Blair's Belgrade appointment shrouded in secrecy

Mystery surrounds the appointment of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a special advisor to the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

Protesters gather on Downing Street to plead with then British Prime Minister Tony Blair for NATO not to bomb Serbia.

Protesters gather on Downing Street to plead with then British Prime Minister Tony Blair for NATO not to bomb Serbia.

Mystery surrounds the appointment of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a special advisor to the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

Few details have emerged of what the role will involve.

Towards the end of the Balkan conflict in the 1990s, Mr Blair was widely known for his support for NATO bombings of Serb forces.

The Executive Producer of SBS Radio's Serbian language program, Biljana Ristic, told Kristina Kukolja, secrecy shrouds a series of recent visits by Tony Blair to the capital Belgrade.

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