Albania

Defense and Internal Affairs Committee condemns attacks

NOVI SAD -- A Serbian parliament committee met on Tuesday in Novi Sad and condemned the attacks on the property of members of national minorities.

FM praises outgoing EU foreign policy chief

BRUSSELS -- EU's High Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Representative Catherine Ashton "was the only objective mediator in the Western Balkans crises," says Ivica Dačić.

The Serbian foreign minister made the statement on Tuesday after the farewell meeting with Ashton in Brussels.

NOVI SAD - The Serbian parliament condemned on Tuesday the attacks on the property of members of national minorities and called on the government to firmly deal with the individuals who committed the attacks which constitute an incitement to ethnic hatred.

BRUSSELS - High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton was the only objective mediator in the crises in the Western Balkans, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Tuesday after the farewell meeting with Ashton.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament's Committee on Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) will hold a meeting on the security situation in the southern Serbian province on Monday, October 27, Milovan Drecun, chairman of the body, said Tuesday.

U.S. welcomes joint statement by Vučić and Rama

BELGRADE -- The U.S. embassy in Belgrade welcomed the willingness of Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to solve problems through dialogue.

BELGRADE - The United States Embassy in Belgrade welcomed Tuesday the willingness of Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to solve problems through dialogue.

BELGRADE - Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Tuesday that those responsible for the attacks on bakeries and shops that had occurred over the past few days in several towns in Vojvodina had been arrested.

Montenegro's Interior Ministry told BIRN on Tuesday that an historic agreement on the exact meeting point of the three Balkan states will be signed as soon as the three governments set a precise date.

The agreement, which was proposed by Montenegro, aims at part-resolving a dispute between Montenegro and Kosovo over borders that has lasted since 2011.

UEFA chief on why Serbia and Albania wound up in same group

BELGRADE -- UEFA President Michel Platini has said that Serbia and Albania "never went to war, like Armenia and Azerbaijan."

For that reason, the two countries were not separated ahead of the draw for the 2016 European football championship.