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The Norwegian ambassador in Belgrade has told Blic in an interview that the debate about "the chairs" Serbia is sitting on distracts from important topics.

The US supports Serbia on demining, and Serbia's needs come first, says a representative of the US embassy in Belgrade.

However, press officer Eric Heyden told Blic, the US has received assurances from the Serbian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Serbian Army (VS) General Staff that Serbian deminers would not be sent to Syria.

Edin Mrvoljak, a 48-year-old citizen of Bosnia-Herzgovina, is among three people killed by a fellow worker at an office park in Baltimore, US state of Maryland.

The Belgrade-based daily Blic is reporting, citing Sarajevo media, that the shooter was an African American.

The US supports Serbia on demining, and Serbia's needs come first, says a representative of the US embassy in Belgrade.

However, press officer Eric Heyden told Blic, the US has received assurances from the Serbian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Serbian Army (VS) General Staff that Serbian deminers would not be sent to Syria.

Two issues are currently causing "static on the line" between the US ambassador and Serbia's defense minister, the Belgrade-based daily Blic is reporting.

According to the newspaper, the US administration has objections to "certain moves" made by the Serbian MoD, the first of which concerns Serbian Army deminers who will be deployed next year.

Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesperson for the Turkish president, has told a Belgrade daily that Recep Erdogan's visit to Serbia went in "an extraordinary atmosphere."

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's visit to Zagreb has been postponed, his cabinet confirmed on Wednesday.

According to previous announcements, the visit should have taken place in November at the latest.

"The president will not go to Zagreb that soon," the daily Blic was told by his cabinet.

BELGRADE - Any changes in the Serbian government will be considered within the government itself and will definitely not be discussed via the media, a source in PM Ana Brnabic's office told Politika in response to press reports about a January government reshuffle.

Any possible changes in the Serbian government will not be decided about via the media, a Belgrade daily has learned from PM Ana Brnabic's cabinet.

"The prime minister is listening very carefully and following the comments made in the public. But she will not make decisions under pressure," Politika was told.

About 150 Serbian websites and NGOs have agreed to join a "blackout" campaign on Thursday, called "Stop media darkness", to protest over what they called the worsening situation of the free media in the country.