Ivica Dačić

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic welcomed his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, who heads the Hungarian delegation, with full state and military honors at the Palace of Serbia on Tuesday.

Norway sets aside more funds to help with flood recovery

BELGRADE -- Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende announced on Monday that his country would allocate an additional EUR 2 million to help Serbia after the floods.

Brende is on a two-day visit to Serbia, where he is meeting with top officials.

New Zealand seeks support for UNSC seat bid

BELGRADE -- Foreign ministers of Serbia and New Zealand urged stronger ties between the two countries, and announced simplified visa procedures.

Ivica Dačić and Murray McCully met on Monday in Belgrade, and afterwards held a joint news conference.

Putin to meet with OSCE chair and Serbian FM

VIENNA -- Vladimir Putin will be in Vienna on Tuesday for a one-day visit where he will meet with the OSCE chair-in-office, Swiss President Didier Burkhalter.

Tadić, Dačić exchange accusations over police

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dačić has told the Belgrade-based daily Danas that former President Boris Tadić is the responsible for "the bad state of the top of the Serbian police."

Russian collar tightening around Serbia

Without the announced visit of the Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to Moscow, the officials of Russia and Serbia met at least three times in two weeks. Analysts claim that Russia is ‘tightening brotherly hug’.

Russian newspapers analyze Lavrov visit

MOSCOW -- Serbian leaders assured Russian FM Sergei Lavrov during his visit earlier in the week that Belgrade "does not have to choose between the EU and Russia."

This is according to the Moscow-based newspaper Kommersant.

Russia "respects" Serbia's EU bid - FM Lavrov

BELGRADE -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia respects the negotiations on Serbia's accession to the EU, but finds dividing lines in Europe unacceptable.

"No open issues" between Montenegro and Serbia

BELGRADE -- Montenegro's new Ambassador to Belgrade Branislav Mićunović presented on Monday his letter of credence to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić.

The diplomat stated that there were "no standing issues between the two countries" and that their mutual relations were "continuously improving."

Government sets up "team" in bid to improve traffic safety

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government has formed a team for coordination of road safety tasked with improving traffic safety and reducing the number of accidents.