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Serbian and Russian officials sign seven documents

BELGRADE -- Serbia and Russia signed seven agreements, memorandums and protocols during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Belgrade on Thursday.

Putin receives Serbia's top state decoration

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić has presented his visiting Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin with the Order of the Republic of Serbia of the First Degree.

BELGRADE - In a telephone conversation with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, US Vice President Joseph Biden underlined that the United States fully supports Serbia's European path.

Significant progress has been made in bilateral cooperation, Vucic and Biden agreed on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Wednesday at the Serbian government with US Senator Christopher Murphy, who expressed gratitude for Serbia's commitment to the fight against terrorism, and the adoption of a law that prevents Serbian citizens from participating in armed conflicts abroad.

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Miniter Nebojsa Stefanovic stated on Wednesday that he is shocked by the insults to Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic aired in a live broadcast of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) from a football match between Serbia and Albania on Tuesday evening, and particularly by the lack of reaction from the public broadcaster, NGOs and associations of journalists.

BELGRADE - 'I Defended Young Bosnia', a film written and directed by Srdjan Koljevic, premiered on Tuesday evening at Belgrade's Sava Center.

The cast and the crew were greeted with a long applause from the audience, which included many political and public figures, as well as colleagues from the film industry, who came to support this interesting and significant project.

Russia and the United States have agreed to step up intelligence sharing about Islamic State group despite stark differences over the Ukraine crisis.

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BELGRADE - The British company Mineco will build four mini hydropower plants in Serbia, Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic announced on Tuesday.

Ukraine's Parliament has approved Stepan Poltorak to take over the Defense Ministry from Valeriy Heletey.

The Verkhovna Rada voted overwhelmingly (245-1) in favor of his candidacy, Interfax Ukraine reports.

Poltorak previously headed the Ukrainian National Guard.

Opponents of Bosnian Serb strongman Milorad Dodik were hoping to score a major victory yesterday.

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