Rasim Ljajic

The electoral list of Sulejman Ugljanin, president of the Party of Democratic Action, has defeated Belgrade's preferred candidate, Muamer Zukorlic - but has had to enter a coalition in order to keep its grasp over the Bosniak National Council, BNV.

This was stated on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.

"I must present my personal belief that I really could not believe it," Stefanovic said in the Serbian National Assembly, in reply to a question posed by opposition SRS party member of the Assembly (people's deputy) Vjerica Radeta.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday that he will talk to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama about reports that Serbian Telekom's planned investment in Albania's telecommunications company is not welcome.

With neither Balkan country high up on most foreign tourists' must-see lists, Albania and Serbia have agreed to jointly promote themselves abroad in fairs and other events to draw more visitors to both countries.

BELGRADE - An Iran Air flight will land in Belgrade on Saturday, marking the resumption of direct flights from Tehran to Belgrade after 27 years, the Serbian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications said in a statement on Friday.

Serbian Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic and Macedonian Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski will meet in Skoplje on Wednesday to discuss how to resolve an ongoing row over Serbian flour imports, the trade ministry in Belgrade confirmed to BIRN.

Previously Serbia had said it would impose counter-measures on Macedonia after Skopje adopted new procedures for imports of Serbian flour.

"We can wait no longer," Serbian Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic told the daily Danas. "Other than buying time, we have seen no readiness at all on their part to solve the problem."

It is described on the Serbian government's website as "a great recognition for Serbia and its citizens because Belgrade has become a European and world metropolis."

Serbian Orthodox Bishop Teodosije led the funeral service and said that Ivanovic was respected in Kosovo and in Serbia, but also abroad, and that it "was not rare" for Albanians to also respect him, and that he would be "deeply missed by everyone."

Deputy PM and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic spoke on Sunday in Bursa with Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu.

They discussed "improving the overall economic relations of the two countries and the implementation of infrastructure projects," the Serbian government announced.