dikovic conferred in Belgrade on Friday on the readiness and modernization of the Serbian Armed Forces (VS), noting that the campaign against the VS will not manage to shake the trust it enjoys with the citizens.
GDP dropped in fourth quarter of 2014 by 1.6 percent
BELGRADE - The real year-on-year drop in Serbia's GDP in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 1.6 percent, the national statistical office has stated.
Embassy of Qatar to open in February
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic, who is also the minister of trade, tourism and telecommunications, and Qatar's Charge d'Affaires Ahmed Al Missned Al-Mohannadi discussed the promotion of bilateral relations and announced that the Embassy of Qatar will open in Serbia in February.
Dacic: Attack on Gen. Dikovic aimed at weakening VS, gov't
BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Friday that political stability was one of the basic conditions for Serbia's progress and any attempt at damaging the reputation and credibility of the Serbian Armed Forces (VS) was an act against the prosperity of the country.
Female entrepreneurs break down prejudice
BELGRADE - The meeting on cooperation between female entrepreneurs from central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) began in Belgrade on Friday with the aim to encourage business cooperation and break down prejudice, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic and Director of the Serbian government for KiM Marko Djuric said.
Vucic, Kurz believe successful cooperation will continue
VIENNA - At a reception held by Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz in his honor, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic voiced belief that the close and successful cooperation between the two countries will continue.
The largest bilateral reception held in Vienna so far was attended by Austrian officials and more than 700 members of the Serbian diaspora.
PM sees "campaign" against Serbian Army
PM sees "campaign" against Serbian Army
BELGRADE -- There is an ongoing a campaign against the army, while "a part of the political public and some politicians are trying to destroy all that is good in Serbia."
This was Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's reactions to an NGO's accusations on Thursday against army chief Ljubisa Dikovic.