Serbian government

BEIJING - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met in Beijing on Tuesday with Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with new Finnish Ambassador to Belgrade Niklas Lindqvist on Friday.

Brnabic said bilateral relations were good but that there was ample space to advance them further, especially when it comes to exchanging high-level visits.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and advancement of cooperation with Iraq.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday there was no indication there were Serbian nationals among those kidnapped or wounded in Israel except for a man who had sustained minor wounds, and added that the majority of Serbian tourists had left Israel.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted the 2024 budget bill on Thursday, the Ministry of Finance confirmed to Tanjug.

It said the bill was expected to be passed by the parliament by the end of this month.

The bill envisions a 3.5 pct GDP growth rate in 2024.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with UNMIK head Caroline Ziadeh on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Aleksandar Sapic formally resigned on Friday to initiate the creation of legal conditions for December 17 early elections in the city, to be held simultaneously with parliamentary and provincial elections in Serbia.

BELGRADE, Sept 26 (Tanjug) - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with newly-appointed Cypriot Ambassador to Belgrade Andreas Fotiou on Tuesday, thanking him for Cyprus's consistent respect of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia.

BELGRADE - At an extraordinary session on Tuesday, the Serbian government declared September 27 a day of mourning over tragic events in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Monday a Conclusion on Amendments to Conclusions on Determining the Base Amounts for Calculation and Disbursement of Wages starting from September 2023, under which the base amount will be increased by 5.5 pct for employees in several fields, sectors and institutions.