The European Commission has called on Serbia to choose a chief negotiator and a team for the membership negotiations with the European Union immediately.

Slovenian President Borut Pahor is to pay a two-day visit to Macedonia. He is expected to meet with his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov. The delegations of the two countries are to hold a meeting as well.

The political consultations were held between the Georgian and Cypriot Foreign Ministries in Batumi on Monday.

Mark Gray, a spokesman for the European Commission, has stated that the upcoming oral Cooperation and Verification Mechanism report on Bulgaria will be factual and will not contain political assessments.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will arrive on a two-day visit to Belgrade Wednesday. He will meet with Serbia’s senior officials to discuss Serbia’s

Egyptian Prime Minister-designate Hazem el-Beblawi met Monday with visiting US Deputy Secretary Bill Burns and US Ambassador Anne Patterson. They discussed the latest developments in Egypt and the implementation

Turkish President Abdullah Gül met with Egypt’s Ambassador to Ankara Abdel-Rahman Salaheddin on Monday. Commissioned by Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour, Salaheddin and Gül discussed

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a briefing in Ankara on Thursday with Turkish ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries on the latest developments in the politically fragile region.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Moldovan counterpart Nicolae Timofti ahead of the European People’s Party-organized Eastern Partnership summit.

The governor of the flashpoint Malian town of Kidal returned to his job on Thursday after more than a yearlong absence, ahead of crucial nationwide elections later this month. Adama Kamissoko’s reinstatement comes at a time of violent protests in the northeastern rebel stronghold.