Malta supports Montenego’s bid to join the EU, Foreign Minister George Vella said today after meeting Montenegro’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Igor Luksic in Valletta.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych arrived on Thursday in Belgrade for meetings with Serbia’s top officials, and was welcomed by his Serbian counterpart.

U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby stated on Wednesday that “if his country were a part of the EU, it would vote for its enlargement.” Stressing that the U.S. supports Serbia’s EU