Tomislav Nikolic

Two Serbian ministers to attend Serb Republic Day events

The events will be held in Banja Luka, the largest town of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

According to the Serbian MoD, Vulin will first attend a gathering to award an RS decoration to former Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who now heads the National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China.

Later, Vulin will watch a ceremonial march-past in Krajina Square.

Bosnian Serbs Prepare Biggest 'Statehood Day' Celebration

Ignoring objections from Bosniak political leaders and international officials, Bosnia's Serbs prepared the biggest-ever celebration of their disputed January 9 'statehood' holiday, underlining the continuing divisions in the country.

Decorations have been in place for weeks, overshadowing those installed for New Year's Eve, with thousands of flags flying throughout Banja Luka.

Serbian defense minister to attend RS Day events

The events will be held in Banja Luka, the largest town of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

According to the Serbian MoD, Vulin will first attend a gathering to award an RS decoration to former Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who now heads the National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China.

Later, Vulin will watch a ceremonial march-past in Krajina Square.

Nikolic, Chepurin discuss Lavrov's visit to Serbia

BELGRADE - The president of Serbia's national council for coordinating cooperation with the Russian Federation and China, Tomislav Nikolic, and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin met on Wednesday to discuss Russian FM Sergey Lavrov's upcoming visit to Serbia for the commemoration of 180 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Russia.

Experts Scorn Value of China-Serbia Trade Association

Serbia's National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China and the Chinese ambassador in Belgrade, Li Manchang, have pledged to support the establishment of a Chinese-Serbian association of companies.

However, many experts doubt that Serbia stands to gain much from it, unless the country greatly increases its volume of exports.

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