Milorad Veljovic

Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljovic has been relieved of his duties, Tanjug was told at the Interior Ministry (MUP) on Thursday.

The government later during the day confirmed this, saying Veljovic now has a new job - as the prime minister's adviser for regional and national security.

Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic says a decision on whether Police Director Milorad Veljovic will be dismissed will be known in the coming days.

"There's nothing new today, but I expect I will be able to address you on this issue in the next couple of days," he said on Wednesday, adding that a press conference will be called then, during which he will "explain everything."

The joint anti-terrorist military exercise in Serbia on Saturday, called "The Shield", will be broadcast live, Radio Television of Serbia has announced, and will involve more than 500 participants from the security and defence agencies.

Top political leaders from the ruling coalition will be present among the crowd.

The Serbian police director has said that the country's security is "not jeopardized" and that relevant security services are "on top of the situation."

Police directors of Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Germany, meeting on Thursday in Belgrade, agreed to conduct more joint actions to stop illegal migrants and target the cross-border migrant smugglers.

Besides joint patrols on the borders of Serbia with Hungary and Serbia with Macedonia, modern thermal imaging cameras will be used.

Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljovic has said that Serbia is "a safe country despite the increased number of migrants."

Citizens "have no reason to worry," he said on Thursday.

Serbian police: No indications that Macedonian conflict will spill over to Serbia

The current security situation is satisfactory and there are no indications that clashes in Macedonia will spill over to Serbia in the coming period.

This was concluded on Sunday during a meeting of the Security Services Coordination Bureau.

Police, military security agency: Serbians are safe

BELGRADE -- "All citizens of Serbia are safe," Police Director Milorad Veljovic and Director of the Military Security Agency (VBA) Petar Cvetkovic said on Monday morning.

"No indications conflict will spill over to Serbia"

BELGRADE -- The current security situation is satisfactory and there are no indications that clashes in Macedonia will spill over to Serbia in the coming period.

This was concluded on Sunday during a meeting of the Security Services Coordination Bureau.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Interior Affairs Nebojsa Stefanovic and caucus whip of Party of Democratic Action (SDA) of Sandzak- Party of Democratic Action (PDD) Sulejman Ugljanin conferred in the parliament building on Thursday concerning the security situation in south-west Serbia.