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ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday 30 pct of the national defence industry's output must stay in Serbia.

LONDON - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised its economic outlook for the Western Balkan region, estimating that Serbia's GDP was up by 2.3 pct in 2022 and would grow by 2 pct in 2023.

In a statement, the EBRD said the 2023 projection was a 1.3 pct downgrade from its previous report, released in September last year.

BELGRADE - The head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret said on Tuesday a new financial agreement on EU support to Serbia's energy sector was a concrete example of EU solidarity that would help vulnerable families and entrepreneurs deal with the energy crisis.

STRASBOURG - The so-called Kosovo's Council of Europe (CoE) membership application was not discussed at Wednesday's CoE Committee of Ministers meeting, Serbian Ambassador to the CoE Aleksandra Djurovic told Tanjug.

She said the meeting, concluded at around 3 pm, had addressed other topics.

"It was not a topic that was included in the agenda," he said.

BELGRADE - After a meeting in Belgrade, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto confirmed their countries' commitment to a partnership in further development of cooperation in multiple fields of the energy sector.

STRASBOURG - Pristina's Council of Europe (CoE) membership application has not been included in the agenda of this week's CoE Committee of Ministers meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, says Serbian Ambassador to the CoE Aleksandra Djurovic.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with the EU special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak in Belgrade on Monday evening.

The meeting, which will take place at Vila Mir, is scheduled to begin at 7 pm, the presidential press office said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso on Friday to discuss cooperation in strategic projects, thanking the EBRD for its support to Serbia.

BELGRADE - Egypt and Serbia respect each other's territorial integrity, says Egyptian Ambassador to Belgrade Bassel Salah, noting that cooperation in the tourism industry is an especially significant aspect of ties between the two countries.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday met with a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) delegation headed by EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso to discuss strategic projects and investments.