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PM says his reaction was "appropriate"

PM says his reaction was "appropriate"

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić has said that "Serbia showed true hospitality to (Edi) Rama and reacted to his speech appropriately and proudly."

The prime minister said that the policy of his government was "to talk and solve problems," and that he sees is as "a policy of the future."

Minister: Drone incident "caused by Albanian citizen"

Minister: Drone incident "caused by Albanian citizen"

BELGRADE -- Serbian Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović said late on Monday that the football stadium drone incident on Oct. 14 was caused by "an Albanian citizen."

The incident happened in Belgrade during a Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifier, and the drone carried a map showing "Greater Albania".

Russia airdrops combat vehicles in Serbia as part of drills

Russia airdrops combat vehicles in Serbia as part of drills

Belgrade, Moscow -- The Russian military on Sunday airdropped two infantry combat vehicles in Serbia as part of joint anti-terrorist drills, dubbed SREM-2014.

President says he refused to meet with Rama

President says he refused to meet with Rama

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić's office said late on Monday that he had refused to receive visiting Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

The reason is that "provocations were to be expected from him," a statement said.

Albanian PM denies expansionist ambitions

Albanian PM denies expansionist ambitions

BELGRADE -- "Our project is a Greater Europe with Serbia and Albania. A Greater Albania is an obsolete myth that has nothing to do with us," Albanian PM Edi Rama has said.

Serbia marks Armistice Day

Serbia marks Armistice Day

BELGRADE -- A ceremonial artillery salute was fired from the Sava terrace of the Belgrade Fortress on Monday, commemorating World War I Armistice Day, November 11.

Members of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a 10-volley salute from six artillery weapons.

Deliveries of Russian gas back to normal

Deliveries of Russian gas back to normal

BELGRADE -- Russian gas deliveries have completely normalized after the recent phone call between Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

This was announced by Serbian Energy Minister Aleksandar Antić.

Serbia marks World War I Armistice Day

BELGRADE - Serbia marks the World War I Armistice Day as its national holiday on Tuesday. The day commemorates Germany's capitulation that led to the cessation of WWI hostilities. The capitulation was signed in a railway carriage in Compiegne, France, on November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m.

Rama takes part in roundtable on Albania-Serbia cooperation

BELGRADE - The Belgrade-based NGO Forum for Ethnic Relations organized a roundtable on Serbia-Albania cooperation on Monday evening, with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama as a guest.

Dusan Janjic, director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations, said during the discussion that "the ghosts of the past should not trip the living up on their road to the future."

Ceremonial artillery salute marks WWI Armistice Day

BELGRADE - A ceremonial artillery salute was fired from the Sava terrace of the Belgrade Fortress on Monday, commemorating the World War I Armistice Day, November 11.

Members of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a 10-volley salute from six artillery weapons.

Simic: Rama did not resist nationalist impulse

BELGRADE - Monday's meeting between the Serbian and Albanian prime ministers, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama respectively, is a missed opportunity for improving the relations between the two countries, as the Albanian prime minister evidently did not resist the nationalist impulse, political analyst Predrag Simic noted.

Serbia's gas supply normalised

BELGRADE - The supplies of Russian gas to Serbia have completely normalised after the recent phone call between Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Serbian Energy Minister Aleksandar Antic said.

Djuric: Presumptuous provocation and abuse of hospitality

BELGRADE - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama abused Serbian hospitality by the presumptuous provocation in Belgrade on Monday in the wish to humiliate Serbia, but he failed, Director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said.

Protest in Kosovska Mitrovica over Rama's provocation

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The Serbs in northern Kosovska Mitrovica protested on Monday afternoon over the political provocation by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama who stated in Belgrade earlier in the day that Serbia should recognize Kosovo's independence.

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