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BELGRADE - Hungary is Serbia's fourth-largest trade partner and the two countries have numerous joint projects, including the construction of a Pannonian power transmission corridor, due to be completed by end-2028, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday after meeting with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Belgrade on Friday her visit to Serbia as part of her fourth trip to the Western Balkans was a very clear sign of her belief in Serbia's EU future.

Von der Leyen was speaking at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshentnikov in Belgrade on Friday to discuss further strengthening of economic and overall bilateral cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has received a congratulatory message from Russian President Vladimir Putin on occasion of the approaching 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from fascism in WWII.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Friday Serbia had backed a letter of support for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres following Israel's decision to declare him a persona non grata.

Responding to questions from reporters at a press conference with Slovak FM Juraj Blanar, Djuric noted that reports to the contrary by some media outlets were untrue.

BELGRADE - Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) President Susumu Kataoka said in Belgrade on Thursday he hoped Serbia would soon receive another investment from Japan and noted that, amid global geopolitical tensions, Japanese companies saw Serbia as a country with a strategic position.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Norway's outgoing special Western Balkans envoy Haakon Blankenborg on Wednesday to discuss current challenges and the situation in the region as well as the place and the role of Serbia and Norway in the context of stronger regional connectivity and cooperation.

BELGRADE - The relations between Serbia and Czechia have reached the highest point of development in recent history thanks to, above all, mutual understanding, trust and a committed strengthening of the partnership, Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said at a meeting with Czech FM Jan Lipavsky in Belgrade on Friday.

BELGRADE - US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose Fernandez said on Friday in Belgrade he had had a very productive visit to Serbia and that the country was poised to become an economic engine and a leader in the region in areas like hi tech and green energy.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose Fernandez in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss bilateral economic relations and cooperation in the energy and renewables sectors.