Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin

Vucic to initiate trilateral meeting with Italy, Albania

ROME - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday he would initiate a trilateral meeting of Serbia, Italy and Albania that would be aimed at forging closer ties and at participation in joint projects.

Concluding an official visit to Rome, Vucic told reporters he would discuss the idea with Albanian PM Edi Rama first.

Dacic: Regionalisation no substitute for EU membership

BELGRADE - Through the Berlin Process and joint projects, Serbia and countries in the region can accelerate their accession to the EU, says Serbian FM Ivica Dacic.

Serbia is among the countries that are not afraid of regionalisation, and it is trying to articulate its interests in the region, Dacic said.

Stronger ties in Western Balkans main topic of Trieste summit

BELGRADE - Strengthening of ties in the Western Balkans will the main topic of Wednesday's summit in Trieste, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced in a statement.

The Serbian delegation, to be headed by PM Ana Brnabic, will also include First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic.

Dacic to travel to Spain

Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will make a working visit to Spain on Thursday.

His host will be Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfonso Dastis, the Serbian government has announced.

FM sees similarities between Balkan and Korean peninsulas

Maintaining stability is of vital importance for our country, as is a clear orientation of all countries in the region towards a more intensive cooperation.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said this on Tuesday, adding that this was the case "because only in such a region can Serbia have a sustainable development."

Second day of VEF meeting begins in Belgrade

BELGRADE - The international conference Vienna Economic Talks - Belgrade Meeting 2017 resumed on Monday with a panel on regional cooperation of Western Balkan countries on their European path.

The conference is organised by the Vienna Economic Forum (VEF) in collaboration with the Serbian Association of Economists (SES).

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