US State Department
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.
Dacic: US welcomes Vucic's stance on Kosovo-Metohija dialogue
WASHINGTON - The US welcomes Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's constructive stance on dialogue on Kosovo-Metohija, FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday in Washington after attending the Prayer Breakfast.
He said conversations with US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet and US special Western Balkans envoy Gabriel Escobar were the highlights of his visit to Washington.
Dacic: Discussions at US State Department successful
WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said his discussions in Washington ahead of Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast had been successful for Serbia and that the US State Department had once again confirmed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's actions were correct.
Dacic said Serbia was protecting its state and national interests without jeopardising its own future.
The US to Bulgaria and North Macedonia: Quickly Solve your Problems and Reduce Tension
The United States is calling on Bulgaria and North Macedonia to "de-escalate" their rhetoric and quickly resolve "bilateral disputes".
This is stated in a position of the US State Department, expressed to the Macedonian section of "Voice of America".
Double message to Turkey from Menendez and Tsuni with interviews on Mega Channel
Influential US Senator Bob Menendez reiterated his high-profile objections to the sale of new F-16s and the upgrading of Turkey's current fleet of the US-made warplane, in an exclusive soon-to-be broadcast interview with Mega Channel.
Djuric: Strategic affairs to be discussed with "big five"
WASHINGTON - Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric says a Serbian delegation headed by President Aleksandar Vucic will discuss strategic affairs important for Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija at Friday's meeting with international representatives.
Vucic: I haven't Spoken to Putin for months, Wagner has to Stop recruiting Fighters in Serbia
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called on the private military company Wagner to stop recruiting fighters to fight in Ukraine.
Vucic: It is clear Community must be formed, but not based on Pristina's principles
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday it was now completely clear a Community of Serb Municipalities must be formed in Kosovo-Metohija, but noted that he did not know how Pristina intended to form it in line with a decision by its constitutional court.
Vucic: It is clear Community must be formed, but not based on Pristina's princip
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday it was now completely clear a Community of Serb Municipalities must be formed in Kosovo-Metohija, but noted that he did not know how Pristina intended to form it in line with a decision by its constitutional court.
Dacic: I told Chollet no one in Serbia would accept independence of Kosovo
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Friday he had told US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet no one in Serbia would accept an independence of Kosovo and that President Aleksandar Vucic was a key guarantor of peace and stability in the region, Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija.