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BELGRADE - Capital Summit 2015 is only the first step towards a closer and more efficient regional cooperation, Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali said on Thursday.

LJUBLJANA - Serbia is ready for strengthening of regional cooperation and implementation of joint projects aimed at economic progress as one of the key factors on the Western Balkans' EU path, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday.

LJUBLJANA - A meeting of the Brdo Process, which brings together ministers of foreign affairs, including Serbian FM Ivica Dacic, started on Thursday in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia.

BELGRADE - The two-day Capital Summit has kicked off in Belgrade, and City Assembly President Nikola Nikodijevic said on Thursday that officials of cities of the region have already discussed new ideas in formal and informal discussions.

BELGRADE - The City of Belgrade will host the Capital Summit 2015 on April 23 bringing together leaders of 12 cities of central and southeast Europe, senior officials of the European Commission and the European Parliament, representatives of international organizations and diplomatic corps and businessmen, reads a statement issued by the City Administration on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met on Monday with a delegation of Serb youths from Croatia and said it was time for him to discuss with Croatia all of the agreements and obligations that country had towards the Serbs.

"Serbia will maintain good relations with Croatia believing that it is the only way to solve all issues," Nikolic stated.

The future of a large freshwater fish known as the Mladica - in English as the Huchen, or Danube Salmon - is threatened by planned hydroelectric power plants on Balkan rivers, a green NGO has warned.

The Austrian-based environmental NGO Riverwatch raised the alarm about the biggest trout species in the world at a press conference in Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Thursday.

The solidarity expressed to Greece by its fellow euro members has limits because other countries are struggling under their own austerity commitments, Slovenia?s prime minister said.

BLED - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic wrapped up the two-day visit to Slovenia on Saturday, during which the meeting of the governments of the two countries and the business forum of around 300 entrepreneurs were held.

MARIBOR - The prime ministers of Serbia and Slovenia, Aleksandar Vucic and Miro Cerar respectively, attended on Saturday the World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, 51st Golden Fox, at the Pohorje ski center near Maribor.

Vucic and Cerar first toured the press center, and then watched the second run.