Vucic meets Trump's son in Belgrade

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Tuesday that he had a cordial conversation with Donald Trump Jr., the son of US President Donald Trump, regarding bilateral relations between Serbia and the United States, and current topics of political and economic importance in the world.

"I emphasized the importance of economic and political relations between Serbia and the United States and emphasized the importance of strategic cooperation between the two countries and joint projects in the coming years. This meeting symbolizes the commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and working together to address global challenges," Vučić said in a Facebook post.

Trump Jr. was in Belgrade in September 2024, when he discussed potential investments with a group of Serbian businessmen.

Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has already started doing business in Belgrade.

A contract was signed with his company in May 2024 to build a business and residential complex for a former Chief of the General Staff, parts of which were destroyed as a result of NATO's intervention in 1999.

Ahead of the meeting, Vučić called on all political actors in Serbia to avoid violence.

"Not to behave unconstitutionally, not to impede the movement of other people, not to create hostage crises by preventing someone from working and living, not to attack the police, as they attacked in front of the Radio Television of Serbia building the night before, who did not harm anyone, and to behave in a civilized manner, in accordance with the laws of this country," Vučić said.

On Monday evening, students blocked the entrance to the RTS building in Belgrade.

As a result, there were clashes between police forces and protesters.

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has said that the police did not act against the protesters, but that they were attacked, although footage on social media clearly shows that the police attacked and beat students and other citizens.

A police officer was injured, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said his serious eye wound was caused by protesters, whom he called "members of the Bolshevik plenum."

However, footage on social media shows that the injured police officer was in civilian clothes at the protests and was likely injured by his colleagues in uniform.

Through blockades and protests, students are demanding that authorities be held accountable for the deaths of 15 people, as a result of the collapse of a concrete shelter at the Novi Sad railway station, on November 1st of last year.

The government claims to have met the students' demands, while a group of experts formed by the Senate of the University of Belgrade has denied these claims in a report.

Students from many parts of Serbia have already set off for Belgrade, in a new protest planned for March 15. /DW/ (A2 Televizion)