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Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov will pay a visit to Serbia. The visit at the invitation of Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic will start

Serbia is interested in simplifying the visa system with Azerbaijan, Serbian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zoran Vajovic said on Feb. 14. “This issue was discussed during consular consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries,” he said. Previously, the two countries have simplified the visa regime for individuals with diplomatic …

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci will on Wednesday in Brussels hold another round of the Kosovo dialogue. As on previous occasions the talks will be facilitated by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodić conferred in Belgrade with NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Richard Shirreff. According to a statement from the Serbian MoD, they spoke about “regional cooperation and Serbia’s role in the creation of a secure environment in the Balkans.”

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić received on Tuesday the letter of credence of newly-appointed Macedonian Ambassador in Belgrade Vera Jovanovska Tipko. The diplomat said during the ceremony that “the two countries and nations share traditionally friendly ties.”

Azerbaijan and Serbia discussed cooperation in the defense sector, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend on Jan. 30. On January 30, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov

The EU Rule of Law mission (EULEX) detained Serb local leader of the Serb-dominated north of Mitrovica, Oliver Ivanovic, who is suspected of crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict in 1999.

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Gen. Ratko Mladic has slammed the United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as a “satanic court” and refused to testify as a defence witness for his former political master, Radovan Karadzic.

The Belgrade-Priština dialogue will resume in Brussels on Monday. EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton will mediate the meeting. 

Initiation of Serbia’s EU accession talks opens new possibilities for comprehensive deepening of the partnership between Serbia and Bulgaria.