Tomislav Nikolic

BELGRADE - The Counter-Terrorist Unit (CTU) on Wednesday marked its day with demonstration exercises also attended by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.

“Serbia remains a loyal friend of Russia,” Ivica Dacic, Serbia's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the sidelines of a ministerial session of the Council of Europe held in Vienna on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Russia understands correctly Serbia's position on the crisis in Ukraine, said Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic in talks with Russia's State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin on Tuesday, voicing concern about the escalation of the crisis in that country.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic conferred in Belgrade on Tuesday with President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) Felix Unger.

"Serbs and Russians always on side of justice"

BELGRADE -- The Russian embassy in Belgrade organized a reception late on Monday to mark May 9, Victory Day, hosted by Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin.

BELGRADE - Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin on Tuesday laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame memorial in Belgrade, dedicated to the victims of the 1999 NATO aggression.

Also paying tributes in New Belgrade's Friendship Park were members of a Russian Duma delegation that is on a two-day visit to Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic attended on Tuesday a ceremony marking Serbian Armed Forces' (VS) Guard Day and said the Guard represented the VS and Serbia, as well as their honour, pride, ethics and strength.

BELGRADE - The Russian Embassy in Belgrade organised a reception late on Monday to mark May 9, the Victory Day, and on this occasion Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin stated that Serbs and Russians have always been on the side of justice and have demonstrated that victories are scored by those who are backed by the truth and not by those who have the money and power.

Top European Union officials have praised Serbia's progress towards accession into the EU.

The EU's Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele commended the Balkan country's efforts during a meeting with President Tomislav Nikolic in Belgrade.

In his first visit to Belgrade after the country’s new government was formed, Fuele said on Monday that Serbia, which started EU accession talks in January, has made impressive progress.