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Vucevic: Defending Serbia's sovereignty to be our biggest challenge
BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday the new government would immediately face serious and far-reaching foreign policy challenges, and added that defence of Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity - the fight for Kosovo-Metohija - would be the biggest challenge in the coming period.
Vucevic: New gov't's foreign policy to be based on defence of national interests
BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic announced on Wednesday his government's foreign policy would be based on defence of Serbian national interests, including defending the country's territorial integrity and preserving all of its development potentials.
Vucevic: My government will be one of continuity
BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday his government would, for the most part, be one of continuity.
Presenting his programme at a special parliament session, Vucevic said that, following fiscal consolidation, Serbia had embarked in 2014 on a stage of development that was unparalleled in its recent history.
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Vucic: Germany in brutal campaign for so-called Kosovo's CoE admission
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday the situation regarding the so-called Kosovo's potential admission to the Council of Europe (CoE) was uncertain but that Germany was in a "brutal campaign" for Pristina's membership in the organisation.
Vesic: Serbia, China have built steely friendship thanks to Vucic, Xi
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic said on Tuesday that, thanks to Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Xi Jinping, Serbia and China had built a steely friendship based on which they were developing new prospects for the relations between the two countries and the two peoples.
Six-Day European Tour: China's President Xi Jinping Seeks to Cement Ties Amidst Rising Tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on a six-day tour of Europe amidst escalating trade tensions with the European Union and concerns over China's support for Russia. The trip, Xi's first to the continent since 2019, includes visits to France, Serbia, and Hungary.
Vucic, Asian ambassadors discuss challenges facing Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic hosted a lunch for ambassadors of Asian states on Tuesday to inform them of the challenges facing Serbia.
Serbia is China's first comprehensive strategic partner in CEE - Chinese MFA
BEIJING - Serbia is China's first comprehensive strategic partner in Central and Eastern Europe and the two countries maintain an iron-clad friendship, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Serbia on May 7-8.
Vucevic: Gojkovic PM designate for Vojvodina province
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Designate Milos Vucevic, who will present his programme to MPs on Wednesday, announced Maja Gojkovic had been given the mandate to form the new government of Serbia's Vojvodina province.
Vucevic was speaking to reporters after a session of the presidency of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party.
Serbia’s Q1 GDP up by 4.6 pct in real terms
BELGRADE - Serbia's GDP was up by 4.6 pct y-o-y in real terms in Q1 2024, the Serbian national statistical office RZS said in a flash estimate released on Tuesday.
The RZS also said a more detailed GDP calculation for Q1 2024, performed at lower aggregation levels, would be published on May 31.
PM Designate Vucevic to present programme Wednesday, gov't to have eight new ministers
BELGRADE - Serbia's PM Designate Milos Vucevic announced on Tuesday he would request a parliament session for Wednesday, May 1, to present his government's programme and work plan to MPs and propose the cabinet members.
Vucic: Chances of so-called Kosovo joining CoE remain very high
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday the chances of the so-called Kosovo becoming a Council of Europe (CoE) member remained very high but that Serbia was doing everything in its power to prevent that from happening.
"We are proud of that because, that way, we respect European rules," he said.
Vucic speaks with Prince Albert II of Monaco
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday he had spoken by phone with Prince Albert II of Monaco about challenges facing Serbia in the regional and international arenas as well as about strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Vucic, African ambassadors discuss Srebrenica resolution
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday he had hosted a lunch for ambassadors of African states to discuss a UN draft Srebrenica resolution and a renewal of Serbia's old friendships with African countries.
Vucic, Lips discuss issues burdening Serbia-Germany relations
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with German MP Patricia Lips in Belgrade on Monday for an open discussion about all issues currently burdening the otherwise excellent Serbia-Germany relations as well as about strengthening of bilateral cooperation in many areas.