Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin

"We want to continue work on strengthening this tradition in all possible ways for the benefit of present and future generations of our countries," the Serbian and Russian foreign ministers said in a joint article published by Politika in Serbia, and by Rossiyskaya Gazeta in Russia.

VIENNA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday thanked Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for supporting Serbia, and said he expected the support to be even greater - in particular in European integration - now that Kurz was Austria's head of government.

DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Albanian PM Edi Rama in Davos on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and the two countries' European path.

Serbia and Albania have good relations, Vucic said, expressing confidence the relations were of particular significance for stability in the Western Balkans.

Edi Rama says although Serbia is ahead of Albania in the process of EU accession, the two countries could join the EU together.

Speaking in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, the Albanian prime minister said this could happen "under the assumption that Serbia recognizes Kosovo."

Abe is visiting Serbia within his tour of six Eastern European countries. His host in Belgrade is Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Vucic, Brnabic and members of the Serbian government officially welcomed Abe in front of the Palace of Serbia.

BELGRADE - A trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Serbia, Italy and Albania Ivica Dacic, Angelino Alfano and Ditmir Bushati, originally scheduled for January 9, will be held in Belgrade on February 27, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

The trilateral meeting was postponed due to Alfano's illness.

MOSCOW/BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic, who is in the Serbian delegation visiting Moscow, met with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and Kosovo-Metohija.

The two ministers said the level of the relations between their countries was high and that cooperation was developing in all areas.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accepted the invitation of Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic to visit Belgrade in February.

"I will come with pleasure and I am looking forward to visiting the friendly Belgrade," Lavrov said, TASS reported on Tuesday.

"I will come with pleasure and I am looking forward to visiting the friendly Belgrade," Lavrov said, TASS reported on Tuesday.

Lavrov accepted the invitation during a meeting in Moscow with Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who is a member of President Aleksandar Vucic's delegation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin on Tuesday discussed the agenda of Vucic's December 18-20 visit to Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.