Latest News from Serbia

Djokovic parts ways with longtime coach Ivanisevic

BELGRADE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, has parted ways with coach Goran Ivanisevic.

In social media posts, Djokovic has announced his cooperation with the Croatian had come to an end after five years.

He added that his friendship with Ivanisevic was "solid as a rock."

Vucic: Difficult days ahead, vital interests of Serbia, Srpska in jeopardy

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday evening difficult days were ahead of Serbia and added that he would inform the people of Serbia of upcoming challenges.

Discussions with IMF mission completed

BELGRADE - Discussions between an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and a delegation of the Republic of Serbia were completed on Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said in a statement, noting that "macroeconomic outturns under the programme remain strong, with growth recovering, a solid fiscal position, ongoing disinflation, record-high FX reserves and a strong labour market." <

Orlic: New government to be formed within legal timeframe

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader Vladimir Orlic said on Tuesday the new Serbian government would be formed within the legal timeframe and that, in globally challenging times, Serbia needed stability, security, patience and wisdom.

Drecun: Support for so-called Kosovo aimed at getting it into NATO

BELGRADE - Serbian MP Milovan Drecun said on Tuesday an announced Council of Europe (CoE) debate on the so-called Kosovo's admission to the organisation and Monday's UN Security Council vote that had not backed a Russia-proposed discussion on the 25th anniversary of the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia represented support for the false state of "Kosovo" that was a

Dacic: CoE session aimed at securing independence for so-called Kosovo

NEW YORK - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday an upcoming Council of Europe (CoE) session on the so-called Kosovo's admission to the organisation had been called to secure independence for the so-called Kosovo and was a follow-up to the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Vucic to meet with ambassadors of Quint states Wednesday

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with the ambassadors of Quint states - the US, the UK, France, Italy and Germany - in Belgrade on Wednesday.

The meeting will also be attended by the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, the Presidency of Serbia announced in a statement.

Dacic: We are disappointed with silencing of truth about 1999 NATO aggression

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said in New York on Monday Serbia was disappointed that the truth about the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had been silenced in the UN Security Council.

Serbia beat Cyprus in football friendly

LARNACA - The Serbia men's national football team defeated Cyprus 1-0 in a friendly game in Larnaca on Monday evening.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute.

Cyprus goalkeeper Joel Mall saved a penalty by Aleksandar Mitrovic in the 11th minute.

Lajcak: We will reconvene next week to find solution for cash operations

BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Monday in Brussels the chief negotiators in the dialogue had presented their proposals regarding a regulation by the so-called Kosovo's central bank banning the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija.

Brnabic discusses cooperation at Geneva meetings

GENEVA - On the second day of a visit to Geneva, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with Azerbaijani counterpart Sahiba Gafarova to discuss advancement of cooperation based on bilateral parliamentary cooperation.

Brnabic said Azerbaijan was a country Serbia could always rely on.

Djukanovic: NATO PA associate membership for Pristina scandalous

BELGRADE - The head of Serbia's parliamentary delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Vladimir Djukanovic said on Monday a decision by the body's standing committee to promote the status of the so-called Kosovo assembly from observer to associate member was scandalous and that he believed that, as a result, Serbia should stop participating in the organisation.