Hungary, Serbia vow to reinforce ties amid regional tensions

STORY: Hungary, Serbia vow to reinforce ties amid regional tensions SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of the two ministers 2. various of the joint press conference STORYLINE: Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto stressed on Friday the importance of his country's alliance with Serbia amid heightened regional tensions. Szijjarto, at a joint press conference in Budapest with his visiting Serbian counterpart, Marko Djuric, highlighted the development of bilateral ties in recent years, citing Serbia's grant of extensive rights to the Hungarian national minority in Vojvodina, as well as Hungary's reliance on natural gas from Serbia. The two countries, plus Slovenia, have established a joint regional electricity exchange, which has enhanced supply and mitigated price rises. Plans are also underway to build an oil pipeline connecting Hungary and Serbia, as well as Europe

Serbia's high-speed railway to operate in 2024: President Vucic

STORY: Serbia's high-speed railway to operate in 2024: President Vucic SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. various of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic visiting the site 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President 4. various of the construction site 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President 6. various of Serbian section of the Belgrade-Budapest railway line STORYLINE: The Serbian section of the Belgrade-Budapest railway line, constructed by a consortium of two Chinese companies, is set to commence operations by the end of 2024, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday. Vucic made the remarks during his visit to the construction site in Serbia's northern Vojvodina province, accompanied by Serbian state and provincial officials and China's Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming. Vucic said he was satisfied with the progress of the construction of

Serbia's 2nd Confucius Institute marks 9th anniversary

STORY: Serbia's 2nd Confucius Institute marks 9th anniversary DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: NOVI SAD, Serbia CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZOLT SAKALAS, Vice-president of provincial government of Vojvodina 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): BOJAN TUBIC, Serbia's assistant minister of education 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN HUI, Chinese director of Confucius Institute at University of Novi Sad STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia marked its 9th anniversary on Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZOLT SAKALAS, Vice-president of provincial government of Vojvodina "I deeply believe that the paths of culture and education are really the best way for our peoples to get closer to each other, to get to know and recognize each other, to exchange centuries-old knowledge and experiences." SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): BOJAN TUBIC, Serbia's assistant minister of education "I would especially like to emphasize the participat