Latest News from Serbia
Vucevic: Azerbaijan's support in UN, CoE extremely important to Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Belgrade Kamil Hasiyev on Wednesday.
Vucevic said Azerbaijan's principled position on Serbia's territorial integrity and sovereignty when it comes to the Kosovo-Metohija issue was extremely important to Belgrade, the Serbian government said in a statement.
Brnabic meets with Varhelyi
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic received EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi on Wednesday to discuss topics including reforms and alignment of national regulations with European laws.
Brnabic said that, in her new post, she would continue to advocate strengthening institutions and democratic principles in Serbia, an official statement said.
Vucevic receives Russian ambassador to Belgrade
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Wednesday.
Vucevic said preservation of regional stability was a strategic interest of Serbia and that a UNGA resolution on Srebrenica was a sensitive issue that was not contributing to deepening of cooperation and building good-neighborly relations.
Popovic lays wreath at memorial to WWII liberators of Belgrade
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister without portfolio Nenad Popovic laid a wreath at a memorial to the WWII liberators of Belgrade on Wednesday to commemorate May 15, 1945, the day when WWII military operations ended in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.
Poplovic laid the wreath as an envoy of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Vucic: US should step up engagement to help preserve regional stability
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen on Wednesday to discuss the pressure facing Serbia and the Serbs and asked the US to step up its engagement and use its leverage to help preserve stability in the region.
Dacic meets with Interpol secretary-general
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met with Interpol Secretary-General Jurgen Stock on Wednesday, conveying Serbia's interest in deepening its intensive cooperation with the organisation.
Dacic noted that the Serbian Interior Ministry was a dependable partner in the fight against organised crime, the ministry said in a statement.
UNGA session on Srebrenica scheduled for May 23
NEW YORK - A UN General Assembly session on a draft resolution on Srebrenica has been scheduled for May 23, according to the UNGA website.
After two postponements, a debate on the draft was due to be held on Wednesday but has meanwhile been postponed again for another week.
Djuric receives Varhelyi
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric received EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi on Tuesday, noting that full EU membership was a strategic commitment and a priority of Serbia's foreign policy.
Tabakovic: Serbian inflation projected to enter target tolerance band in May
BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic said on Tuesday Serbian inflation was expected to enter the target tolerance band as early as in May.
"Inflation in Serbia has been on a solid downward trajectory, and over the previous months it has slowed even faster than we anticipated," Tabakovic said at the presentation of the May 2024 Inflation Report.
Varhelyi: Reform agenda discussed with Serbian government
BELGRADE - EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met with Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and the members of his cabinet on Tuesday morning to discuss "outstanding issues" of a reform agenda under an EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.
Lajcak: Solution to dinar issue can be found through compromise
BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak says a sustainable temporary solution to the issue of the use of the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija can be reached through "flexibility and compromise" from both sides.
Vucic: Pristina's moves, Srebrenica draft resolution not contributing to regional stability
BELGRADE - At a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic noted that preserving stability in the region was vital for Serbia and that Pristina's self-willed moves as well as initiatives such as a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica were in no way contributing to the reconciliation process, trust-building and cooper
Vucic: I am heading to New York to respond to those wishing to accuse Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would travel to New York on Monday evening for a UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution.
Vucic made the announcement at a press conference with EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi in Belgrade.
Serbia Expresses Solidarity with Ukraine but Remains Neutral on Russian Sanctions
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic expressed solidarity with Ukraine during talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Belgrade. However, he did not indicate Serbia's willingness to support sanctions against Russia, as reported by "Reuters."
Vucevic, Kuleba discuss opportunities for economic cooperation
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba on Monday to discuss the current global security and political situation and opportunities for bilateral economic cooperation in such circumstances.