Compiegne

Construction was launched on May 4 for a new cemetery in northern France that will be used to bury freshly discovered remains of World War I soldiers.

Bones are regularly found in the fields of northeastern France that were the scene of mass killings during the trench warfare of the 1914-1918 conflict.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis was among the over 70 world leaders who attended on Sunday at the Arch of Triumph in Paris the ceremony of the Centennial of the Armistice that put an end to the WWI hostilities.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis and his wife Carmen were welcomed at the Elysee Palace on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron, alongside his wife Brigitte.

AGERPRES special correspondent to Paris, France, Florentina Peia reports: Romania's President Klaus Iohannis attends a series of events in Paris dedicated to the Centennial of the WWI Armistice that ended WWI hostilities, on Saturday and Sunday.

To fight traffic congestion, pollution and other challenges that plague modern cities, an increasing number of French towns are choosing to make their public transport networks completely free.

Serbia marks Armistice Day

BELGRADE -- A ceremonial artillery salute was fired from the Sava terrace of the Belgrade Fortress on Monday, commemorating World War I Armistice Day, November 11.

Members of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a 10-volley salute from six artillery weapons.

BELGRADE - Serbia marks the World War I Armistice Day as its national holiday on Tuesday. The day commemorates Germany's capitulation that led to the cessation of WWI hostilities. The capitulation was signed in a railway carriage in Compiegne, France, on November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m.

BELGRADE - A ceremonial artillery salute was fired from the Sava terrace of the Belgrade Fortress on Monday, commemorating the World War I Armistice Day, November 11.

Members of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a 10-volley salute from six artillery weapons.