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Austrian officials invited to WW1 centenary event

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić says bilateral relations between Serbia and Austria are "very good," while they are "strongly connected" by Austrian investments.

Germans are already in Croatia and Montenegro, they are offering deal to Slovenia and Serbia Deutsche Telekom to by Serbia Telekom

The German telecommunication company the Deutsche Telekom is interested in takeover of the Serbia Telekom.

DUBAI - The Serbian water polo team reached semifinals at the closing tournament of the World League in Dubai, after defeating Canada 16-11 (4-1, 3-3, 2-2, 7-5) on Thursday.

The Serbian team is next to face Australia which outplayed Brazil 14-7.

Photo Tanjug, M. Jelesijevic (archive photo)

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Thursday, during talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, that bilateral relations are very good, and noted that the two countries are strongly connected by Austrian investments in Serbia on the one hand and a large number of Serbs living in Austria on the other.

BELGRADE - The results of the polygraph test taken by Head of the Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) Rodoljub Milovic show no psychophysiological responses to relevant questions that would indicate that the examinee is not telling the truth, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic conferred in Belgrade on Thursday with former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tony Blair over the issue of Serbia's EU accession process.

BRUSSELS - Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac signed in Brussels on Thursday the agreement to join the Creative Europe programme which enables artists and creators in Serbia to access the EU funds.

ORAHOVAC/VELIKA HOCA - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), promised on Thursday that the state will assist citizens of Orahovac and Velika Hoca, the Serb enclaves in south-western KiM, and called on people of goodwill to invest efforts in the preservation of Serb enclaves in KiM.

BUCHAREST - Europe is aware that more attention should be paid to economic growth and job creation in South East Europe, Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki said in Bucharest on Thursday.

SREMSKA MITROVICA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby opened in Sremska Mitrovica, northwestern Serbia, on Thursday a plant of the U.S. manufacturer of automotive systems and components Cooper Standard, which will employ about 800 workers by mid-2016.