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Vucic says NATO's attempt to destroy, dismember Serbia fails

STORY: Vucic says NATO's attempt to destroy, dismember Serbia fails SHOOTING TIME: March 24, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: PROKUPLJE, Serbia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, President of Serbia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): MILORAD DODIK, President of Republika Srpska STORYLINE: Serbia will never surrender its province of Kosovo and Metohija nor join the NATO alliance, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Prokuplje Sunday at a commemoration event marking the 25th anniversary of NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. On the Remembrance Day for the Victims of the NATO Aggression on Yugoslavia, people gathered in Prokuplje, some 260 km south of Belgrade, to pay tribute to the victims of the NATO bombings. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, President of Serbia "They killed Boban (30-year-old soldier from Prokuplje) because they (NATO) wanted to destroy our homeland, to destroy Serbia and dismember it, but they failed. 25

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from Chinese enterprises make a bow in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Minister of Sport Zoran Gajic and China's Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo mourn in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People holding flowers mourn the victims at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from Chinese enterprises mourn in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Serbia, China mark 24th anniversary of embassy bombing by NATO

STORY: Serbia, China mark 24th anniversary of embassy bombing by NATO DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people laying wreaths 2. various of Minister Gajic and Ambassador Chen honoring Chinese martyrs 3. various of people laying wreaths to martyrs of the embassy bombing 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZORAN GAJIC, Serbian Minister of Sport 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN BO, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia STORYLINE: The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo, Serbian Minister of Sport Zoran Gajic, and dozens of officials and civilians laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial monument to honor the victims, who were Shao Yunhuan of Xinhua News Agency, and Xu Xing

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from Chinese enterprises mourn in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from Chinese enterprises make a bow in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Minister of Sport Zoran Gajic and China's Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo mourn in front of the memorial monument at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-EMBASSY BOMBING-24TH ANNIVERSARY

(230507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People holding flowers mourn the victims at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2023. The Serbians and the Chinese gathered at the site of the bombed former Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Belgrade on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the killing of three Chinese journalists in the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aggression on Yugoslavia. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Supply of western weapons prolongs Ukraine crisis, harms Europe: former Serbian diplomat

STORY: Supply of western weapons prolongs Ukraine crisis, harms Europe: former Serbian diplomat DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Europe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia 3. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia 5. various of the peace campaign 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia STORYLINE: Zivadin Jovanovic, former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia, has said the West isn't looking to stop the Ukraine crisis but to protract it to the benefit of its own interest and hegemony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia "New deliveries of heavy weapons, tanks, artillery tools, and rockets were announced. A kind of 'coalition for the delivery of fighter planes' is being formed. Kie

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Belgrade street to be named after late Japanese diplomat

BELGRADE, Serbia and Montenegro - A chorus sings a tune at a ceremony held at the Ethnological Museum in the Serbia and Montenegro capital city Belgrade on Nov. 2 in memory of the late Japanese Ambassador to Croatia Keisuke Oba, who was associated with the former Yugoslavia for 30 years, first as a student and later as a diplomat. One of streets in Belgrade will soon be named after Oba in recognition of his contributions to relations between Japan and Belgrade.

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Japanese ambassador's ashes buried in Belgrade

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - One of the relatives the late Japanese Ambassador to Croatia Keisuke Oba, a Yugoslav-phile who died in the Philippines in August, buries his ashes in Belgrade on Sept. 27. About 100 people, including many of Oba's Serbian friends, attended the burial ceremony at the central Belgrade cemetery. Oba had told his family that he wanted to be buried in Yugoslavia after his death.

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Japan calls for more democracy efforts in Yugoslavia

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (R) shakes hands with Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus in Belgrade on July 17. Tanaka called on Labus to further promote democracy in Yugoslavia and to strengthen international cooperation.

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Tanaka meets Kostunica

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica pose for photographers prior to their talks at the presidential palace in Belgrade on July 16.

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Tanaka pledges support for Yugoslav democracy bid

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (R) and Yugoslav Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic (L) are seated for talks at the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry in Belgrade on July 16. Tanaka told Svilanovic Japan supports Yugoslavia's efforts for reform toward democracy.

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Kostunica plans new constitution to revamp federation

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Newly elected Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, in an interview with Kyodo News in Belgrade on Oct. 11, indicates that he will bring in a new constitution to revamp the federation, giving its two remaining republics, Serbia and Montenegro, equal powers.

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Pickering visits China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering leaves the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 27 after arriving in China earlier in the day. Pickering is to meet China's Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Oct. 28 for what embassy officials describe as ''political consultations on strategic and bilateral issues'' as the dust finally settles after China's embassy in Belgrade was hit May 7 during NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.

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Boy from Kosovo to receive medical treatment in Japan

NARITA, Japan - A 3-year-old Albanian boy from Kosovo arrives in Tokyo with his parents July 7 for treatment to a malignant tumor on the retina of his right eye. Nezir Shinik left later in the day for Kanazawa University hospital where he will undergo the operation. Surgery on his eye began in Belgrade, but was suspended due to the recent bombing of Yugoslavia.

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Belgrade citizens celebrate NATO-Yugoslav agreement

Citizens in Belgrade celebrate June 9 the news that NATO and Yugoslavia signed an accord on the withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo, clearing the way for the alliance to end its military campaign.

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Chinese students rally at U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

About 80 Chinese students hold a peaceful rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on May 10 to protest NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and demand a halt to the alliance's military campaign in Yugoslavia.

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Akashi talks with Milosevic

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi (L) holds talks with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic at the presidential guesthouse in Belgrade on May 10. Akashi visited the Yugoslav capital in a private capacity, apparently in an effort to help end the Kosovo crisis, drawing on his previous experience as a special U.N. representative to former Yugoslavia.

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Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing

STORY: Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of representatives of Serbia and China commemorating the Chinese martyrs and condemned NATO's "barbaric act" STORYLINE: Laying wreaths at memorial plaques here dedicated to the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, representatives of Serbia and China on Saturday commemorated the Chinese martyrs and condemned NATO's "barbaric act." Among the officials present at the commemoration were Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin, Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Darija Kisic Tepavcevic, and Tian Yishu, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Serbia. "Chinese citizens that laid their lives here, didn't even need to be here, but they chose to do so, in order to share the most difficult and saddest moments with us," Vulin sai

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-COMMEMORATION

(220507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Darija Kisic Tepavcevic (1st L) gives an interview at the site of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2022. Laying wreaths at memorial plaques here dedicated to the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, representatives of Serbia and China on Saturday commemorated the Chinese martyrs and condemned NATO's "barbaric act." TO GO WITH "Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing" (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-COMMEMORATION

(220507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Officials of the Chinese embassy to Serbia mourn for the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing" (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-COMMEMORATION

(220507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin (1st L) gives an interview at the site of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2022. Laying wreaths at memorial plaques here dedicated to the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, representatives of Serbia and China on Saturday commemorated the Chinese martyrs and condemned NATO's "barbaric act." TO GO WITH "Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing" (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-COMMEMORATION

(220507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Yishu, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Serbia, gives an interview at the site of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2022. Laying wreaths at memorial plaques here dedicated to the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, representatives of Serbia and China on Saturday commemorated the Chinese martyrs and condemned NATO's "barbaric act." TO GO WITH "Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing" (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-COMMEMORATION

(220507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wreaths are seen at memorial plaques dedicated to the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing" (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-COMMEMORATION

(220507) -- BELGRADE, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin (L, front), Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Darija Kisic Tepavcevic (R, front), and Tian Yishu (C, front), Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Serbia, mourn at memorial plaques dedicated to the three Chinese journalists killed in the NATO bombing of the former Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 7, 2022. TO GO WITH "Serbia, China honor Chinese martyrs killed in NATO bombing" (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

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Serbian expert blames NATO expansion for Ukraine crisis, urges dialogue

STORY: Serbian expert blames NATO expansion for Ukraine crisis, urges dialogue DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of NATO headquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslaviavarious of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslaviavarious of street view in RussiaSOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia STORYLINE: A Serbian expert says the decades-long eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has not only caused the crisis in Ukraine but it has also evolved into a threat to peace and cooperation worldwide. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia "Because of this enlargement strategy of NATO towards the east, the world is no longer in the same condition. The whole global system of security, peace and coope

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Hotel Jugoslavija, which was bombed and now is open for business, is seen in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The bombed Radio Television Serbia (RTS) building is seen in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People sit on a bench near the bombed Command Building of Yugoslav Air Force in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Hotel Jugoslavija, which was bombed and now is open for business, is seen in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The bombed Radio Television Serbia (RTS) building is seen in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man with a flower in his hand passes the bombed Command Building of Yugoslav Air Force in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man passes the bombed Command Building of Yugoslav Air Force in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The bombed Command Building of Yugoslav Air Force is seen in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-HISTORY

(220322) -- BELGRADE, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman passes the bombed Command Building of Yugoslav Air Force in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2022. In Belgrade, there are many scars left by the NATO bombings. The NATO bombings of Yugoslavia started on March 24, 1999. During the 78-day military attack, 2,500 civilians were killed, and around 25,000 objects were damaged, including airports, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments and road infrastructure, according to the Serbian government. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Tanaka meets Kostunica

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica pose for photographers prior to their talks at the presidential palace in Belgrade on July 16.

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Belgrade street to be named after late Japanese diplomat

BELGRADE, Serbia and Montenegro - A chorus sings a tune at a ceremony held at the Ethnological Museum in the Serbia and Montenegro capital city Belgrade on Nov. 2 in memory of the late Japanese Ambassador to Croatia Keisuke Oba, who was associated with the former Yugoslavia for 30 years, first as a student and later as a diplomat. One of streets in Belgrade will soon be named after Oba in recognition of his contributions to relations between Japan and Belgrade. (Kyodo)

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Serbians call for further probe on baby trafficking allegations

Serbian woman Mirjana Novokmet (R) talks in Belgrade on June 24, 2015, about her experience of losing her newborn son at a hospital in Belgrade in January 1978 during the country's Yugoslavia days, saying the hospital told her the next morning that the boy died but refused to show her the body. There are about 6,000 such cases of suspected child trafficking in the country since the 1960s, according to the Serbian parliament's research. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese ambassador's ashes buried in Belgrade

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - One of the relatives the late Japanese Ambassador to Croatia Keisuke Oba, a Yugoslav-phile who died in the Philippines in August, buries his ashes in Belgrade on Sept. 27. About 100 people, including many of Oba's Serbian friends, attended the burial ceremony at the central Belgrade cemetery. Oba had told his family that he wanted to be buried in Yugoslavia after his death. (Kyodo)

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Japan calls for more democracy efforts in Yugoslavia

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (R) shakes hands with Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus in Belgrade on July 17. Tanaka called on Labus to further promote democracy in Yugoslavia and to strengthen international cooperation.

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Kostunica plans new constitution to revamp federation

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Newly elected Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, in an interview with Kyodo News in Belgrade on Oct. 11, indicates that he will bring in a new constitution to revamp the federation, giving its two remaining republics, Serbia and Montenegro, equal powers.

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Pickering visits China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering leaves the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 27 after arriving in China earlier in the day. Pickering is to meet China's Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Oct. 28 for what embassy officials describe as ''political consultations on strategic and bilateral issues'' as the dust finally settles after China's embassy in Belgrade was hit May 7 during NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.

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Boy from Kosovo to receive medical treatment in Japan

NARITA, Japan - A 3-year-old Albanian boy from Kosovo arrives in Tokyo with his parents July 7 for treatment to a malignant tumor on the retina of his right eye. Nezir Shinik left later in the day for Kanazawa University hospital where he will undergo the operation. Surgery on his eye began in Belgrade, but was suspended due to the recent bombing of Yugoslavia.

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Belgrade citizens celebrate NATO-Yugoslav agreement

Citizens in Belgrade celebrate June 9 the news that NATO and Yugoslavia signed an accord on the withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo, clearing the way for the alliance to end its military campaign.

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Chinese students rally at U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

About 80 Chinese students hold a peaceful rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on May 10 to protest NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and demand a halt to the alliance's military campaign in Yugoslavia. ==Kyodo

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Akashi talks with Milosevic

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi (L) holds talks with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic at the presidential guesthouse in Belgrade on May 10. Akashi visited the Yugoslav capital in a private capacity, apparently in an effort to help end the Kosovo crisis, drawing on his previous experience as a special U.N. representative to former Yugoslavia. ==Kyodo