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Japan's donation for Serbia's flood recovery

BELGRADE - Agreements on the first part of the Japanese government's aid for Serbia's flood recovery, worth EUR 166,418 in total, were signed at the Serbian government building on Wednesday.

Vucic attends reception hosted by Li Keqiang

TIANJIN - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic attended the opening of the World Economic Forum, or 'Summer Davos", in Tianjin, the Serbian government's press service released on Wednesday.

After the opening, Vucic attended a dinner for senior officials and guests of the conference, hosted by Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang, the release states.

Pension system reform discussed in debate

BELGRADE - The government has insufficient funds for pensions, but pension cuts alone will not be sufficient to ensure the sustainability of the pension system unless they are accompanied by financial consolidation in all sectors, the participants in a debate on pension system reform said on Wednesday.

Ambitious subsidies to Kosovo agriculture

ZUBIN POTOK - Head of the Serbian government office for Kosovo Marko Djuric said on Wednesday Serbia's national interest in Kosovo and at other places in Serbia was best protected through production, stressing that the government would act very ambitiously when it comes to subsidies for agriculture in Kosovo.

Vatican librarian's visit "historic"

BELGRADE -- Archivist and librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues has met with his host, Serbian Minister of Culture Ivan Tasovac.

Tasovac, Archbishop Brugues: Historic visit to Serbia

BELGRADE - Archivist and librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues and his host, Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac pointed Wednesday to the historic dimension of this visit, which is the first ever visit to Serbia by a representative of the Vatican Library.

Serbia-Azerbaijan relations excellent

BAKU - The level of the relations between Azerbaijan and Serbia is high and the two countries support each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the international arena, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadiarov said on Wednesday after a meeting with Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, who is also foreign minister.

Serbia-Azerbaijan relations "excellent"

BAKU -- Azerbaijan-Serbia relations are on a high level and the two countries support each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the international arena.

President: Bunjevci are neither Serbs nor Croats

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić that the Bunjevci ethnic minority in northern Serbia are "neither Serbs, nor Croats, but a people of their own."

Nobel Prize winner Tim Hunt on visit to Serbia

BELGRADE - Nobel Prize winner Tim Hunt arrives on a five-day visit to Serbia on Wednesday in order to offer assistance in developing domestic research projects through funds awarded by the European Commission.

FM in Baku: Peaceful resolution through dialogue

BAKU -- Ivica Dačić, who is on a visit to Baku, has said that Serbia supports dialogue as a way to resolve all outstanding international issues.

Dacic to meet with COELA delegation

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will meet with a delegation of the Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the Union (COELA) on Thursday, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a release on Wednesday.