War

Mutual genocide lawsuits won't be withdrawn

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić says the court in The Hague will decide about issues from the past, while the political elites in Serbia and Croatia will focus on the future.

Two Serbian Army officers went on trial in Belgrade, accused of killing at least 27 Kosovo Albanian civilians including a four-year-old boy during the conflict in 1999.

The assembly on Monday will discuss the proposals put forward by the Sarajevo plenum, one of several public forums set up by protesters across the country to advance political demands arising from the recent nationwide demonstrations.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday Serbia and Croatia would make an effort to let courts decide about issues from the past, while the authorities on both sides would focus on the present and future.

Serbia's Electoral Commisssion, RIK, told BIRN that early parliamentary elections due on March 16 will be organized also in the former province of Kosovo.

"There will be three members of the committee at each polling station in Kosovo and ballots will be taken for counting at voting centres in Vranje and Raska [in Serbia]," the RIK said.

Politicians in Bosnia have been trying to stir up bad memories of the 1990s conflict in a bid to undermine and discredit the nationwide protests against economic hardship and corruption.

Balkan countries foster their military industries

Regional governments recognise the economic potential of increasingly export-oriented domestic firms.

A worker performs quality control of ammunition produced at the UNIS GINEX company in Gorazde. [UNIS GINEX]

Macedonia and Greece sign military pact

The two countries signed a plan for co-operation specifying joint activities this year.

Macedonia and Greece defence ministers Talat Xhaferi and Dimitris Avramopoulos at the signing of the bilateral plan for co-operation in Athens.[Macedonia Ministry of Defence]

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Regional chief of operations at the Kosovo Police Service Zeljko Bojic stated that 250 members of the Kosovo Police Service would be deployed for the local elections in northern Kosovska Mitrovica on Sunday to protect the safety of citizens and polling places.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) condemned the decision of the Kosovo Police Service and Pristina institutions to ban around 120 Kosovo Serbs from visiting the graves of their loved ones on Saturday to mark the Orthodox All Souls' Day.