Tomislav Nikolić

BELGRADE - Tomislav Nikolic, who chairs Serbia's national council coordinating the cooperation with Russia and China, will head a Serbian delegation on a working visit to China this week.

BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik on Tuesday awarded the Order of the Republika Srpska on a ribbon to former Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic for special merit in development and strengthening of political relations among Serbia, the RS and other states and for exceptional, broader contribution to post-war affirmation and development of the RS.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic will be representing the Serbian government at the Republika Srpska Day celebrations in Banjaluka on Tuesday.

The events will be held in Banja Luka, the largest town of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

According to the Serbian MoD, Vulin will first attend a gathering to award an RS decoration to former Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who now heads the National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China.

Later, Vulin will watch a ceremonial march-past in Krajina Square.

The events will be held in Banja Luka, the largest town of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

According to the Serbian MoD, Vulin will first attend a gathering to award an RS decoration to former Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who now heads the National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China.

Later, Vulin will watch a ceremonial march-past in Krajina Square.

BELGRADE - The president of Serbia's national council for coordinating cooperation with the Russian Federation and China, Tomislav Nikolic, and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin met on Wednesday to discuss Russian FM Sergey Lavrov's upcoming visit to Serbia for the commemoration of 180 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Russia.

A Serbian journalist Marija Antic has said she received death and rape threats after grilling a far-right French activist Arnaud Gouillon about his views and activism.

"The job of a journalist is to try to come to the truth. It's for the audience to accept this truth or not," Antic told BIRN.

Serbia's National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China and the Chinese ambassador in Belgrade, Li Manchang, have pledged to support the establishment of a Chinese-Serbian association of companies.

However, many experts doubt that Serbia stands to gain much from it, unless the country greatly increases its volume of exports.

President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that "we will analyze the statements of BiH Presidency member Bakir Izetbegovic in a responsible manner."

Former President Tomislav Nikolic says he spent "almost three hours sitting with Russian President Vladimir Putin" during a ceremony in Moscow over the weekend.