Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic met on Thursday in Belgrade with Chinese Minister for Veteran Affairs Sun Shaocheng. According to the Serbian Government, they discussed "overall relations of the two countries and further forms of enhancing cooperation."

Brnabic assessed that relations between the People's Republic of China and Serbia are remarkable and characterized by a comprehensive strategic partnership and "steel friendship".

Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic is on an official visit to Madagascar, the Serbian government announced on Thursday. Dacic had meetings with senior officials of that country.

He had separate meetings with ministers of Economy and Finance, Industry, Tourism and Crafts, and Foreign Affairs. Dacic and Madagascar's FM, Naina Andriantsitohaina, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two ministries.

The Army of Serbia Chief-of-Staff, general Milan Mojsilovic and the Commander of NATO Allied Joint Force (JFC) in Naples Admiral James Foggo discussed on Wednesday the current security situation in Kosovo and the participation of Serbia's army in the NATO Partnership for Peace programme, the Beta news agency reported.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic received on Wednesday on a farewell visit Spanish Ambassador Miguel Fuertes.

Brnabic expressed her gratitude to the diplomat for his personal engagement in improving relations between the two countries.
Fuertes underlined Spain's strong support for Serbia's further progress on the road to the European Union and stressed that this support will continue through close, friendly relations with our country, the Serbian government announced.

Belgrade based daily Danas writes about the meeting of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic with the SPC Assembly and Patriarch Irinej. Patriarch's praise for President Vucic and his "heroic fight for Serbia, Kosovo and Metohija and all that is related to the Serbian name" are not the position of the Holy Archbishop's Assembly, as stated by the SPC leader, Danas was told by SPC Assembly's circles.

Nikola Selakovic said on Wednesday that President Aleksandar Vucic "did not discipline anybody" at the Holy Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC). According to Selakovic, who is the president's general secretary, the outcome of the meeting is that now a majority of bishops have a clearer picture of the position and policy of Serbia regarding the issue of Kosovo. This conversation was not easy, but it was useful, Selakovic said.

The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced in mid-April that Belgrade’s first countermeasures to Pristina’s taxes would arrive ‘around St. George’s Day.’ The decision on the countermeasures, however, has not been made yet.

The Serbian Chamber of Commerce stated that the reciprocity to this measure would not have a big effect due to the small size of imports of goods from Kosovo, while any other type of countermeasures would jeopardize Serbia’s political position.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on Tuesday in Belgrade with former US Army Europe commander Frederick Hodges. Vucic and Hodges discussed the security situation in South Eastern Europe and the region, as well as problems in the dialogue with Pristina, the president's press office said in a statement.

According to this, Vucic emphasized during the conversation that Serbia will maintain its military neutrality.

Journalist Djordje Vlajic assesses the appearance of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Assembly as "some kind of demanding the complicity of the Church in the work that he does with Kosovo".

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said late on Monday he informed the Holy Synod of the Serb Orthodox Church about "all my worries," adding Patriarch Irinej, who said Vucic's fight for Kosovo was heroic, understood him well, N1 reported.

Vucic was present at the Holy Synod annual meeting in the Patriarchy in Belgrade.