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Due to the Montenegrin independence referendum from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be inherited, along with all of its holdings, by the Republic of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country One of the first Serbian states Raška, was founded in the first half of the 7th century on Byzantine territory by the Unknown This is a history of Vojvodina. Vojvodina (Војводина is the Serbian name for the territory of Northern Serbia, consisting of the southern The Kosovo region in the Balkans in antiquity was known as Dardania, and from the 1st century AD formed part of the Roman province of Moesia Politics of Serbia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Serbia is This is article about politics of Vojvodina. Vojvodina is an autonomous province in Serbia whose population is composed of 65 Politics of Kosovo take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Kosovo The Government of Serbia (Влада Републике Србије / Vlada Republike Srbije is the main element of the Executive branch of government in Serbia. The unicameral Parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: Народна The President of Serbia is the Head of state of the Republic of Serbia. Boris Tadić (Борис Тадић born January 15, 1958) is a Serbian politician and the current President of Serbia. President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( Predsednik Vlade Republike Srbije) is the head of the Government of Serbia. Dr Vojislav Koštunica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Коштуница) (ˈvɔjislaːv kɔˈʃtunitsa born March 24, 1944, Belgrade The current Constitution of Serbia was approved by a referendum held in 2006 during October 28 and October 29. This article lists political parties in Serbia. Serbia has a Multi-party system with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining Serbia elects on national level a Legislature and a president A referendum on a proposed draft of the new Serbian constitution was held on October 28 and 29 October 2006 and has resulted in the draft constitution Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on December 28, 2003. Parliamentary elections took place in Serbia on 21 January 2007. Serbia held the first round of its 2004 elections for President of Serbia on Sunday 13 June 2004, and the second round on Sunday 27 June A pre-term presidential election was held in Serbia on January 20 and February 3 2008 The Serbian Armed Forces is the unified armed force that defends the Republic of Serbia and conducts other missions with respect to the constitution and laws of Serbia The territorial organization of the Republic of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government adopted in the Assembly of Serbia See also Subdivisions of Serbia Districts (Окрузи Okruzi) are the Administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities See also Subdivisions of Serbia There are 200 municipalities in Serbia: 124 in Central Serbia, 46 in Vojvodina and 30 in Kosovo Serbia has an economy based mostly on various services, Industry and Agriculture. Broadband Internet access See also Broadband Internet access in Serbia Telekom Serbia provides Internet access over Dial-Up, ISDN and ADSL connections Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as "the crossroad between the East and the West " which is one of primary reasons National Bank of Serbia (Народна банка Србије or Narodna banka Srbije) is the Central bank of the Republic of Serbia and as such its main Serbian culture refers to the culture of Serbia as well as the culture of Serbs in other parts of the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere in the world Serbia is a multireligious country The dominant religion is Orthodox Christianity (notably the Serbian Orthodox Church) but there are also numerous adherents of The Music of the Serbian people and Serbia presents a mixture of the traditional music which is part of the wider Balkan tradition with its own distinctive Serbia has only one nationwide official language which is Serbian. Serbia is country located in the Balkans (a historical and geographical region of southeastern Europe) and in the Pannonian Plain (a region of Demographics of Serbia Serbia is populated mostly by Serbs. Significant minorities include Albanians (who are a majority in Kosovo This is the full list of Mountains in Serbia (plus those in the disputed territory of Kosovo) This is a list of the Rivers of Serbia, either those flowing entirely or partially within Serbia proper or just being a border rivers This is the list of cities and towns in Serbia, according to the criteria used by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which classifies the settlements into This is the complete list of settlements in Serbia without Kosovo, as recorded by 2002 census, sorted by municipalities. The Montenegrin independence referendum was a refe­rendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Montenegro will be represented at Serbian embassies and consulates in countries in which Montenegro has not established a formal diplomatic presence. The governments of the two countries expressed an interest in pursuing a common foreign policy. Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American Magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P

Serbia and the EU

For more details on this topic, see Accession of Serbia to the European Union. Accession of Serbia to the European Union depends on several factors

Serbia has signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union on 29 April 2008 and is to seek the status of a candidate country to join the EU once the national parliament has ratified the SAA. In talks with countries who have expressed the wish to join the European Union (EU the EU typically concludes Association Agreements in exchange for commitments to political The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

Serbia and its neighbours

Multilateral regional co-operation falls within the priorities of foreign policy and international relations of Serbia as an instrument and substance of our co-operation with the neighbours in the region as well as within the context of the Serbia inclusion in European integrations, Euro-Atlantic structures and EU.

In the context of Serbia inclusion in multilateral economic and political relations and integrations as well as in the context of globalization, the relations and co-operation of regional character are of importance in the field of liberalization of trade and further affirmation of market economy and free trade. In that respect, the efforts to turn the region of South Eastern Europe into a free trade zone in which Serbia is actively participating through bilateral negotiations with neighbours and in the region (free trade agreements with Macedonia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as negotiations with Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Albania), are of particular importance. Serbia enjoys relatively good relations with its neighbouring countries. The border with Bosnia-Herzegovina along the Drina River continues to be an issue, whilst the issue of independence for Kosovo is of particular concern to Serbia. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The Drina ( Serbian and Bosnian: Дрина or Drina) is a river in the Balkan Peninsula. During and after the breakup of Yugoslavia there were increasing ethnic and regional conflicts culminating in the Kosovo War of 1999

Serbia and the Middle East

Serbia enjoys good relations with the Middle East, these are inherited by the independent Serbia from its time as hub of a federation (ie. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Yugoslavia) which were very strong from times of the Non-Aligned Movement during the 1960's. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian The Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM) is an International organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc Israel, UAE and Egypt are important economic partners with Serbia, as Israel invests in the Serbian construction industry and Egypt is a large market for Zastava automobiles. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Zastava Automobiles is a Serbian industrial conglomerate based in the city of Kragujevac, 86 miles (138 km southeast of Belgrade. Serbia also has an important security agreement with Iran ^[1] , who is also an important economical and political partner for Serbia. A Security Agreement is a document used in financial transactions where the Grantor (typically the Borrower but can also be a Guarantor or Surety) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Serbia also maintains diplomatic relations with the Palestinian National Authority. Serbia also wishes to intensify relations with the CCASG countries, namely Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( CCASG; مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed

Serbia and East Asia

Serbia has excellent relations with countries such as the People's Republic of China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Singapore South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː These four countries are important economical partners for Serbia in Asia. China has always traditionally had very warm and close relations with Belgrade since the establishing of diplomatic relations in 1955 ^[2]. Indonesia also has very close relations with Serbia, especially within the fields of trade, culture and tourism. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Indonesia has also voiced support for Serbia's territorial integrity over the Kosovo issue ^[3].

Entry to Malaysia was refused to all Serbian passport holders until 2007, unless they were in possession of a letter of approval from Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Serbian Passport (пасош pasoš) is issued to Serbian citizens at any age and it is the primary document of international travel issued by the Republic Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[4] Citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Israel are still banned from participating in Malaysia My Second Home program. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Malaysia My Second Home program (commonly abbreviated "MM2H" is an international residency scheme enacted by the Government of Malaysia to allow foreigners ^[5]

Serbia and Africa

Ever since the times of Tito and the Non-Aligned Movement, Serbia has enjoyed excellent relations with African nations. The Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM) is an International organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc South Africa is Serbia's closest ally in Africa and the two nations have had excellent relations since the signing of diplomatic relations in 1992 following the end of the Apartheid system. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa South Africa is also home to around 20 000 Serbs mainly living in the Johannesburg area ^[6]. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. South Africa is also voicing support for Serbia over the Kosovo issue^[7] . Nelson Mandela has also been made an honorary citizen of Belgrade ^[8]. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Many of the North African countries (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco) enjoy good relations with Serbia and are important trading partners. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Tunisia is a hugely popular tourist destination for Serbs as there is no visa required for Serb nationals entering the country. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Serbia is also actively involved in many investments in Angola with whom it has excellent political and economic relations. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central

Kosovo

See also: Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

See also: International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

On February 17, 2008, leaders of the province of Kosovo and Metohija declared unilateral independence from Serbia, forming the Republic of Kosovo in the process. Serbia's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence - On 12 February 2008, the Government of Serbia instituted an Action Plan to combat Kosovo's Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Serbia, supported by Russia, China, Spain, and other nations, does not recognize the breakaway province as an independent state and it has vowed to fight Kosovo's admission to international organizations. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. As of June 2008, the Republic of Kosovo does not have U.N. membership. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security

Serbia, in response to nations which have recognized Kosovo as an independent nation, has consistently recalled its ambassadors to these nations in an act of protest. ^[9] These countries who have recognized include the United States, Albania, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

States which recognize Serbian sovereignty of Kosovo and Metohija and states which recognize the Republic of Kosovo as an independent nation     Serbia     States which are recognizing Serbian sovereignty of Kosovo and Metohija     States which recognize the Republic of Kosovo as an independent nation

See also

• List of Ambassadors from Serbia
• Serbian diplomatic missions
• List of Ambassadors to Serbia
• Foreign relations of Serbia and Montenegro

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