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Serbian and French PMs lay wreaths at monument

BELGRADE -- French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says his country is pleased that it "once again found the brotherly Serbia" and was "waiting for it open arms in Europe."

"France and Serbia, yesterday united in war, are now reunited in a project of peace - Europe," said Valls.

Greece urged NATO partner Turkey on Nov. 7 to stop "harassing" Greek Cyprus while it looks to exploit offshore natural gas fields, wading into a dispute that has complicated peace efforts on the island.

Greek Cyprus, which is a member of the European Union, is keen to develop gas reserves to the south of the Mediterranean island.

BELGRADE - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls commended the program that the Serbian government is implementing along the EU path, and noted that Serbia has done much more to improve the situation in the country than some states that are already EU members.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met with France's Prime MInister Manuel Valls on Friday and said that France was of great help to Serbia's EU integration and that it had proven itself a true friend during this year's floods.

BELGRADE - Prime ministers of Serbia and France, Aleksandar Vucic and Manuel Valls, laid wreaths on Friday at the Monument of Gratitude to France and underlined that the strong and lasting friendship between the two countries will continue to grow in decades to come.

BELGRADE - The annual French-Serbian economic summit entitled Public-Private Partnership, French Experience in Serbian Environment is being held at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

BELGRADE - Representatives of the multinational company Thales International talked with the Serbian Railways management about the prospects for the company's engagement in the Serbian railway projects.

This company, based in France, supplies transport management systems, while the Thales branch in Austria offers rail signaling solutions, Serbian Railways said in a statement.

BELGRADE - France's Prime Minister continues his visit to Serbia on Friday.

He will use the second day of his visit to Belgrade to meet Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali, the president's media relations service and the city government information department have stated.

"EU path, no sanctions against Russia," PM reiterates

BELGRADE -- Its bid to join the EU is Serbia's strategic goal, and Serbia supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, but it will not impose sanctions against Russia.

France and Turkey have agreed to share intelligence information regarding people suspected to be attempting to travel to, or from, Syria and Iraq, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced Nov. 6 after a Group of 6 (G-6) meeting of European interior ministers in Paris.