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Vučić, Swiss president on bilateral ties, OSCE chairmanship

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić met on Thursday in Belgrade with Swiss Confederation President and Chairman of the OSCE Didier Burkhalter.

Serbia's Parliament was finally constituted Thursday.

A new session due to discuss government and ministry laws is expected to pave the way for the forming of a new cabinet later this week.

Serbian Progressive Party (SNS)'s Maja Gojkovic was elected Parliament Speaker.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Didier Burkhalter, president of the Swiss Confederation, foreign minister and chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), concluded on Thursday that, in the last three years, significant progress has been made in bilateral cooperation.

Swiss-Serbian Chamber of Commerce "sign of trust"

BELGRADE -- Didier Burkhalter says the Swiss-Serbian Chamber of Commerce is a sign of trust in Serbia's future and contribution to stronger ties between the two countries.

The Swiss president and foreign minister spoke in Belgrade on Thursday, as the chamber was officially opened.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister-Designate Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that Serbia is a good place for investment, better than many countries in the region, and that the reforms will be carried out to improve a business environment.

Serbia's new parliament constituted

BELGRADE -- The setting up working bodies and standing delegations to international parliamentary institutions on Thursday marked the end of the constitution of parliament.

Vučić confirms he met with ex-Blair adviser

BELGRADE -- Serbia's future prime minister, Aleksandar Vučić, "met on several occasions with renowned British diplomat Jonathan Powell," writes the daily Danas.

Vučić confirmed this and told the newspaper that they spoke about "the manner of work and organization of his cabinet."

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister-Designate Aleksandar Vucic pointed on Wednesday evening, in a meeting with Serbian Patriarch Irinej, to a complex situation that Serbia is in, noting that big challenges lie ahead of a new government.

Together with Outgoing Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic, the prime minister-designate met with Patriarch Irinej at the Serbian Patriarchate.

Ashton is due to meet Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's future Prime Minister, on Monday, mainly to discuss the continuation of EU-mediated talks on normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Balkan Insight has learned from an EU diplomat.

According to the diplomat, the two are due to discuss implementation of the April 2013 agreement on normalisation of relations.

Swiss-Serbian chamber of commerce to be established

BELGRADE -- A ceremonial session to establish the Swiss-Serbian chamber of commerce will be held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) on Thursday.

According to announcements, it is meant to contribute to improved economic cooperation between the two countries.