Eurasia Press & News

Canada has closed its embassy in Egypt “for security reasons,” the department of foreign affairs announced Tuesday morning. The department said the embassy would be closed until further notice. 

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is on a visit to Serbian capital city Belgrade. In the frames of the visit Minister Bildt will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic. Yesterday the Swedish minister met with Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Serbian counterpart Ivan Mrkic.

Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlăţean is to visit Macedonia on Wednesday. He is to meet with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki. They are expected to sign a bilateral cooperation agreement.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has rejected an ultimatum set by the country’s army to reach an agreement with his opponents to end the political crisis. The Egyptian military on Monday gave 48 hours, demanding that a solution be reached on the political crisis

Egypt’s military on Monday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Islamist president and his opponents to reach an agreement to “meet the people’s demands” or it will intervene to put forward a political road map for the country and ensure it is carried out.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Monday, July 1, with visiting Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Welcoming the guest, President Sargsyan stressed the importance of mutual visits by high-ranking officials

European Council (EC) President Herman Van Rompuy has said Serbia had full support from the EC on its path to EU membership. The pace of the integration will depend on the commitment and

Turkey’s minister of EU affairs and the chief negotiator Egemen Bagis said Monday that Turkey would carry on with the reforms within the framework of EU focusing more on the process rather than the outcome.

PACE has decided to “step up and expand” its presence in Macedonia and its cooperation with the Macedonian authorities. The PACE’s Skopje-based monitoring mission in Macedonia closed in 2000.

Cooperation between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia is very important for the states at this development stage, former Serbian President said.