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Vucic claims: Serbia has not Sold a Single Weapon or Ammunition either to Ukraine or to Russia
Serbia has not sold a single weapon or ammunition to both Ukraine and Russia, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic yesterday at an international conference in Doha, quoted by Hina.
On allegations that Serbian-made munitions end up in Ukraine via Turkey and other countries, the Serbian president told reporters on Sunday:
Turkish opposition to announce election candidate amid signs of discord
Turkey's six-party opposition alliance said it would announce its joint candidate next week to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election, with a little more than two months to go before the vote in May.
Greek inmate in Turkish prison seeks permission to attend funeral of son killed in train crash
A Greek inmate in a Turkish prison has applied for a temporary absence to attend the funeral of his son who was killed in a head-on train collision in central Greece earlier this week.
Greek media have identified the victim as 28-year-old Nikos Nalbantis. There was no information about the identity of the father or the jail where he is imprisoned.
Democracy Digest: Poland Starts Investigations into Abducted Ukrainian Children and Leaked Emails
Meanwhile, Polish Minister for European Affairs Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek announced this week that Poland, together with the European Commission, will launch an initiative to find Ukrainian children reportedly kidnapped by Russia since the war started.
Discrimination Forces Transgender Albanians to Self-Medicate, or Go Abroad
Neither gender-affirming hormone therapy nor sex reassignment surgery is available in Albania, meaning transgender Albanians like Fiona face having to self-medicate or travel to North Macedonia, Serbia or Turkey. The costs, financial and psychological, can be huge.
‘Choreography’ of Finland, Sweden NATO entry ‘not our main concern,’ White House says
US President Joe Biden wants both Finland and Sweden in NATO and is more focused on both countries joining rather than them doing so at the same time, the White House said on Thursday.
Turkish opposition alliance says it will announce election candidate on Monday
Turkey's six-party opposition alliance said it will announce on Monday its joint candidate to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election, little more than two months before the vote is set to be held.
Vucic informs Erdogan of Belgrade's positions ahead of Brussels meeting
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by telephone on Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to inform him of Belgrade's positions ahead of Monday's round of the Brussels dialogue with Pristina.
Vucic signs book of condolences at Turkish embassy
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signed a book of condolences at the Turkish embassy in Belgrade on Thursday following a devastating earthquake that has caused great loss of life in Turkey, noting that Serbian citizens symphatised with Turkish friends in these times of pain and sadness.
Serbia to send rescue teams to quake-stricken Turkey
BELGRADE - Serbia will send rescue teams to quake-stricken Turkey, a source in the Serbian Interior Ministry has confirmed to Tanjug.
The Ministry's Emergencies Sector will send 21 rescue specialists and three liaison officers, the source said.
Turkish Court Jails 14 University Students Over Massive 2021 Protests
Bogazici University students hold anti-government placards and shout slogans during a demonstration against their new rector Melih Bulu, in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU
Turkey says Western states gave it no evidence to back up security threat reports
Turkey said on Friday that Western nations, including the United States and Germany, had not given it any information to back up their assertions that security threats had prompted them to close their missions in the country.
Economist survey shows democracy in Greece improved in 2022
The quality of democracy in Greece recovered in 2022 after a decade of decline due the economic crisis, and despite the recent wiretapping case, according to the annual report of the Economist Intelligence Unit based on the Democracy Index.
Congress has to be on board with F-16 sale, State Department says
The US State Department supports the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, but Congress has to also be on board since it is not solely up to the department to decide on the issue, spokesperson Ned Price told a briefing Thursday.
Turkey summons nine Western ambassadors over security alerts
Turkey summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries including the United States and Sweden on Thursday to criticise their decisions to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following Koran-burning incidents in Europe.