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Investment protection agreement signed with Canada

BELGRADE -- Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajić and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird an investment promotion and protection agreement between the two countries.

The document was signed on Monday at the Serbian government headquarters in Belgrade, in the presence of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.

Serbia "won't profit from EU sanctions"

BELGRADE -- Serbia's decision to respect the will of the EU regarding exports to Russia will not have a dramatic effect on the economy, Trade Minister Rasim Ljajić said.

"Three reasons why prices should not increase"

BELGRADE -- Rasim Ljajić says there are "three reasons why prices should not increase - low purchasing power, good agricultural year, and crisis in EU-Russia relations."

Serbia to clamp down on attempts to bypass Russian embargo

BELGRADE -- "After the bad experience with meat exports any attempt to sell Russia food, fruits and vegetables from the EU via Serbia will be prevented," says Rasim Ljajić.

"Hague Tribunal did not know what to do with Šešelj"

BELGRADE -- Rasim Ljajić has said the case of Vojislav Šešelj represents "a precedent" for which a great part of the responsibility lies with the Hague Tribunal.

Ljajić, a cabinet minister, also serves as president of the Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.

Serbia "lucky to avoid red card" over meat export scandal

BELGRADE -- "We were lucky to avoid being shown a'“red card' by Russia, as it could easily have happened," Minister of Trade and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajić says.

Minister: Telekom will not be sold "at any cost"

BELGRADE -- Rasim Ljajić says the tender procedure for the sale of Telekom Srbija will not be launched until the government is convinced it will be successfully completed.

"There's no longer reason to be against SNS"

BELGRADE -- SDPS party leader Rasim Ljajić says he was "against Aleksandar Vučić when that was needed" - but that now "there's no reason to be against the SNS."