News archive of September 2023

PODGORICA - Studentski centar Podgorica won the Super Cup of the regional ABA basketball league by defeating Partizan Belgrade 83-81 (25-22, 17-18, 21-26, 20-15) in the final in Podgorica on Wednesday evening.

Studentski centar claimed their first ABA League Super Cup trophy in club history.

Kevin Punter led the scoring for Partizan with 23 points and Zach LeDay added 13.

NEW YORK  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Wednesday Belgrade would request that an urgent UN Security Council session be called over the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - Serbia and China are connected by a steely friendship and good political cooperation as well as by a comprehensive strategic partnership, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday at a meeting with the First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Li Hongzhong.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Wednesday the arrests of three Serbs in the province by Pristina's special police units earlier in the day were a continuation of an ethnic cleansing of Serbs there.

PRILUZJE - Another Serb - a man identified with the initials Z K - was arrested in Kosovo-Metohija on Wednesday and detained at the war crimes department of Pristina's special prosecution office.

The arrest took place in the Priluzje village near Obilic, central Kosovo-Metohija, the head of the Obilic Interim Authority Milan Kostic confirmed to Tanjug.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Two Serbs were arrested in the north of Kosovo-Metohija on Wednesday.

Ilija Elezovic was arrested in Kosovska Mitrovica, his son Nikola confirmed to Tanjug, adding that the arrest had taken place near a local secondary school this morning.

"We have not been told why he was arrested or where he is," Nikola Elezovic said.

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said in New York Serbia's position was stable and that all officials of other countries he had spoken with on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in the past two days understood the situation Serbia had found itself in due to the violation of its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic and the Philippines' FM Enrique Manalo met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and signed a memorandum on understanding and political consultations between their foreign ministries.

NEW YORK - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with the FMs of Argentina, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Antigua and Barbuda, Kiribati, Botswana, the Philippines and Senegal on the sidelines of the general debate at the UN General Assembly session in New York.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attended a reception hosted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York for heads of delegations attending the UN General Assembly session.