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BELGRADE - Serbia and Czechia maintain extremely good relations and the ties between the two nations are particularly close, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after a meeting with Czech PM Petr Fiala in Belgrade, noting that Serbian exports to Czechia had risen by almost tenfold in the past 12 years.

Fiala is on an official visit to Serbia.

ARANDJELOVAC - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Thursday Czech PM Petr Fiala would visit Serbia soon, and noted that he expected even greater Czech involvement in infrastructure projects in Serbia.

Vucic said this during a tour of a new plant of non-alcoholic beverages producer Knjaz Milos in Arandjelovac, central Serbia.

Petr Pavel suffered a fall while riding on a closed track - "His injuries are not serious, but he will need to remain under observation for some time," his services explained

Amidst a national day of mourning, the Czech Republic's embassy in Bulgaria solemnly lowered its flag to half-mast, paying tribute to the victims of the tragic mass shooting at Prague University. In a poignant display of remembrance, flickering mourning candles now stand in front of the embassy building in Sofia, joined by the EU flag also flying at half-mast.

The Czech Republic has declared December 23rd as a day of mourning following the devastating shooting incident at Prague University, as reported by Reuters.

In the aftermath of the tragic event, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic conveyed that efforts are ongoing to identify the victims, and their nationalities remain to be determined.

They also raised their voices against the European Union and NATO.
The organizers of the demonstrations, who come from numerous right-wing groups and smaller groups, including the Communist Party, said that the Czech Republic should be militarily neutral and should ensure direct contacts with gas suppliers, including Russia, Reuters reported.

Petr Kellner. Photo: EPA-EFE/PPF GROUP

Prague. Russia poses no direct threat to the Baltic states but NATO is deploying additional forces there to demonstrate its resolve to protect its eastern flank, Czech General Petr Pavel, the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, and former Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan told the Czech Television on Sunday, TASS reports.