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Salsa festival to take place in Belgrade December 5-7
BELGRADE - The 9th International Festival of Salsa and other Caribbean dances under the title Salsa Motion Weekend will be held in Belgrade from December 5 to 7 and it will gather around 1,000 dancers from Serbia and the world.
Serbia, RS basketball federations sign cooperation agreement
BELGRADE - The heads of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS) and the Basketbal Federation of Republika Srpska (KSRS) signed an agreement on cooperation in Belgrade Friday.
"Slava" included on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list
BELGRADE - The Serbian family "slava" has been included on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and is the first Serbian cultural asset to make it to the list, the Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information said in a statement.
FM: Chile and Serbia "traditional friends"
FM: Chile and Serbia "traditional friends"
SANTIAGO DE CHILE -- Chile and Serbia are traditional friends and Serbia will devote a lot of its attention to fostering and rebuilding old friendships, says Ivica Dačić.
Nikolic, But: Many positive changes have happened in Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic and Slovenia's Outgoing Ambassador Franc But have noted on Friday that many positive changes have happened in Serbia in the last two years, and that the two countries maintain excellent bilateral relations.
Chinese prime minister named honorary citizen of Belgrade
BELGRADE - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was made honorary citizen of Belgrade, and the motion was unanimously adopted at the Assembly of the City of Belgrade on Friday.
Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali said that the Chinese prime minister is offering great support to Belgrade's promotion, development and fostering cooperation between Serbian and China.
Chile and Serbia are traditional friends
SANTIAGO DE CHILE - Chile and Serbia are traditional friends and Serbia will devote a lot of its attention to fostering and rebiuilding old friendships, Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minsiter Ivica Dacic said after a meeting with Chile's Foreign Affairs Minister Heraldo Munoz Valenzuela.
Chinese PM declared honorary citizen of Belgrade
Chinese PM declared honorary citizen of Belgrade
BELGRADE -- The Belgrade city assembly on Friday declared Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang a honorary citizen of the Serbian capital.
All parties represented in the assembly supported the motion. Li Keqiang will visit Belgrade in mid-December to attend a South-East Europe-China summit.
Serbia, Macedonia together to penetrate new textile markets
BELGRADE - Serbia and Macedonia should promote the textile industry through closer cooperation and create conditions for joint penetration of the third markets, participants of the business forum discussing the two countries' cooperation in this area have concluded.
Killer of Serbian fan Turkish, Istanbul police chief confirms
Seven suspects have been detained in an investigation into the murder of a Serbian fan who was killed during incidents that erupted on the sidelines of last week's Euroleague Basketball game between Galatasaray and Red Star Belgrade in Istanbul, the city's top police official confirmed Nov. 28.
"Austerity measures won't help economy recover"
"Austerity measures won't help economy recover"
BELGRADE -- International Trade Union Confederation General Secretary Sharan Burrow has warned that genuine social dialogue needs to be established in Serbia.
Lawyers "ask for help from EU institutions"
Lawyers "ask for help from EU institutions"
BELGRADE -- President of the Bar Association of Serbia (AKS) Dragoljub Đorđević said Thursday that lawyers' strike would continue.
He added that the AKS had asked for help from European institutions, but voiced hope that lawyers would have enough energy to resume negotiations with the Serbian government.
Military medical team joins peacekeepers in Africa
Military medical team joins peacekeepers in Africa
BELGRADE -- A contingent of Serbia's military doctors departed for the Central African Republic on Thursday.
They will provide medical assistance to the UN peacekeeping mission within the operation MINUSCA.
Serbian envoy urges speedy probe over the killing of Red Star fan to avoid future negative incidents
Serbian Ambassador to Turkey Danilo Vucetic says a speedy probe into the killing of a young man, Serbian Red Star fan, would be significant for normalizing relations between Serbia and Turkey A speedy investigation into the killing of a Serbian Red Star fan and punishing the perpetrators would be the most important element to normalizing ties between Serbia and Turkey, Serbian Ambassador to Tu
Ljajic: EP resolution - provocation by Croatian MEPs
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and head of the National Council for Cooperation with the ICTY Rasim Ljajic said Thursday that the European Parliament's resolution on leader of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) Vojislav Seselj is a provocation by Croatian MEPs and serves as part of the campaign for Croatia's presidential election scheduled for December 28.