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Nikolic: Serbia supports Bosnia, is open to cooperation

BELGRADE -- Serbia supports the progress of Bosnia-Herzegovina and it is fully open to comprehensive cooperation, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said.

He made the remarks late o Tuesday in conversation with visiting Bosnian Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak.

Kosovo newspaper Koha Ditore on Monday published a press statement signed by 'Commander Kushtrim' and the National Liberation Army claiming responsibility for the attack that left a small crater in the ground near the government building on Friday but caused no injuries.

BELGRADE - An international military exercise dubbed Logex 15 will be held at the Serbian Armed Forces (VS) Headquarters centre for simulation training from May 4 to 15, the VS have posted on their website.

The exercise is held every two years as part of a partnership with NATO, and it is organised in coordination with the US Armed Forces.

Bulgaria's Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova boasted about a successful 2014/2015 winter season (December-February), stressing that the period had brought growth of over 9%, with the number of tourists increasing by nearly 80 000.

In an interview for Trud daily, Angelkova made clear that tourism revenues had increased by BGN 34 M during the past winter season.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is visiting Croatia to meet with counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

Opportunities to build a regional energy market and to boost diversification in Southeast Europe will be among the main topics of discussion, the President's press office has said.

The broadcaster on Thursday said it was taking Vijesti to court because the latter's director, Zeljko Ivanovic, had made false, derogatory statements, which had damaged Prva TV's reputation and business.  

BELGRADE - The Serbian Foreign Ministry presented Albanian Ambassador to Serbia with a letter of protest condemning a recent unacceptable statement made by Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama about a unification of Albania and Kosovo.

During a press conference with Russia?s President Vladimir Putin on April 8, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his country?s will to play a big role in the Turkish Stream pipeline project aiming to boost investments in the cash-strapped economy, as reported by EurActiv Greece. 

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hasn't asked for financial aid from Russia during talks in Moscow, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Officials of the chambers of commerce of Serbia, Republika Srpska, BiH, Croatia and Macedonia signed in Skopje an agreement on cooperation in the construction sector, focusing on third markets.