Michael Kirby

BELGRADE - The ambassadors who visited flood-hit Obrenovac near Belgrade, led by chief of the Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, on Monday, said they were shocked by what they saw in the town, adding that Serbia will be need solidarity and help from the international community to deal with the consequences of the natural disaster.

BELGRADE - The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade expressed deep sympathy with thousands of Serbian citizens hit by floods and released that it has set aside USD 100,000 worth of assistance for the purpose.

BELGRADE - The Undertaker, directed by Dragan Nikolic, was selected as the best film in the Serbian competition section of the 7th International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs.

BELGRADE - U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby voiced confidence in talks with Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic Wednesday that Serbia will get a chance to do a great job during its forthcoming OSCE co-chairmanship and that it will use the opportunity well.

BELGRADE - The U.S. organic food market is huge and it offers opportunities for export of agricultural products from Serbia, primarily in the sectors of milk processing and berry production, mainly when it comes to fresh raspberries, Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic and U.S. Ambassador in Serbia Michael Kirby stated.

SUBOTICA - US Ambassador Michael Kirby presented the Public Health Institute in Subotica, northern Serbia, on Tuesday with new laboratory equipment that will allow testing and certification of local agricultural produce according to European standards.

BELGRADE - The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) and the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade have awarded annual prizes for investigative journalism in the electronic, print and online media categories.

Construction of Safe House begins in southeastern district

BELGRADE -- Construction works were launched on Monday in Vranjska Banja to build a safe house for women who are victims of domestic violence.

The works will be completed by the end of this year.

BELGRADE - US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby has said Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic presented a very ambitious programme for the new government on Sunday, before being voted into office, and that he seems very committed to fulfilling that plan.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in talks with David Petraeus, chairman of the Global Institute of the KKR investment firm, that Serbia is open to new investments, adding that the country will ensure an environment that would be even more conducive to business.