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BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with EU special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak, US special Western Balkans envoy Gabriel Escobar and political advisers from Germany, France and Italy in Belgrade on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said the UK's special Western Balkans envoy Stuart Peach would visit Belgrade on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters, Brnabic said that, after Peach's visit, international envoys for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue - informally referred to as the "big four" - would also come to Belgrade by January 20.

According to the Americans, Brussels should also step up its mediation in the conflict.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will host a working luncheon for US State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet in Belgrade on Thursday, the presidential press office has announced.

A press statement will be released after the meeting.

Chollet's trip to Belgrade is a part of his tour of the Western Balkans and he has already visited Skopje and Pristina.

The appointment of new negotiators for Belgrade and Pristina sent by Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz is a sign of desperation on the part of Paris and Berlin, according to Timothy Less.

Sarajevo – Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Janković and Mayor of Sarajevo Benjamina Karić signed an agreement on the Slovenian and Bosnian capitals becoming twin towns as the pair met in Sarajevo on Friday, the Ljubljana municipality said in a release. The mayors believes this will enable the cities to share good practices and deepen cooperation.

Between 16 and 25% salary increases are foreseen in the army. This is what the resigned Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov told BTV.

"I signed the orders to increase the pay in the army before I left for the studio. The largest percentage increase will go to military positions," the minister said and clarified that the 16% increase is for the senior command staff.

Ljubljana – Several associations hosted a Day of Slovenian-Serbian Friendship at Fužine Castle in Ljubljana featuring Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, and his spouse, Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia. It was announced at the event that 12 June would probably be formally declared the Day of Slovenian-Serbian Friendship next year.

Media press conference is expected around 5 p.m.
Just to recall, that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in Belgrade today, after his visit to Pristina, and will meet with the President of Serbia face to face.

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The Bulgarian airline GullivAir has stopped selling tickets for the Sofia-Skopje flight since May 21, the specialized aircraft portal Ex Yu Aviation announced.

According to Macedonian media, the flights are carried out with 7-8 passengers, and there were cases when there were only two or three people on board, less than the crew.