Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin

Ivica Dacic has said that Serbia "finds unacceptable the initiative for Kosovo's UNESCO admission scheduled to be discussed next month."

The Serbian deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs made the comments on Wednesday during his meeting with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Chepurin.

The World Bank strongly supports Serbia in the implementation of structural reforms, Country Director for the Western Balkans Ellen Goldstein said on Wednesday.

In a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Goldstein commended the reforms carried out by the government of Serbia, the government's media relations office said.

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama pledged to work together to establish a cross-Balkans youth cooperation office aimed at improving strained relations between countries in the region.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic began a visit to Slovenia on Monday with a meeting with Slovenian counterpart Miro Cerar.

Cerar is the host of the Bled Straregic Forum.

Serbia and Macedonia have asked the EU take action on the issue of asylum seekers, given that a million euros earmarked for assistance "is not enough."

The most important goal for all participants of the forthcoming summit on the Western Balkans in Vienna must be political and economic stability of the region.

This is according to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

The European Union is impressed with the organization of reception of illegal migrants by the Serbian government and relevant services.

According to Tanjug, this was stated on Monday by the head of the EU Delegation in Serbia, Michael Davenport, who met with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel continued her visit to Serbia on Thursday with a meeting with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.

Merkel arrived here late on Wednesday and conferred with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania on July 8-9, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday said the plan to build a fence along the southern border was not a move against Serbia, praising the good relations between the two countries.