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The deaths of two Serbian embassy staffers in Libya took place against the backdrop of attempts of the West to pull that same Serbia into NATO.

Ankara expects the United States, a long-time ally in the struggle against terrorism, to consider any attack on Turkey as an attack on itself without any hesitation, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said, while commenting on a recent split on the the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).

Turkish Ambassador to Sofia Suleyman Gokce has refuted claims that his country has pressured Bulgarian politicians into taking sides.

Ankara "has never asked any Bulgarian politician to take sides with regard to another political or publicly important figure in Bulgaria," he told private national bTV station on Saturday.

Turkey's presidency said U.S. President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Feb. 19, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants.

President Tomislav Nikolic has signed a law confirming an agreement reached between Serbia and NATO, the president's cabinet has confirmed for B92.

The National Assembly on February 12 ratified the agreement that grants freedom of movement and immunity to all members of NATO, which caused strong reactions among the public.

Serbia needs cooperation with NATO, and only those who wish to return the country to the 17th century think this is unnecessary, says Aleksandar Vucic.

Answering reporters' questions after his party, the SNS, reached a coalition agreement with the PUPS, the prime minister said: "You who brought these agreements, don't lecture!."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Friday reassured Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that Europe will not seal its borders with Greece, at least until the March 6 EU summit, according to government sources.

Aleksandar Vulin says the Hague Tribunal's choice of dates to deliver the verdicts in the Karadzic and Seselj trials was "interesting."

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu visited the scene of a Feb. 17 car bombing targeting a military convoy in Ankara that killed 28 people.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras participating in the European Council summit in Brussels which took place on Thursday attempted to ensure a common stance of the European leaders, at least regarding the basic points, to make clear that Greek borders remain open and there is no question of Greece’s expulsion from Shengen area.