Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic said on Thursday Serbia maintained significant economic cooperation with BRICS member states, which she noted accounted for 45 pct of the world's population and 27 pct of the world's gross product.

"There is absolutely a place for Serbia in such markets, too," Mesarovic told RT Balkans.

BELGRADE - Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Thursday in Belgrade his country supported Serbia's EU path and that the EU was incomplete without Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Poland was an exceptionally important partner to Serbia, not only because of its EU accession path but also when it comes to bilateral relations and trade.

Vucic was speaking at a joint press conference with Donald Tusk after a meeting with the Polish PM, who is on an official visit to Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with the chairwoman of the foreign affairs and defence committee of the Italian Senate Stefania Craxi in Belgrade on Tuesday, noting that cooperation with Italy was greatly contributing to Serbia's economic development and EU approximation.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with the chairwoman of the foreign affairs and defence committee of the Italian Senate Stefania Craxi in Belgrade on Monday.

Brnabic and Craxi agreed that Serbia-Italy cooperation was extremely good and had been improved further recently through numerous bilateral meetings between officials of the two countries.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with the chairwoman of the foreign affairs and defence committee of the Italian Senate Stefania Craxi on Monday to discuss the most important matters in Serbia-Italy cooperation as well as regional and European challenges.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be on a visit to Slovakia on Tuesday, the presidential press office announced in a statement.

With Slovak and Hungarian PMs Robert Fico and Viktor Orban, Vucic will attend a trilateral summit of leaders of Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary in Komarno, the statement said.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and Slovak FM Juraj Blanar met in Belgrade on Friday to discuss bilateral relations between their traditionally close and friendly countries, as well as advancement of cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has received a congratulatory message from Russian President Vladimir Putin on occasion of the approaching 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from fascism in WWII.

BELGRADE - Slovakia's position on the Kosovo-Metohija issue is unchanged, Slovak FM Juraj Blanar said in Belgrade on Friday, noting that his country did not recognise the so-called Kosovo.