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US Vice President Mike Pence has backed Serbia's efforts to join the EU and stressed his country's desire to deepen relations with Serbia.

This is according to a statement issued by Pence's office after his meeting at the White House on Monday with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

US Vice President Mike Pence has backed Serbia's efforts to join the EU and stressed his country's desire to deepen relations with Serbia.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's meeting with the US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday in the United States is an opportunity to consolidate Belgrade's ties with Washington, but also to talk about issues that are troubling the US administration, first of all - on whose side is Belgrade, reports the Voice of America.

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The head of the United Nations flew into Switzerland on Thursday to press Greek and Turkish Cypriots to seal a deal reuniting their east Mediterranean island, and the U.S. Vice President urged them to “seize this historic opportunity”.

The United States on July 6 urged the reunification of Cyprus and called on the opposing Greek Cypriot and Turkish sides to reach a settlement, the White House said after a call between U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and leaders on both sides.
     

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received US Ambassador Kyle Scott Thursday to discuss the topics of his July 17 visit to the US.

They agreed Vucic's discussions with Vice President Mike Pence and officials from the US administration would be a strong boost to development of bilateral ties between the two countries.

BELGRADE - PM-designate Ana Brnabic will face three crucial tasks, says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

The first one is "a successful completion of the seventh International Monetary Fund review, which is not so easy. We are embarking on the last stage of making a decision on salary increases," Vucic told the RTS late Tuesday.

President Donald Trump met with Ukraine's president on Tuesday and expressed support for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine but said nothing about Russia's role, while the U.S. government added to sanctions over Moscow's actions, reported Reuters.

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