Belgrade, 16 March 2025 (MIA) - The Government of Serbia is set to declare Tuesday, March 18, as a national day of mourning in Serbia over the fire in Kochani that claimed the lives of at least 51 people, and left more than 100 injured.

“[Prime Minister] Miloš Vučević and President Aleksandar Vučić spoke about the tragedy in Kochani in North Macedonia this morning, where many people were killed in a fire at a nightclub, after which it was decided that March 18 should be a national day of mourning in Serbia,” the Serbian Government said in a press release, according to Serbian news agency Beta.

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