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Vucic:I warned EU representatives that incident is preparing
BELGRADE - The incident during the match between Serbia and Albania was an organised action with the aim of damaging the stability in Serbia and the entire region, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said and added that he warned EU representatives three hours before the match that a provocation is being prepared.
Chepurin: Nothing can prevent success of Putin's visit
BELGRADE - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Serbia on October 16 will be successful, Russia's Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Chepurin said on Wednesday.
The visit is destined to be a success, and nothing can prevent that success, except maybe rain during the parade, Chepurin told Tanjug.
No reaction to insulting prime minister
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Miniter Nebojsa Stefanovic stated on Wednesday that he is shocked by the insults to Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic aired in a live broadcast of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) from a football match between Serbia and Albania on Tuesday evening, and particularly by the lack of reaction from the public broadcaster, NGOs and associations of journalists.
Gasic: Parade costs will be known
BELGRADE - Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has said that after the military parade, it will be known how much money and for what has been spent and that there is no reason to hide anything.
In an interview published in the Wednesday issue of the Belgrade-based daily Danas, he underscored that this year's budget already envisaged funds for the parade.
Putin's visit "destined to be success" - ambassador
Putin's visit "destined to be success" - ambassador
BELGRADE -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Serbia on October 16 will be successful, Russia's Ambassador to Belgrade Alesandr Chepurin said on Wednesday.
The visit is destined to be a success, and nothing can prevent that success, except maybe rain during the parade, Chepurin told Tanjug.
Serbian PM "warned EU" ahead of game in Belgrade
Serbian PM "warned EU" ahead of game in Belgrade
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić says the Serbia-Albania qualifier incident in Belgrade was "organized with the aim of collapsing the stability of Serbia and the whole region."
Ethnic Greek community targeted in southern Albania
Members of the ethnic Greek minority at the village of Dervicani, in Albania's region of Gjirokaster (Argyrokastro in Greek), were targeted by Albanian nationalists late Tuesday, Kathimerini understands.
Ministers talk about "planned incident", call for tolerance
Ministers talk about "planned incident", call for tolerance
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vulin says the incident during the football match between Serbia and Albania late on Tuesday was "carefully planned and intentionally staged."
"Football should not be used for political messages"
"Football should not be used for political messages"
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has condemned the incident during Tuesday's abandoned Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania,.
According to him, "football should not be used for political messages."
Premeditated political provocation
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said that the incident which took place at the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday was a premeditated political provocation, and added that Serbia bears no responsibility for match abandonment.
"Concrete issues" to be discussed with Putin - PM
"Concrete issues" to be discussed with Putin - PM
MOSCOW -- Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić has said that "many concrete issues" will be discussed during Thursday's visit to Belgrade of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Boskovic: Trade embargo does not affect us
BELGRADE - Serbian Agriculture Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said Wednesday that Serbia is not affected by the trade embargo between Russia, the European Union and the United States, and expressed hope that Serbia will soon obtain the license to export meat cuts to the Russian market again.
Parish house in Serb part of Orahovac attacked
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Unidentified perpetrators attacked the parish house in the Serb part of Orahovac, Kosovo, some fifteen minutes after the soccer match between Serbia and Albania was abandoned late Tuesday.
Olsi: I had nothing to do with incident
TIRANA - The brother of the Albanian prime minister Olsy Rama stated on Wednesday that he has nothing to do with the incident which occurred during the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade and added that he was not arrested or detained over the event.
Serbia Counts Cost of Albania Football Match Mayhem
The first football match ever held between Albania and Serbia in decades ended in chaos and violence in the 41st minute, after a small drone with a banner embossed with an Albanian flag flew over the pitch and Serbian fans erupted.
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