News archive of March 2014

BELGRADE/BERLIN - Serbian State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior (MUP) Vladimir Bozovic asked in Berlin for Germany's support in the search for a solution to the false asylum-seekers issue.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Nebojsa Rodic will be staying in a visit to Croatia on Sunday and Monday at the invitation of Croatian Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic with whom he will discuss improvement of the two countries' defence and security cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian government advisor Alfred Gusenbauer stated that it is of strategic importance for Serbia to stabilise in economic and political terms because it is the crucial country in the Western Balkans.

The initiation of EU accession talks is a sign that the EU appreciates Serbia's reforms, Gusenbauer said in an interview for Radio-Television of Serbia.

KRALJEVO - Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Cedomir Jovanovic advocated for development of the agricultural sector and processing industry as part of the election campaign on Saturday.

LESKOVAC - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that a new government will be formed shortly after early parliamentary elections set for March 16, so that essential reforms could be continued.

MANAMA - Milica Mandic, Serbia's Olympic champion in taekwondo, claimed a gold medal in the women's under 73 kg event at the Bahrain Open on Saturday.

The tournament in Bahrain, which brought together around 500 athletes from 28 countries, brings points for the world's ranking and direct qualification to the Olympic Games that will be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

BELGRADE - Kosovo-Metohija has great tourist potential and the Serbian government will do everything it can to boost the development of tourism in that part of the country, Minister without Portfolio responsible for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Aleksandar Vulin said on Saturday.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Vojislav Kostunica said on Saturday that Serbia's moral and traditional values are at risk, and that the country is being subjected to aggressive propaganda aimed at historical revisionism and change in the historical conscience.

DUBAI - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Daniel Nestor of Canada did not succeed in claiming the title in the doubles final at the ATP tournament in Dubai on Saturday.

They lost to Rohan Bopanna (India) and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) 6-4, 6-3.

The prize fund amounted to USD 2.3 million.

Photo Tanjug/M. Jelesijevic (Archive)

VLADICIN HAN - Neither the Ukrainian nor Bosnian scenario will happen in Serbia as long as the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is in power and has the trust of citizens, SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.