Michael Kirby

U.S. ambassador says Serbs are "a bit schizophrenic"

BELGRADE -- Serbs are a bit schizophrenic, as their heart pulls towards the East, but the head directs them to the West, said U.S. Ambassador Michael Kirby.

BELGRADE - Serbia is offering good conditions for foreign investments and the stable political and economic situation in the country is one of its advantages, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said during a meeting on Friday.

Safe House in Vranje officially opens

BELGRADE -- A public ceremony was held in Vranje, southern Serbia, on Thursday for the opening another Safe House for the victims of domestic violence.

U.S. ambassador: We were right to impose sanctions on Serbia

BELGRADE -- U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby has said that there was "pressure" on Serbia to join western sanctions against Russia.

But that does not mean that something must be done, he remarked during an interview for the N1 broadcaster.

BELGRADE - U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michel Kirby has said that it has been discussed that Serbia should introduce sanctions against Russia, but this does not mean that something like that needs to be done.

This pressure means that we have talked about this, but this is not the same as when you have to do something. This does not mean an automatic and intense pressure, Kirby said.

PRISTINA - US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby visited the Kfor headquarters in Pristina on Saturday to meet with the peacekeeping force's commander, Italian Major General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo.

Kirby and Figliuolo exchanged opinions on many issues regarding the latest developments in the security and socio-economic situation in Kosovo, Kfor said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic received United States Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby Tuesday to discuss United States' investments in Serbia.

Vucic and Kirby talked about investments by U.S. companies and stepping up efforts to create a better investment climate in Serbia, the Serbian government's media relations office said in a release.

President attends naming of British residence ceremony

BELGRADE -- British Ambassador Denis Keefe hosted a reception on Thursday to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Elsie Inglis.

The diplomat and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic revealed a memorial plate bearing the Scottish doctor's name.

BELGRADE - Ambassador of Great Britain in Serbia Denis Keefe hosted a reception to mark the designation of the name of the British residence in Belgrade after Scottish doctor Elsie Inglis, and on this occasion he and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic also revealed a memorial plate bearing Inglis' name.

U.S. ambassador: Russia made big mistake

KOPAONIK -- U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said on Tuesday that "the whole world needed the United States and Russia to have a good relationship."

At the same time, the EU needed to have a relationship with Russia as well, he said.