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U.S. diplomat: Serbia will decide on joining NATO [May 16, 2012] BELGRADE -- A diplomat serving as deputy ambassador of the United States to Serbia has said that "Serbia itself should decide whether to become a member of NATO". [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo to Resume Talks under Renewed EU Pressure [Feb 20, 2012] Serbia and Kosovo are set to resume European Union-brokered talks to Tuesday, days before the bloc is due to deliver its verdict on Belgrade's membership bid. Progress in the talks and implementation of the agreements made over the previous year are a key condition for Serbia to be formally recognized as an EU candidate, DPA reminds. Robert Cooper, the EU diplomat in charge of the talks, told ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo to resume talks as EU weighs Serbia's membership bid [Feb 20, 2012] Belgrade/Brussels (dpa) - Serbia and Kosovo were set to resume European Union-brokered talks Tuesday, days before the bloc was due to deliver its verdict on Belgrade?s membership bid.Progress in the talks and implementation of the agreements made over the previous year are a key condition for Serbia to be formally recognized as an EU candidate.Robert Cooper, the EU diplomat in charge of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian envoy receives top Church honor [Feb 06, 2012] BELGRADE -- Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin has received the highest honor given by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC). SPC Patriarch Irinej presented the Order of St. Sava 1st Class to the diplomat in a ceremony in Belgrade on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Kosovo talks deadlock to end soon: EU diplomat [Nov 15, 2011] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Serbia and Kosovo are expected to resume negotiations on cooperation in the next week, a move that could end a standoff threatening Belgrade's aspirations to start accession talks with the European Union, an EU diplomat said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb diplomat convicted for helping student sought by US flee the country [Oct 12, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? A court has convicted a former Serbian diplomat of helping a Serb college basketball player flee the U.S. after beating a fellow American student into a coma. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSerb diplomat convicted in US beating case [Oct 11, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A court has convicted a former Serbian diplomat of helping a Serb college basketball player flee the U.S. after beating a fellow American student into a coma. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb diplomat convicted for helping student sought by US flee the country [Oct 11, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? A court has convicted a former Serbian diplomat of helping a Serb college basketball player flee the U.S. after beating a fellow American student into a coma. In its ruling Tuesday, the court sentenced former deputy consul in New York Igor Milosevic to 18 months in prison. He was found guilty of issuing emergency travel documents to Miladin Kovacevic who fled the United States ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Kosovo-Serbia talks canceled amid violence [Sep 28, 2011] BRUSSELS, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Talks between Serbia and Kosovo to be mediated by the European Union have been canceled after violence in northern Kosovo, EU diplomat Robert Cooper said. [via YahooNews] More >>

The departure of ?Lawrence of Serbia? [Jun 08, 2011] Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger (1931-2011) started his diplomatic career in Yugoslavia and ended it as Serbia?s friend. The U.S. veteran diplomat, whose career was closely tied to Belgrade, Yugoslavia and Serbia, died at the age of 80 on Sunday from pneumonia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ambassador: Serbia is China's reliable partner [May 03, 2011] BELGRADE -- Serbia is China's reliable partner in Southeast Europe, Ambassador of China to Belgrade Wei Jinghua has said. China's top diplomat in Belgrade spoke ahead of the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. [via YahooNews] More >>