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BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Zoran Djordjevic received newly-appointed Cuban Ambassador Gustavo Trista del Todo on Friday, noting the friendly relations between the two countries could be improved in various areas.

On the occasion of the Day of Military Veterans, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said that this date should be marked as Day of the Warrior in the future.

"Every country has a day to celebrate those who fought for it, Serbia needs it, and we have a war history that we are proud of," Vulin told RTS, Beta reported.

"Every country has a day to celebrate those who fought for it, Serbia needs it, and we have a war history that we are proud of," Vulin told RTS, Beta reported.

With this he "reiterated his earlier commitment that Serbia will have a day that will be dedicated to all the warriors who fought for our country."

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic arrived in Moscow late on Sunday and said his meeting with Putin was of exceptional political, economic and overall significance for Serbia.

"I feel proud when I represent the interests of my nation in such meetings," Vucic told Serbia's state broadcaster RTS.

After members of the Military Union of Serbia announced a street protest over working conditions and low salaries, Serbian defence minister Zoran Djordjevic told BIRN in a written statement that members of the army must show more understanding for the tough economic situation in Serbia.

Serbia is committed to remaining militarily neutral, Zoran Djordjevic, the defense minister in Serbia's outgoing government, said in Moscow on Tuesday.

He made the remark in a conversation with Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha.

BELGRADE - Patrick Auroy, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, visited on Friday the Military Technical Institute (VTI), Serbia's leading scientific and research institution for research and development of weapons and military equipment.

BELGRADE - One in eleven members of the Serbian Armed Forces are women, shows a study on the position of women in the armed forces in the Western Balkans, whose results were presented at the Dom Vojske Srbije on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The exhibition Serbia in the Great War, which is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One, was opened at Dom Vojske Srbije in Belgrade on Wednesday.

The exhibition covers 18 themes in chronological order and includes 270 documents and photos to help understand the topic and offer new insights into World War One.