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

UN Chinese Language Day marked in Moscow

STORY: UN Chinese Language Day marked in Moscow DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the eventvarious of the booksvarious of the vedio of Zhang Hanhui, the Chinese ambassador to RussiaSOUNDBITE 1(Russian): IRINA ZAKHAROVA, Russian researcher of Chinese folk artSOUNDBITE 2(Russian): IRINA ZAKHAROVA, Russian researcher of Chinese folk Artvarious of the event STORYLINE: An event was held at a bookstore in Moscow on Wednesday to launch two new books about China, in celebration of the United Nations Chinese Language Day. The two books are "The Magic of Chinese Paper-cutting" and "The Wisdom of Chinese Characters." Zhang Hanhui, the Chinese ambassador to Russia, congratulated the event through a video, saying he hoped the language learning could open a window for the people of China and Russia to enhance understanding and deepen friendship, and make greater contributions to promoting cultural exchanges between the two nations. The author of