US Department of State

WASHINGTON - In a conversation with Serbian FM Ivica Dacic, US Department of State Counsellor Derek Chollet backed Serbia's engagement on the dialogue with Pristina and efforts to promote greater peace and security in the region.

WASHINGTON - US State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday, thanking him for his constructive engagement on a European proposal for normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations, the US Department of State said.

The parties agreed that regional stability is crucial for Serbia's European future, State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

BELGRADE - Advancement of Serbia-US relations in areas of mutual significance is Serbia's strategic commitment, Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said during a conversation with US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic and US Ambassador to Serbia Christopher Hill signed on Thursday a MoU between the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Department of State.

At a joint press conference, Dacic said Serbia believed contacts with the US, including exchanges of bilateral visits, must be stepped up.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday evening he expected US Department of State Counsellor Derek Chollet to visit Belgrade on January 11 or 12, and noted that he believed in the creation of a better relationship with the US.

My assignment to the US Mission in Kosovo (now embassy) in 2005 is unforgettable. Although I had covered the region at the US Department of State in Washington, DC since 2002, living and working in Kosovo was a meaningful experience, both professionally and personally.

The reaction by the US Department of State to the murder of journalist and public activist Darya Dugina discredits Washington's international human rights activity, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel on Tuesday.

Washington – Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will pay a visit to Vienna, Rome and Ljubljana, the US Department of State announced on Friday, but it has not yet revealed when exactly the visit will take place.

The recent Russian-US summit in Geneva created opportunities for more productive work in the arms control domain, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with Italy's RAI TG1 on Tuesday.

Bulgaria's Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassation requested of the US Department of State additional information on the case of imposing sanctions on three Bulgarian nationals under the Magnitsky Act.