Russia wants to include Serbia in the free trade zone of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Vladimir Putin has said, according to RT.
This could open new opportunities for development of business links, Putin said, and added that discussions were underway.
Te broadcaster paid special attention to Putin's meeting in the Kremlin earlier this week with Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic.
Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti writes that, according to their knowledge, the most important points of future relations between Serbia and Russia have been clarified.
The daily quote the following points:
* Russia will firmly represent Belgrade's positions regarding the final status of Kosovo
* Moscow, as a manufacturer, has generally agreed that Serbia can negotiate with the Belarusians about the purchase of the S-300 PVO system
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday thanked his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic for their constructive talks that took place in Moscow.
Addressing a joint news conference, Putin said that the conversation went in a friendly atmosphere, and that the talks were substantial.
As he pointed out, the two countries are striving to develop their interstate cooperation, and in this context, he mentioned the marking of the 180th anniversary of the establishment of Russia-Serbia diplomatic relations.
Kosovo will submit a request for membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) "during this month, at the latest in January," Beta news agency reported.
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj announced this.
Citing the website Lajmi, the agency reported that Hoxhaj said that if the request were submitted now, Kosovo could join the CoE "within two years."
He added that during that period, this institution "will mainly be chaired by countries that recognized Kosovo's independence."
Serbia is preparing measures in case Skopje supports Pristina in international institutions, writes today Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti, as well as that there is the possibility of changing the decision on recognizing the name of the neighbouring state if its Prime Minister Zoran Zaev fulfils "threats" on voting for Kosovo's membership in UNESCO.
The US State Department said that those responsible for moving the bodies of Kosovo Albanian civilians killed in the 1999 war to mass graves in Serbia should be brought to justice.
The US State Department said on Tuesday that it has brought a report by the Belgrade-based Humanitarian Law Centre NGO about the cover-up of crimes in Kosovo to the attention of Serbia’s recently-appointed war crimes prosecutor.
Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM, Ivica Dacic says the idea of the whole region joining the EU "as one package" is unacceptable to Serbia.
Speaking late on Tuesday in Brussels, Dacic pointed out that "everyone should advance at the speed that they deserve."
Peoples Party, headed by Vuk Jeremic, said the negotiation process with the EU is rather slow, despite concessions made in negotiations with Kosovo, Serbian media reported.
The European integrations are slow because of corruption and catastrophic situation in the judiciary, which has been confirmed by the statements of the highest EU officials on Monday, the party further said. It added, the best example of a slow pace is a fact that only two chapters were opened instead of five as planned.
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin says Prime Minister Zoran Zaev "has not kept his word."
Vulin's reaction came after Zaev - asked whether his country would support Pristina's UNESCO bid, said Pristina should "count on Macedonia's support in all processes".
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is in Paris this Tuesday for the climate change summit.
Speaking for RTS, he commented on Monday's opening of two new two chapters in Serbia's EU membership negotiations.
Vucic sees participation in the summit as an opportunity to meet with the French president who is at the moment one of the two most important political figures in Europe and is influential in the world.