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BELGRADE - Besides EU integration, regional connectivity and cooperation are among the top priorities of Serbia's foreign policy, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Subcommittee on the Western Balkans, held in Belgrade on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Thursday Serbia strongly supported China's Belt and Road initiative and noted that Serbian exports to China were worth 6.6 bln dollars a year.

Addressing a conference titled Dialogues On China, Djuric said Serbia maintained a neutral position and friendly relations with all countries.

BELGRADE - US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose Fernandez said on Thursday in Belgrade Serbia was a constructive partner to the US and a key partner on many important issues in the region, including on energy and regional economic integration.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Balkans Alexander Kasanof in Belgrade on Wednesday to discuss, among other topics, the possibility of establishing strategic dialogue between Serbia and the US and the significance of deepening the parliamentary cooperation with the US Congress.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after a meeting with Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover on Wednesday Serbia-Hungary relations were based on brotherly ties and mutual trust and respect, setting an example for successful cooperation and cherishing a tradition of neighbourly ties, which he noted was of great importance for stability and prosperity in the region.

BELGRADE - Under an agreement signed in the Serbian government building on Tuesday, Serbia will receive a 50 mln euro EBRD loan for urgent reconstruction of its railway infrastructure.

NOVI SAD - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday the construction of a Novi Sad-Subotica high-speed rail line section - to be inaugurated on November 24 - was a "big thing" for entire Serbia and that he expected Hungary to complete its stretch of a Belgrade-Budapest line in two years' time.

BELGRADE  A plenary meeting between an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and a Serbian delegation headed by National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic was held at the NBS in Belgrade on Thursday.

Tabakovic is also the Serbian governor to the IMF.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 2.0 pct more tourist visits in August 2024 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 5.2 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays by Serbian tourists were down by 15.1 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 10.6 pct y-o-y.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications Dejan Ristic met with the EBRD Director for the Western Balkans Matteo Colangeli in Belgrade on Monday.

The parties said successful implementation of joint projects would be continued.