Eurasia

Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Macedonia Ivan Mrkić and Nikola Poposki agreed on Friday in Belgrade that the two countries “share the same EU prospects.” They announced closer cooperation in the future.

British Prime Minister David Cameron called German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday afternoon to discuss “the appalling situation” in Ukraine. “They are both extremely concerned by the spiralling violence,” a Downing Street spokesperson said following the phone conversation.

In a meeting with his Albanian counterpart Thursday, Speaker Nabih Berri spoke of improving ties with the Eastern European country in terms of trade and transport agreements.

The special court trying former President and General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Friday dismissed an application seeking transfer of the complaint to a court martial under the Pakistan Army Act. Justice Faisal Arab asked Mr. Musharraf to be present in court on March 11 in the light …

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) needs to strengthen the country’s European course stressing that the Balkan country needs more and not less Europe.

The responsibility to stop violence in Ukraine rests squarely with those in power and EU urges them to so as quicly as possible, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said  upon arrival at the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council

Ukraine’s interior ministry announced that anti-government protesters had taken 67 security officials hostage on Thursday. Following several days of relative calm, violence broke out on Tuesday when police stormed the main protester’s camp in Kiev’s Independence

US officials are “outraged” by the images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people, White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Thursday. “We urge President (Viktor) Yanukovych to immediately withdraw his security forces from downtown Kiev and to respect the right of peaceful protest, and …

European Union has taken a decision to impose restrictions on the issuance of travel visas to the Ukrainian officials, whom it deems responsible for the use of violence in Ukraine, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending an envoy to Ukraine at the request of President Viktor Yanukovich, to try to mediate talks between the government and opposition, Russian news agencies said on Thursday.