Serbia

The Hague Tribunal trial chamber has turned down a prosecution motion to impose a defense counsel on Vojislav Šešelj. “The trial chamber, given the new information, has decided to reject the motion to impose a defense counsel… So, you’ll continue representing yourself?” Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti (presiding) asked the Serb Radical …

Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu says that Serbia, as a part of Europe, will be part of a common European security concept. He refused to get into details regarding the concept after his meeting with Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić, and advised journalists to them to ask Russian President …

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says he expects former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić’s trial to last “between two and a half and three years”. “We want a trial that will reflect a majority of the committed crimes, which gives space for victims to tell their stories and for that …

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came to Belgrade today to honour Serbia’s Second World War past, but also to lay some foundation stones for the future. In the first-ever Russian presidential visit he brought an entourage of 100 advisors with him to discuss a wide range of financial and economic issues. …

Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergey Shoigu says that cooperation between Serbia and Russia has made progress, but still has room for improvement. Shoigu and Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić headed a meeting of an inter-governmental Serbo-Russian committee for trade, economic and scientific cooperation. After signing a protocol on cooperation, Shoigu …

The 65th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade will be marked today with a series of events and in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The highest state and military honors will be given at the Liberators’ Cemetery in Belgrade, while wreaths will be laid to mark the anniversary …

Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to arrive Tuesday on a visit to Belgrade. On the eve of the visit, Serbian media commented that examining the statements made by representatives of the mission, one may draw the conclusion that there is increasing suspicion in Serbian government’s success in …

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is currently holding a one-on-one discussion with his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic. The Russian leader landed at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport at around 11am and was transported directly to Serbia Palace where he was welcomed with full state and military honours.

Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković met on Monday in Belgrade with Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu. Cvetković was quoted as telling his guest that the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday is extremely important for boosting the overall bilateral relations.

The United States has welcomed “establishment of relations between Priština and Skopje and successful completion of the border demarcation”. “The U.S. warmly welcomes the establishing of the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia as well as successful completion of the demarcation of their joint …