Ukraine’s Justice Minister Olena Lukash on Jan. 27 warned she could call for a state of emergency after radical protesters seized her ministry in the centre of Kiev. Lukash, who is a participant in negotiations between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych

The Belgrade-Priština dialogue will resume in Brussels on Monday. EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton will mediate the meeting. 

French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Turkey at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul. The visit will focus on discussions of the development of political and trade relations, as

EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort has arrived in Azerbaijan. The Special Representative will hold meetings with Azerbaijani officials. Development

Libyan and Egyptian officials say some of the six Egyptian diplomats and embassy staff members kidnapped in the capital Tripoli have been released and the rest are to follow soon.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich called for an emergency session of parliament to end the country’s political crisis and violent unrest, in a sign he might be ready to soften his hardline stance and strike a compromise. 

Pakistan is very keen that trade across the Line of Control (LoC) takes place smoothly and summoned an Indian High Commission official on Tuesday essentially in an effort to resolve the deadlock said Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Opponents of the Syrian regime refused to meet with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad at the UN headquarters in Geneva on Friday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be on a three-day official visit to India starting January 25th during which Japan and India would review all aspects of their wide-ranging bilateral relationship, Indian Foreign Ministry

Initiation of Serbia’s EU accession talks opens new possibilities for comprehensive deepening of the partnership between Serbia and Bulgaria.