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BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic, who is also the minister of trade, tourism and telecommunications, and Qatar's Charge d'Affaires Ahmed Al Missned Al-Mohannadi discussed the promotion of bilateral relations and announced that the Embassy of Qatar will open in Serbia in February.

BELGRADE - Turkish Development Agency (TIKA) Vice President Ali Maskin has met Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic and said TIKA would provide EUR 1.35 million for projects aimed at repairing the damage caused by the May 2014 floods in Serbia.

New Croatian president writes to UN chief about Seselj

ZAGREB, BELGRADE -- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asking for "steps to be taken to return Vojislav Seselj to custody."

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic expects that 2015 will be a record year for Serbia's tourism, both in terms of revenues and number of tourists.

BELGRADE - The first regional mobile roaming price cut will be introduced on June 30, with charges to become equal to EU prices over the next three years, Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic has announced.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic met with Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister for Coalition Policy and Public Administration Rumiana Bacharova on Tuesday to discuss ways of improving the economic relatins between the two countries, and especially their trade.

BELGRADE - A total of RSD 1.130 billion will be set aside for commodity reserves in 2015, with almost half of the sum intended for procurement of basic food supplies, including maize, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic, who is also minister of trade, tourism and telecommunications, said on Monday.

Setting up of Japanese Business Club "encourages investors"

BELGRADE -- The creation of the Japanese Business Club (JBC) can encourage new investors from Japan to come to Serbia, Serbia's Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic has said.

He was addressing the first JBC conference.

BELGRADE - The creation of the Japanese Business Club (JBC) can encourage new investors from Japan to come to Serbia, Serbia's Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic has said at the opening of the first JBC conference.

"There are currently 47 Japanese companies in Serbia, which is relatively few compared to other countries, like Croatia, Romania and Hungary," he said on Tuesday.

"Circus continues," says Hague cooperation council chief

BELGRADE -- After the Hague Prosecution asked the Trial Chamber to order Vojislav Seselj to return to the detention unit, Rasim Ljajic said that "the circus continues."