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Vucic: Time for Pristina to meet its commitments

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who met with the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak and US special Western Balkans envoy Gabriel Escobar in Belgrade on Tuesday evening, said he wanted to believe the part of the international community that had the biggest influence on Pristina also had the mechanisms that could lead to commitments undertaken and s

The dangers of Biden appeasing Turkey over Sweden

Now that President Erdogan has secured reelection, the Biden administration is stepping up its efforts to pressure the Turkish President to lift his veto over Sweden's accession to NATO. While Secretary of State Antony Blinken has publicly denied any link between Sweden's NATO accession and the delivery of F-16s, President Biden has suggested a quid pro quo.

Dacic receives Polish delegation

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic on Tuesday received a courtesy visit from a Polish delegation headed by the chairman of the country's parliamentary committee on foreign affairs.

The parties agreed that bilateral relations are very good, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Dacic: Unity and political stability top state and national interest

BELGRADE - Serbian FM and Socialist Party of Serbia leader Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday he had had a good conversation with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic earlier in the day and that unity of the people and political stability were the top state and national interest.

"A very good discussion with President Aleksandar Vucic," Dacic remarked in an Instagram post.

TV debate between party leaders confirmed ahead of June 25 ballot

The leaders of the five parties contesting the June 25 election after making it into Parliament in the May 21 ballot will be locking horns in a televised debate, it was announced on Tuesday.

The debate will be aired by state broadcaster ERT on June 15, the Interparty Committee, which met at the Interior Ministry in Athens on Tuesday morning, decided.

Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers

The Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country.

The Turkish Defense Ministry shared a video on June 4 showing troops wearing the insignia of the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force departing from Türkiye and arriving in Kosovo.

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