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Stefanovic meets with Swedish ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic met with Swedish Ambassador to Serbia Christer Asp on Thursday to discuss joint projects between Serbia and Sweden and Sweden's support for Serbia's European integration process in the field of internal affairs.
"Visit to be planned in coordination with Belgrade"
"Visit to be planned in coordination with Belgrade"
BELGRADE -- Albania's Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said on Thursday that the program of Edi Rama's visit would be drawn up in coordination with the Serbian authorities.
This will be done "with mutual respect, trust and by taking advantage of the best practices out there," he said.
Rama's visit will be planned in coordination with Belgrade
BELGRADE - Albania's Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said on Thursday that the programme of Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Serbia would be drawn up in coordination with the Serbian authorities, with mutual respect, trust and by taking advantage of the best practices out there.
Police interrogate suspects for attack on Telep cake shop
NOVI SAD - Six Novi Sad minors aged 17 were interrogated in the local police station on suspicion that they broke the window shop by throwing stones at the Telep cake shop in Novi Sad, northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, the Novi Sad Police Department released on Thursday.
IOC grants "provisional recognition to Kosovo Committee"
IOC grants "provisional recognition to Kosovo Committee"
MONTREUX, BELGRADE -- The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted provisional recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee on Wednesday.
IOC grants provisional recognition to Kosovo
MONTREUX - The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted provisional recognition to Kosovo late on Wednesday, clearing the way for the unilaterally declared republic to take part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 as an independent state.
Regional ministerial conference in Belgrade on Thursday
BELGRADE - An informal meeting of foreign and finance ministers of Western Balkan countries, dedicated to economic management and cooperation, will take place in Belgrade on Thursday, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Regional ministerial conference kicks off in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Oct 23 (Tanjug) - An informal meeting of foreign and finance ministers of Western Balkan countries on economic management and ties started in Belgrade on Thursday.
President of Hellenic Parliament to visit Belgrade
BELGRADE - Hellenic Parlaiment Speaker Vangelis Meimarakis will visit Belgrade on Thursday to attend a ceremony marking the completion of an EU Twinning project between the Serbian and the Greek parliaments, dubbed ‘Strengthening the capacity of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in the process of European integration'.
Obradovic, Jolevski urge experience-sharing, cooperation
BELGRADE - The chairperson of the Serbian parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior Affairs Marija Obradovic said during a meeting with Macedonian Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski that it is important for regional countries to act together in order to be able to respond to the challenges of protecting local population.
Stevanovic: Serbia region's best place for investments
BELGRADE - At this time, Serbia is the region's best place for investments, state secretary at the Ministry of Economy Dragan Stevanovic said during a meeting with a delegation of the Hungarian-Serbian Business Council on possibilities and directions of economic cooperation.
Albanian PM wants Serbia "to recognize Kosovo"
Albanian PM wants Serbia "to recognize Kosovo"
TIRANA -- "The sooner Serbia formally recognizes that Kosovo will never again be its part, the better for Serbia and the region," says Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
In an interview for the AP, he added that he "firmly felt and believed" that "they have already recognized it without saying so."
Foreign minister meets new French ambassador
Foreign minister meets new French ambassador
BELGRADE -- Serbia's Deputy PM Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić met on Wednesday with France's new Ambassador to Serbia Christine Moro.
They discussed "relations between the two nations, Serbia's EU integration and French investments," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Belgrade hosts informal regional conference
Belgrade hosts informal regional conference
BELGRADE -- An informal meeting of foreign and finance ministers of the West Balkan dedicated to economic management and cooperation, is taking place on Thursday.
It was announced by the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Serbia wants agreement with IMF "as soon as possible"
Serbia wants agreement with IMF "as soon as possible"
BELGRADE -- Serbia wants to sign an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as soon as possible, Finance Minister Dušan Vujović said on Wednesday.