Serbia

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is planning on visiting Belgrade for the second time this year, daily Danas has learned from top Serbian officials. The Russian prime minister officially visited Serbia on March 23, when he spoke to Serbian

Trial of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj continued on Monday in the Hague Tribunal after three weeks. A protected witness said that “Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo (FARK)”, i.e. the 134th brigade had entered Kosovo in June 1998 to fight against Serbian paramilitary forces.

Serbian customs officials are respecting the new deal on trade exports from Kosovo but Kosovo businesses have yet to take advantage of the new market, Kosovo Trade and Industry Minister Mimoza Kusari-Lila has said. Kusari-Lila said that seven trucks carrying Kosovo-made products had been allowed to enter Serbia, which had …

Albanian Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto has asked the head of Libya’s National Transitional Council, Muhammad Jibril, to recognize Kosovo as an independent state, when the government is formed in Tripoli. Haxhinasto and Jibril met on Friday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in …

Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković has said that Serbia has fulfilled all conditions necessary to get the EU candidate status. He added, however, that Serbia would not give up on its state policy.

The next round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina scheduled for next Wednesday will take place most probably. Belgrade keeps on insisting on a special status for North Kosovo. However, Brussels thinks it is impossible to give Kosovo a special status, but in future it might become something like an …

Serbian President Boris Tadić will address the UN General Assembly on Friday, within the General Debate that began on September 21. The Serbian president will hold a series of bilateral meetings with officials from around the world on the sidelines of the session. 

Serbian Army (VS) Infantry Squad will take part in a UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus. VS Chief of General Staff General Miloje Miletić and his associates saw off from the Nis military airport Friday morning VS members to Cyprus.

The plan which was unanimously adopted at the UN Security Council session in 2008 contains six points that refer to the dialogue with Belgrade. The six points refer to police, customs, judiciary, transportation

Belgrade negotiating team head Borislav Stefanović said late Wednesday the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština would not stop. He added, however, that it was unlikely the next round of talks would be held on September 28.