Jens Stoltenberg

BELGRADE - Commenting on upcoming high-level talks in the Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday problems were "building up."

"The Black Sea is very important for NATO, we are monitoring the situation there carefully", the Secretary General of the pact, Jens Stoltenberg, told the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs today.

Diplomatic sources say Greece's representation to NATO has sent a protest letter to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, following the congratulatory message to Turkey by NATO's Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), based in Izmir, on the occasion of Turkey's "Victory Day," the anniversary of the defeat of the Greek forces in Asia Minor in 1922. It is also known as Turkish Armed Forces Day.

Day 540 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

NATO has göne into cleanup mode in the wake of a debate over a senior official's suggestion that Ukraine could cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO membership.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Friday President Aleksandar Vucic's recent meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had been fair and that Stoltenberg understood the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

Speaking to Pink TV, Dacic said Stoltenberg had established a very fair, human and direct relationship with Vucic.

Respect for European norms is a prerequisite for the improvement of EU-Turkey relations, the Foreign Affairs Council stated during their session in Brussels on Thursday. Ankara has expressed its expectation of positive steps from the EU concerning visa liberalization and the Customs Union. 

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Brussels on Wednesday evening he had pointed out to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the problem of Pristina's arms acquisitions, which he noted were a violation of UNSCR 1244.

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said before a Brussels meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday evening it was important that tensions were reduced in the north of Kosovo-Metohija.

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after a Brussels meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday evening he had requested that NATO take control to ensure "a life worthy of humans" to Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.