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Plenty more work on tolerance in society needed

BELGRADE - A meeting of the European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET), which is an organisation of 41 institutions from 30 countries in Europe, started in Belgrade on Thursday.

Commissioner for Protection of Equality Nevena Petrusic said Serbia had done a lot, but that more work was needed to turn it into a democratic, open and tolerant society.

Serbia, Russia to represent Europe at FIVB World Cup

BELGRADE - Serbian women's volleyball team will play at the FIVB World Cup for the third time in its history, the national volleyball federation released on Thursday.

Montenegrin and Albanian Pupils Clash at School

At least six pupils were injured after a mass brawl erupted on Wednesday between the Albanian and Montenegrin pupils at an ethnically-mixed high school in Tuzi, a suburb of the Montenegrin capital.

The violence, which involved several dozen pupils, broke out after a few Albanian pupils came to school dressed in red T-shirts with Albanian symbols.

Vladimir Putin arrives in Belgrade

Vladimir Putin arrives in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Serbia. His Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolić welcomed him at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla International airport.

Nikolic and Putin pay homage to fallen soldiers

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Russian President Vladimir Putin paid homage to soldiers fallen for the liberation of Belgrade in World War II on Thursday.

They laid wreaths at the Cemetery of the Liberators of Belgrade and the Monument to the Red Army in Belgrade following the playing of Serbia's and Russia's national anthems and signed the cemetery's guest book.

Drecun: Purpose of Albanian PM's visit called into question

BELGRADE - The chairman of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun said on Thursday that the purpose of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's visit to Belgrade, slated for October 22, has been called into question.

Incidents in Serbia and abroad after stadium provocation

Incidents in Serbia and abroad after stadium provocation

BELGRADE -- Unknown persons late last night used a Molotov cocktail to torch a bakery owned by Albanians in the town of Sombor, northern Serbia.

The same bakery previously came under attack in 2008, when ethnic Albanians in Kosovo unilaterally declared independence.

Putin arrives in Serbia

BELGRADE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Belgrade on Thursday to meet with Serbia's top officials and attend a military parade.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic welcomed Putin at the Belfrade airport.

The two officials went to a Blegrade cemetery called Novo groblje after meeting at the airport, where they laid wreaths to commemorate Belgrade's liberators.

Match incident assassination of relations' normalization

BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, stated on Thursday that the incident which took place at the match between Serbia and Albania is an assassination attempt against normalization of relations.

Greece urges Serbia and Albania to "strengthen stability"

Greece urges Serbia and Albania to "strengthen stability"

ATHENS -- The Greek government hopes that the governments of Albania and Serbia will "in words and deeds" work to strengthen regional stability.

Athens also hopes for "respect of borders and European perspective of all countries of the region."

Serbian PM has another phone conversation with U.S. VP

Serbian PM has another phone conversation with U.S. VP

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden spoke on the phone on Wednesday, it has been announced.

During the conversation Biden "underlined that the United States fully supports Serbia's European path," said a government statement.

Serbian flag burnt in Kosovska Mitrovica

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Unidentified persons burnt the flag of the Republic of Serbia, which was flying on the building of payment operations service in Kosovska Mitrovica, on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.

The incident occurred in one of the main streets in Kosovska Mitrovica, and the burnt flag could be seen on the site early on Thursday.

Vucic speaks with Biden, support to European path

BELGRADE - In a telephone conversation with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, US Vice President Joseph Biden underlined that the United States fully supports Serbia's European path.

Significant progress has been made in bilateral cooperation, Vucic and Biden agreed on Wednesday.

Vucic: We expect apology over incident

ATLANTA/BELGRADE - Serbia will remain a true pillar of stability in the Western Balkans, and nothing can compromise this, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told U.S. television channel CNN commenting on the incident which took place at a football match between Serbia and Albania on Tuesday evening.

Albanian ambassador given strong demarche

Albanian ambassador given strong demarche

BELGRADE -- Albanian Ambassador in Belgrade Ilir Bocka was on Wednesday summoned to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he received a strong demarche.

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