Minister Boris Bratina arrived in Tehran for Ali Hamnei's funeral
N1 reports that Serbia's Information and Telecommunications Minister Boris Bratina arrived in Tehran on Friday, July 4 to attend the funeral of Iran's supreme leader Ali Hamnei; he was met at the airport by deputy minister Mohamed Hafez Hakami, and talks on bilateral ICT cooperation are part of the visit. Danas adds the SSP reaction: Branko Miljus asks whether Aleksandar Vucic informed the U.S. administration and whether the trip signals Belgrade's continued refusal to align foreign policy with the EU.
What matters
Who went and why
According to N1, Boris Bratina arrived in Tehran as a Serbian government representative to pay respects and attend Ali Hamnei's funeral.
Official reception
At the airport he was met by deputy minister for technology, innovation, and international affairs Mohamed Hafez Hakami.
What else is on the agenda
The Iranian ministry says the ministers will discuss bilateral ICT cooperation during the visit; N1 recalls the memorandum signed in Belgrade in March 2025.
Political reaction at home
Danas writes that SSP official Branko Miljus is publicly asking whether Vucic informed the United States and whether the trip marks another refusal to align with EU foreign policy.
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N1: Bratina arrived in Tehran for Ali Hamnei's funeral
N1 reports that Serbia's Information and Telecommunications Minister Boris Bratina arrived in Tehran on July 4 for the funeral of Iran's supreme leader Ali Hamnei. He was met at the airport by Mohamed Hafez Hakami, and the Iranian ministry says the ministers will also discuss bilateral ICT cooperation during the visit. N1 also recalls the Iranian minister's March 2025 visit to Belgrade and the memorandum signed then.
Danas: SSP asks whether Vucic informed the U.S. about Bratina's trip
Danas carries an SSP statement by Branko Miljus asking whether Aleksandar Vucic informed the U.S. administration that Bratina, as a Serbian government envoy, had gone to Ali Hamnei's funeral. Miljus also links the trip to the broader dispute over whether Belgrade is willing to align foreign policy with the EU.
Overall takeaway
Bratina's trip to Tehran has not remained a merely protocol item but has become a fresh test of how Belgrade balances bilateral contacts against a sensitive Western agenda.
What this means for residents
For Serbia's foreign policy
Even a ceremonial one-day visit has quickly become an argument in the dispute over how closely Belgrade actually aligns foreign-policy moves with the EU and the United States.
For the telecom sector
N1 indicates there is also a practical track on the agenda: talks on the already launched ICT cooperation between Serbia and Iran.