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VRANJE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he was confident Serbia and North Macedonia would develop the closest possible ties and build them carefully and with mutual respect.

Vucic was speaking after a meeting with North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova at the St Prohor Pcinjski monastery near Vranje, southern Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 6.6 pct more tourist visits in June 2024 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was up by 6.0 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays generated by Serbian tourists were up by 1.8 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 11.4 pct y-o-y.

BELGRADE - North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova will on Friday pay a working visit to Serbia during which she will visit the Prohor Pcinjski monastery in southern Serbia and meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

An air alert was declared once again last night in several areas of eastern Ukraine, according to local media reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the challenging situation on the eastern front, highlighting that over 100 clashes occurred in the last 24 hours. More than a third of these conflicts took place in the Pokrovsk area of the Donetsk region.

A historical exhibition organized by the Athens Municipality, "1974 & 1944: Athens celebrates its freedom" commemorates the 80th anniversary of Greece's liberation from Nazi occupation in 1944 and the 50th anniversary of the restoration of democracy following the fall of the junta in 1974.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications Dejan Ristic met with UK Ambassador to Belgrade Edward Ferguson on Friday.

Ristic informed the ambassador of his ministry's work and ongoing years-long capital projects in the telecommunications sector, as well as of this year's successfully completed competitions in the public information sector.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Friday Serbia was a safe country and that its authorities were watching developments in the country, the region and worldwide.

Bulgaria recorded an increase of nearly 29% in the number of nights spent in domestic tourism in the month of May 2024

ROME - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Wednesday in Rome Serbia would remain a pillar of peace and stability in the region but that, on the other hand, support from the international community was needed at the highest level when it comes to normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations and implementation of agreements reached in the Brussels dialogue.

Greece has confirmed the extradition of a Bulgarian citizen to the United States, following a decision by the Greek Supreme Court, reports BNR. The individual, who was arrested in Serres, faces charges of involvement in a criminal organization and smuggling.