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BELGRADE - Zoran Dragisic, professor at the Belgrade University Faculty of Security, said Tuesday that it was important to hold the military parade in Serbia as a sign of returning to antifascist tradition, and that Serbia was sending a message that it was a serious country with a respectable army.

BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, stated on Tuesday that fundamentalist ideology of the Islamic State has penetrated the pores of the society in the region.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, who is also foreign minister, has received Tim Cartwright, the new head of the Council of Europe (CoE) office in Belgrade, who assumed the position on October 1.

"Chronicle of Threats" awarded in Slovenia

BELGRADE -- The Saatchi & Saatchi Belgrade advertising agency has won the Silver Drum award in Portorož in the integrated campaigns category, for "Chronicles of Threats."

The festival held in the Slovenian town is one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the region.

Jihadist ideology has reached region - official

BELGRADE -- Marko Đurić has said that fundamentalist Islamic state ideology "has penetrated deep into the pores of society in this region as well."

BERLIN - Serbian Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic began her visit to Berlin by talks with newly-appointed rapporteur for Serbia of the European Parliament (EP) David McAllister on Monday.

NOVI SAD - Vojvodina is a part of Serbia that is committed to improving the rights and position of members of national minorities, it was concluded in talks between head of the provincial government Bojan Pajtic and Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Peter Burkhard.