A delegation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, headed by parliament speaker Cemil Çiçek, is expected to arrive on a visit to Belgrade on Monday, April 15. During the visit to Serbia, Çiçek will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Turkey on Wednesday, April 17. During this visit he will meet with the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The two sides will discuss discuss and analyze the problems of the region.

Slovakia has always said it will recognize Kosovo once Belgrade and Priština sign an agreement to normalize their relations, said the country’s former Prime Minister Iveta Radičova. She added that Slovakia will support Serbia strongly on its path towards EU membership.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is beginning her visit to the region on Monday with a trip to Montenegro. In Montenegro, Ashton is to meet with PM Milo Đukanović

Syrian forces have battled rebels in the central province of Homs near the border with Lebanon as part of a counter-offensive aimed at regaining control of territory around the country and along strategic border areas. On Friday, April 12 troops clashed with rebels

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met on April 12 with Foreign Minister of Georgia Maia Panjikidze. Minister Panjikidze and her Armenian counterpart

Serbian PM Ivica Dačić said on Friday that there would be no continuation of the dialogue “because no acceptable agreement has been reached so far.” When asked whether he would go to a new round of

Following a dispute over the result of Sunday’s presidential election, the EU said Montenegro needs to build up public trust in its institutions. “We expect all political parties in Montenegro to work constructively within

Turkey-EU joint parliamentary committee will gather for the 121st time in Brussels, on Friday. The committee, responsible for the evaluation of issues stemming

Bulgarian Prime Minister Marin Raykov called on Wednesday for a fresh and in-depth review of the contract between Bulgaria and Russia for the construction of the pipeline South Stream.