Serbia's parliament on Friday moved to fast-track the demolition of the bombed-out Yugoslav Army headquarters in central Belgrade, the site of a proposed luxury hotel backed by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The redevelopment is particularly sensitive in Serbia as the mid-20th-century modernist complex was partly destroyed during NATO's 1999 bombing campaign that ended the Kosovo war.

The public is divided over plans linked to Kushner's Miami-based investment firm, Affinity Partners, to redevelop the site into a high-rise hotel.

Affinity Partners signed a 99-year land deal with the Serbian government last year to redevelop the site, shortly after its "cultural asset" status was revoked.

The project stalled in May as suspicions grew that a public official had forged documents

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