Serbia leases army HQ bombed by NATO to Trump son-in-law

(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, MAY 16 - Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has signed a lease for a building project at the site of the former Yugoslav army headquarters in Belgrade that was bombed in US-led NATO strikes in 1999. The project has ruffled feathers in Serbia as the site is a painful symbol of the NATO bombing campaign that put an end to the war in Kosovo, with the breakaway province later declaring independence.
    Construction Minister Goran Vesic insisted Wednesday the deal was not a sale but a 99-year lease. Kushner's Affinity Partners company "will invest in the revitalization" of the former military complex, Vesic said in a statement. A memorial will be built at the site, funded by investors but owned by Serbia, he added. (ANSA-AFP).