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BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday he had received confirmation Chinese President Xi Jinping would visit Serbia this year.

Vucic made the announcement at a Lunar New Year ceremony he hosted for Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming at Belgrade's Vila Mir.

China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their economies.

During a meeting, Yi told Pompeo that "a shadow has been cast on future of US-China relations," AP reported.

Pompeo arrived in China from North Korea and said he wanted to inform Yi about his meeting with the North Korean leader.

The Istanbul Archeologists Foundation has filed a complaint to the Turkish Culture Ministry's preservation board against the Fatih municipality for allegedly damaging the historic, UNESCO-protected Yedikule walls by laying asphalt on a protective clearing beside the walls.

Gravel was dumped at the historic Yedikule Gardens, a UNESCO-protected site near the Marmara shoreline along the Byzantine-era ramparts surrounding the old city of Istanbul, bringing the gardens' future back into the spotlight.

The government does not have any plans to nationalize ?? Bank or any other lender, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek has said following controversial comments by an aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an earlier in January. 

An aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has called for the nationalization of the country's biggest private bank, ??bank, in which the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has a 28 percent stake.

Turkey's Central Bank raised the interest rate it pays on U.S. dollar-denominated required reserves on Dec. 17, taking its first step towards the policy-tightening some investors have been hoping for when it meets next week.

The Central Bank will face a crucial credibility test when it meets for the last time this year on Dec. 22.

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (?KSV) has introduced an award to support outstanding translations of literary works, including but not limited to poetry, short stories and novels, in honor of Turkey?s first minister of culture.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s chief advisor Yi?it Bulut has declared his readiness to defend his boss with ?two pistols and hundreds of bullets,? months after he made headlines claiming that telekinesis-wielding international powers were trying to assassinate Erdo?an.