The NATO-led intervention against Slobodan Milosevic’s regime and the then Serbian army was a historic decision, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said. He stressed that NATO’s intervention in 1999 was a necessary move as it protected the rights and the freedoms of Albanians in Kosovo.

Council of Europe decides to close office in Montenegro, Montenegro’s media said. Council of Europe decided to close its office due to Montenegro’s achieved democratic level, which excludes any further stay.

Serbian President Boris Tadic and his Croatian counterpart, Ivo Josipovic, have announced a new phase in relations between the two neighbouring countries following their first meeting as presidents on Wednesday. Tadic and Josipovic discussed open issues between the two countries and the development of good neighbourly relations.