Politicians

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received on Tuesday a congratulatory message from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ahead of February 15, Serbia's Statehood Day.

"Serbia is a significant and dependable partner of Russia. We highly appreciate the balanced foreign policy course pursued by Belgrade in the current complex international circumstances.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia was greatly dependent on the EU and could not move forward without it.

Vucic said this after a ceremony of signing a financial agreement on a 165 mln euro package of EU assistance to Serbia in the energy sector.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic has refuted in the strongest terms a statement by Moldovan President Maia Sandu about potential involvement of Serbian citizens in subversive actions aimed at destabilising Moldova, according to alleged Ukrainian information about Russian plans.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked Cuban Ambassador to Belgrade Gustavo Trista del Todo on Friday for his exceptional personal efforts towards further strengthening of the traditional friendly ties between Serbia and Cuba.

KURSUMLIJA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday his meeting with Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic had highlighted the fact the state was more important than personal interests.

NIS - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday in Nis she agreed with President Aleksandar Vucic's statement about the relationship within the ruling coalition between the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), and noted that she had nothing to add to what Vucic had said.

BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday he had had a discussion with President of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic earlier in the day and that a continuation of the cooperation between the two parties had been agreed.

In a statement to Tanjug, Dacic said the discussion had lasted an hour and a half.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will receive the ambassadors of Quint states to the OSCE Mission in Vienna and the five countries' seniormost diplomatic representatives in Belgrade on Thursday.

The meeting in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic is scheduled for 9 am, the presidential press office has announced in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday evening the assembly of his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) would meet on May 27.

"That is when we will make all the important decisions," Vucic said in an appearance on Pink TV.

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) top officials held a meeting on Monday that was also attended by President Aleksandar Vucic, a source in the SNS told Tanjug.

According to reports by some media, the meeting addressed a recent special parliament session on Kosovo-Metohija.