Eurasia Press & News
SERBIA For the first time in 25 years, a Chinese defense minister has arrived here on an official visit this Monday. Liang Guanglie was welcomed with military and state honors before he met with his Serbian counterpart Dragan Šutanovac. In a joint news conference held afterwards, Šutanovac reminded reporters that …
Read More »OSCE, Serbian police to continue strategic partnership
SERBIA The revised agreement on continuation of the strategic partnership was signed in by Interior Minister Ivica Dačić and head of OSCE in Serbia Hans Ola Urstad. The altered memorandum of understanding envisages the provision of expert help and advice in the area of responsibility of police work, fight against …
Read More »Visa abolishment criteria “by end of month”
SERBIA Interior Minister Ivica Dačić stated that Serbia will in September meet all the remaining criteria for abolishing visas. This will be necessary for Serbian citizens to travel to all the Schengen area countries.
Read More »“No use reporting on fruitless police raids”
SERBIA Rasim Ljajić reacted today to reports in some Belgrade media that the Serbian police (MUP) recently carried out an operation in Novi Sad to arrest Ratko Mladić. The head of the Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribinal said that “there is no use reporting on fruitless operations”.
Read More »“No knowledge of plans to assassinate Dodik”
BiH The Bosnian Interior Ministry and the country’s Prosecution office have no knowledge of an alleged plan to assassinate RS PM Milorad Dodik. Dodik is heading the government of Bosnia’s Serb entity, and his life was reportedly threaded by the recently arrested criminal group led by Darko Elez.
Read More »Relations with Bulgaria important to Serbia, says new Serbian ambassador
BULGARIA Newly appointed Serbian ambassador to Bulgaria Alexander Crkvenjakov declared Monday that the priorities of his new post will be focused on strengthening the political and economic relations with Bulgaria. “Relations between the two countries are perfect but the fact that Sofia recognized the one-sided declaration of independence of Kosovo …
Read More »Karadzic asks for additional 14.171 hours
HOLLAND The prosecution hasn’t shown any serious intention to reduce the scope of this mega trial – Karadzic states in his letter to ICTY Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said on Friday that, due to large number of documents and testimonies he needs to read, he requires additional 14.171 …
Read More »Jeremić orders internal investigation
SERBIA Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić has ordered a probe after the media reported that Montenegro’s candidate for ambassador to Serbia was “unwelcome”. The “urgent investigation” will include “everyone”: from his cabinet chief to the ministry’s human resources clerks, Belgrade daily Večenje Novosti writes. But the ministry officials were not available …
Read More »OSCE: Serbs victims of property fraud
SERBIA The OSCE has confirmed that there have been many cases of Serbs’ property in Kosovo being sold off without their knowledge, often with forged papers and stamps. “As they’re not there, displaced persons do not find out about these transactions until some time later,” states an OSCE report published …
Read More »Commission rebuts speculation about Mihailović grave
SERBIA The Commission for Establishing Truth about the Murder of Dragoljub Mihailović has dismissed press speculation that he is buried on Ada Ciganlija. “Information published in certain media that the Commission for Establishing Truth about the Murder of Dragoljub Mihailović received information from military intelligence about the site of his …
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