Ministry of Foreign Affairs

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic has received New Year greeting cards from the FMs of Austria and the Netherlands, Alexander Schallenberg and Hanke Bruins Slot.

Schallenberg wished Dacic a happy New Year with best wishes for the holidays.

Bruins Slot wished the Serbian FM a blessed 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

There is still no contact with the crew of the hijacked ship "Ruen", owned by the "NAVIBULGAR" shipping company. No access to satellite phones either. There are 18 people on board the vessel, 8 of whom are Bulgarians, as well as sailors from Angola and Myanmar. The ship was boarded yesterday 380 nautical miles east of the island Socotra, in the waters of the Arabian Sea.

UPDATE: The crew of the hijacked vessel "Ruen," belonging to the "NAVIBULGAR" shipping company, remains out of contact, including through satellite phones. Onboard are 18 individuals, including 8 Bulgarians, alongside sailors from Angola and Myanmar.

BELGRADE, Dec 6 (Tanjug) - Serbia's First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with the head of the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) regional office for southeastern Europe Danilo Rizzi on Wednesday.

Information for Bulgarians traveling and living abroad, about crisis situations and travel requirements. These are just some of the data that will be available to check in the "Travel Informed" (Пътувай информирано) mobile application. The application was officially presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel at "Sofia Tech Park".

Former military officer Lyuben Grigorov from Bosilegrad is the Bulgarian detained for espionage in Serbia, BNT reported.

According to the sources of the public media, Lyuben Grigorov is the Bulgarian arrested yesterday for espionage in Bosilegrad. His house and workplace at the local Cultural Center were raided. There was an increased police presence in the area until this morning.

The Labor and Social Security Ministry is planning a comprehensive set of measures and actions for the faster absorption of women in the labor market, Adonis Georgiadis said, speaking at the second International Forum on Women's Entrepreneurship on Saturday. 

SKOPJE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic met with Finnish FM Elina Valtonen in Skopje on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and exchanges of visits at all levels.

BRUSSELS - Serbia's European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic said on Wednesday Serbia was under an obligation to align its visa regime with the Schengen white list and black list.

Speaking to Tanjug after attending a European People's Party conference on EU integration of the Western Balkans, Miscevic said the obligation resulted from the integration process.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic spoke with candidates for defence envoys who are undergoing preparations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be posted abroad.