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Vucic says Trump accepted his invitation to visit Serbia (B92, O2)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in New York on Wednesday that US president Donald Trump has accepted his invitation to visit Serbia

"When I invited him, I explained in detail why I think it's important that he comes to Serbia. I spoke about the attitude of all Serbian citizens toward him and the US policy, how people in Serbia would welcome him, why it's important, and that his presence would show how much Serbs want that friendship," Vucic told reporters.

Vucic with Trump, invited him to visit Serbia (B92)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with USA President Donald Trump in New York and invited him to come to an official visit to Serbia.

According to unofficial information, Trump “has accepted the idea” to visit Serbia, B92 reported.

The two presidents, following the UN General Assembly session, spoke several minutes at the reception Trump and his wife organized for the world leaders. Vucic did not make any official statement about it yet.

Serbia better be out of radar - says President Vučić (Serbian media)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said in New York late on Tuesday that the world is in a dangerous and complicated situation today.

Vučić, who is attending this year's UN General Assembly, added that at the UN headquarters, "many harsh words" could be heard in that context - and that, as a small country, "we better stay out of any radar."

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic

On September 19, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly.

The officials noted the high level of bilateral cooperation, eventful dynamics of political contacts, and mutual focus on implementing joint investment projects.

The sides reaffirmed their desire to continue close coordination of steps on the issue of Kosovo.

Haradinaj Has Been Useful Enemy for Serbia’s Leader (Balkan Insight)

By Milenko Vasovic, editor at Danas daily

Only Aleksandar Vucic could pull off the trick of making political capital out of denouncing Ramush Haradinaj’s ‘crimes’ – before then instructing his clients in Kosovo to make him Prime Minister.

Serbia’s former Prime Minister and current President, Aleksandar Vucic, reminded us of his political skills when he used the recent public focus in Serbia on the former Kosovo Liberation Army commander [and now Kosovo premier] Ramush Haradinaj, to score points, undermine the opposition and finally become President of Serbia.

Step closer to truth: How much NATO's bombing poisoned Serbia (Novosti, B92)

The proposal of the Initiative set up to discover the truth about the consequences of the NATO bombing of Serbia has been supported by the president.

The Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti writes that it learned this, and adds that according to the plan of the Initiative, a national laboratory should be set up to examine the consequences NATO's 1999 bombing of Serbia has had on humans and the environment.

Guterres and Vucic to have phone talk next week about region (RTS)

United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) António Guterres announced he would speak, next week, over the phone with the Serbian President Aleskandar Vucic about the regional stability, said Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, after meeting the UNSG Guterres in New York, RTS reported.

“This is yet another confirmation how great significance the United Nations and Serbia are giving to their mutual relations,” said Dacic, who had participated in the UNSC session on Kosovo yesterday.