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"Stop use of force, start negotiations on Ukraine"

"Stop use of force, start negotiations on Ukraine"

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Foreign Ministry is closely and with great concern following the situation in Ukraine, First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said.

Vucic: EU accession – Serbia’s main goal

PARIS – Accession to the European Union (EU) is the main goal and the only possible path for Serbia, but it is not a bar to having the best possible relations with Russia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

Djokovic claims 2nd Wimbledon trophy, ATP top spot

LONDON – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic survived a drama on Centre Court to beat Swiss Roger Federer 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-4 for a second Wimbledon title and become world number one again on Sunday.

PM: Belgrade committed to normalizing relations with Pristin

BERLIN - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that Belgrade is committed to normalizing relations with Pristina, but recognizing the independence of Kosovo, proclaimed unilaterally by ethnic Albanians, has never been a topic of negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels.

Economides: Postponing chapters not due to elections

BELGRADE - Greek Ambassador to Serbia Constantine Economides has said he believes that the postponement in opening the first chapters in the negotiations between Serbia and the EU has nothing to do with the recent European elections and elections in Serbia.

Debt-laden Serbia braces for painful reforms

With one in five people unemployed and pensioners outnumbering those in work, Serbia is struggling with a record budget deficit and could sink into bankruptcy.
      

Dacic: Stop use of force, start negotiations on Ukraine

BELGRADE – The Serbian Foreign Ministry is following the situation in Ukraine with close attention and great concern and calls for stopping the use of force and starting a negotiation process in Ukraine, Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said Sunday.

Greens: Serbia needs ministry for environment

BELGRADE - Greens of Serbia sent an initiative to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic Saturday to set up a ministry for the environment and natural resources.

Vucic: We will not give up on reforms

BELGRADE - The Serbian government will not give up on reforms, as the country needs them badly to get out of the vicious circle and move on and change, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

“Simply put, Serbia has to begin to work,” Vucic wrote in a lengthy article, titled “Action Now”, which appeared in the Saturday edition of Belgrade-based daily Informer.

Dacic, UN representative discuš donor conference

BELGRADE – Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met with UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Irena Vojackova-Sollorano to discuss a donors' conference that will be held in Brussels in mid-July, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a release Saturday.

Serbian gov't and company from UAE establish agro-company

BELGRADE - Serbia's government has decided, in accordance with its policy of continuous investment and modernization of agricultural production, to establish a joint business organization with Abu Dhabi-based company Al Rawafed, an official representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government.

Dacic meets officials of Serbian Institute and Babson Global

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Friday with President of the Serbian Institute from Washington Danijela Sremac and head of the development programme of the Babson Global Institute from Boston Shanker Singham, the Foreign Ministry has said.

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