France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north. A convoy of 80 lorries will leave a French

“Their personal engagement will continue to be essential in view of a swift implementation of the plan,” said European Union’s (EU) High Representative Catherine Ashton, while commending prime ministers of Serbia and

Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolić this Friday in Sochi, on the Black Sea. The two presidents will sign a

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Russia on September 5. The purpose of Erdogan’s visit is participation in the G-20 summit, which will be held on September 5-6 in St. Petersburg.  

Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan will arrive in Azerbaijan on Friday to attend Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia business forum, which will be held in Gabala on May 25.

Serbia’s First Deputy PM and Defense Minister Aleksandar Vučić met with Russian Defense Minister Segei Shoigu in Moscow on Thursday morning. Vučić and Shoigu discussed the implementation of the agreement on cooperation in the defense sector.

Turkey is not simply a candidate for European Union membership, but is a candidate for the union’s leadership, EU Minister Egemen Bağış said today during his opening speech at the Town

China has offered to send more than 500 soldiers to the UN force seeking to contain Islamist militants in Mali in what would be its biggest contribution to the UN peacekeeping, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have agreed on a harmonized plan to implement the recent Brussels-led agreement, the EU foreign police chief announced. The EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said the prime ministers

The “Friends of Syria” meeting kicked off here on Wednesday, with the foreign ministers of 11 countries, together with Syrian opposition, coming together as part of preparations for Geneva II Conference on Syria due in June.