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Chinese ambassador on cooperation, Kosovo, Ukraine

BELGRADE -- The Chinese government stands by its position that it will not recognize Kosovo, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang has said.

Ruling party "won't strengthen if it works for Serbia"

BELGRADE -- A recent initiative to unite the opposition is, in its scope, a storm in a teacup, says Transparency Serbia Director Vladimir Goati.

Serbian trucks "drive through" Ukrainian blockade

BELGRADE -- After spending two days blocked by protesters near the Ukraine-Belarus border, a group of Serbian truck drivers finally managed to pass through.

Serbia sues bankrupt Austrian company

BELGRADE -- The public company Putevi Srbije (Roads of Serbia) has filed a lawsuits in Vienna against Austria's Alpine over poorly executed construction works on a bridge.

"Serbia given ultimatum over Russia sanctions"

BELGRADE -- Serbia has until September 1 to decide whether to impose sanctions against Russia and so join the EU or maintain its current neutral position, a daily writes.

Russian president to visit on October 19

BELGRADE -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Serbia on October 19 and take part in ceremonies marking 70 years since the liberation of Belgrade in WW2.

Colleagues hope case of murdered journalist will be solved

JAGODINA -- On the anniversary of his murder, journalist associations have said they expect the killers of Milan Pantić to be discovered by next year.

It would come in the wake of the recent indictment for the murder of another journalist, Slavko Ćuruvija.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic said that the MPs will work during the summer in order to carry out the agenda presented by Aleksandar Vucic upon his election as prime minister.

Up to 2,000 flooded structures "should be torn down"

BELGRADE -- Velimir Ilić has said that in the flood-affected areas he toured, between 1,500-2,000 housing facilities should be torn down.

Ilić serves as Serbia's minister without portfolio responsible for emergency situations.

BELGRADE, May 30 (Tanjug) - USD 1 billion will be invested in the expansion and modernization of Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti reports in its Friday edition.