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Serbia President Hails ‘Incredible’ Gas Deal With Russia
Serbia will continue to pay $270 per 1,000 cubic metres of natural gas for the next six months, President Aleksandar Vucic said after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The two presidents met in Sochi, Russia, where the renewal of a deal about natural gas deliveries was one of their topics. Vucic said: "Putin has shown friendship towards Serbia."
Putin is coming to Serbia; Vučić: Three hours of productive conversations VIDEO/PHOTO
The meeting lasted three hours. Vui said in front of the members of the delegation that he was very happy with the course of the talks, which probably means that he managed to get good conditions for the gas arrangement.
"We are still expecting you in the Temple of Saint Sava," said the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, during the meeting with Putin.
The meeting between Vučić and Putin started: Warm greetings from two presidents VIDEO
"Every meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is of exceptional importance for our country. A tete-a-tete meeting of the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vui with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in Sochi," reads the description of the video posted on the Instagram profile of Buducnostsrbijeav. .
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Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic (left) during meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin (right) at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, June 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK /KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
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İYİ Party leader calls for early elections
Opposition İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener on Nov. 24 called for early elections, criticizing the government's economic policies.
The Turkish nation is getting poorer with the latest economic difficulties, she said, addressing her party's weekly parliamentary group meeting.
In just one week, Turkey's debt increased by 1.9 trillion liras, Akşener stated.
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Sweden’s parliament approves first female prime minister
Sweden's parliament on Nov. 24 approved Magdalena Andersson as the country's first female prime minister, tapping the finance minister who recently became the new leader of the Social Democratic party.
Andersson was tapped to replace Stefan Lofven as party leader and prime minister, roles he relinquished earlier this year.
Memorial to Slovenian-Croatia independence efforts unveiled
Otočec – A memorial in honour of the period when Slovenia and Croatia were gaining independence was unveiled at Otočec on Monday with both countries’ prime ministers Janez Janša and Andrej Plenković in attendance, along with the first Slovenian Prime Minister Lojze Peterle and his then-counterpart Franjo Gregurić.
With 99.82% Processed Protocols: Rumen Radev is with 66.70%. Anastas Gerdjikov with 31.82%
Rumen Radev and Iliana Yotova received 66.70%, Anastas Gerdjikov and Nevyana Miteva - 31.82%. This is shown by the CEC data for processed 99.82% SEC protocols in the REC. 1,537,347 voters voted for Rumen Radev and Iliana Yotova. For Anastas Gerdjikov and Nevyana Miteva the votes are 733 307. With the option "I do not support anyone" voted 34 092 voters, or 1.48%.
Slovenian, Croatian prime ministers meeting on Monday
Ljubljana – The prime ministers of Slovenia and Croatia, Janez Janša and Andrej Plenković, will meet in Otočec in south Slovenia on Monday to unveil a memorial celebrating cooperation between both governments during the time the countries were gaining independence.
Biden undergoes routine colonoscopy, Harris briefly in power
President Joe Biden briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 19 while he underwent a routine colonoscopy, setting up a history-making moment as Harris became the first woman to hold that authority during the short time she stepped in as acting president.