Bosnia and Herzegovina

BELGRADE - Reactions to the All-Serbian Assembly alleging that its conclusions erode the Dayton Agreement are hypocritical because, throughout all these years, we have witnessed the agreement being deliberately eroded by those who are now criticising the Assembly, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday evening he would on Tuesday respond to claims from the US embassy in Sarajevo that conclusions adopted at the recent All-Serbian Assembly in Belgrade were not a defence of the Dayton Agreement but an attack on that agreement and the state institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

BELGRADE - According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, a total 176,514 foreign tourists visited Serbia in April.

The majority came from Turkey (18,323), Russia (14,468) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (13,504).

Interestingly, 11,086 were from China.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with Angolan FM Tete Antonio in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation, with special emphasis on the economy and education.

BELGRADE - Serbia's external goods trade in January-April totalled approx. 22.25 bln euros, which is a 1.3 pct increase y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Goods exports were worth nearly 9.78 bln euros, rising by 1.4 pct y-o-y, while imports totalled 12.47 bln euros, rising by 1.3 pct y-o-y.

The Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival was awarded to "The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent," directed and written by Croatian filmmaker Nebojsa Slijepcevic. Notably, Bulgarian producer Katya Trichkova was part of the production team.

Djordje Mijatovic, brother of the deputy prime minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, died after being beaten by two hooligans in Belgrade, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic announced. According to Radio Free Europe and BTA, the incident occurred on a playground in the Serbian capital. An investigation is underway to determine if the beating directly caused his death.

The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.

NEW YORK - Security staff at the UN headquarters in New York unsuccessfully attempted to seize a Serbian flag from a delegation of Serb victims of the Bosnia and Herzegovina war before Thursday's UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution, a Tanjug reporter on the ground said.

The UN General Assembly is set to discuss and vote on a draft resolution regarding the Srebrenica massacre. The proposed document aims to declare July 11 as an International Day of Remembrance for the Genocide that occurred there in 1995. This resolution condemns the denial of genocide and the glorification of war criminals.