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There were clear messages of the United States' commitment to "continue doing all that we can to help Greece emerge successfully from this period of economic difficulty" - including from US President Donald Trump - during Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's visit to Washington in October, US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said in an exclusive interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Age

BELGRADE - The media play a significant role in paving a quality way for every modern society only if they maintain constructive dialogue and report based on verified facts, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said in an informal conversation with the directors and editors-in-chief of the members of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA).

BELGRADE - The autumn conference of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), hosted by the Tanjug News Agency, opened in Belgrade on Thursday.

EANA members differ in capacity, equipment, technology and funds available, but what makes them equal is the fact that they provide trusted information to media, Tanjug Director Branka Djukic said.

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At least 3.5 million young people and retired soldiers have joined the North Korean military to fight in the event of a war against the US, state media said, adding that people are rising up "to retaliate against" Washington.

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Around 7,600 refugees are currently "marooned" in Serbia, writes the British daily Guardian.

Gendarmerie's divers have recovered a body from the Sava River in New Belgrade, Tanjug said it learned from the Interior Ministry (MUP) on Monday.

Belgrade media are reporting that the body was found on Sunday afternoon.

BELGRADE - State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information Nino Brajovic said Wednesday he often cited Tanjug as a good example of fair market competition and that the news agency had demonstrated it was sustainable in the market.

BELGRADE - The state has cut regular funding for Tanjug, but it is evidently more successful in the market than other agencies, which should continue, new Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) President Vladimir Radomirovic said Thursday.

"This country needs Tanjug, this society needs such an agency," Radomirovic said in an appearance on Pink television.

The Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA) and China's state news agency Xinhua are to deepen their cooperation, focusing in particular on making greater use of social media, with state officials to sign an agreement in Athens on Thursday.

Serbia's Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljevic said the status of the Tanjug news agency would be resolved very soon.

The matter would soon be discussed at a government session, he said.

There are proposed solutions for Tanjug's status, Vukosavljevic told Pink TV on Tuesday, but declined to prejudge the outcome, Tanjug reported.