Slavic countries

"Policy being devised to counter neo-Ottoman expansionism"

BELGRADE -- Turkey's "active neo-Ottoman policy towards the Balkans" will continue, says former Serbian ambassador to Turkey Darko Tanasković.

Russia approves import of dairy products to Customs Union

MOSCOW -- Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznadzor has allowed the import of dairy products from Serbia to countries of the Customs Union.

They include the Russian Federation, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

MOSCOW - Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznadzor announced Saturday that it allowed the import of dairy products from Serbia to countries of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

ALMATY - Serbia beat the United States 11-9 (0-2, 1-4, 3-1, 5-4) in a preliminary round Group A match at the 2014 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

With this victory, Serbia cemented their first place in the group, after previously beating Montenegro and South Africa.

Bosnia's Council of Ministers - the government - was due to ratify a draft agreement on the border with Montenegro on Thursday.

Bosnia's Minister of Civil Affairs, Sredoje Novic, confirmed that all activities towards reaching an agreement on the border between the two neighbours were now finished.

Trucks on Wednesday wait 15 hours at Batrovci

BELGRADE -- Trucks and other freight vehicles leaving Serbia via the Batrovci crossing with Croatia must on Wednesday wait "around 15 hours" to cross the border.

"Joint response" to participation in wars abroad

BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dačić stated on Wednesday that a legal mechanism needs to be devised to prevent participation of Serbian citizens in wars abroad.

According him, "a joint response should be sought together with EU countries."

Bulgaria's Deputy caretaker Regional Development Minister has listed the benefits of enhancing connectedness with Serbia in the spheres of economy, energy, transport and culture.

Yordanka Chobanova attended Monday the opening of the closing meeting under the 2007-2013 Bulgaria-Serbia cross-border cooperation program.

BELGRADE - Foreign Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina Zlatko Lagumdzija will visit Belgrade on Wednesday and meet with the highest state officials of Serbia.

Lagumdzija is set to meet with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian government released.

Lagumdzija will also confer with Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic.

BELGRADE - The National Tourism Organisation of Serbia still does not have the exact data on the number of tourists who visited Serbia to attend various music events this summer, but the assessments show the country has become increasingly attractive for foreign tourists.