Consular missions in Macau

A Turkish staff member at Sweden's honorary consulate in the western city of Izmir was shot and seriously wounded in front of the consulate building, TRT state broadcaster said on Tuesday.

Izmir's governor's office said in a statement a Turkish citizen registered to the eastern province of Agri has been apprehended.

The police are investigating the incident, it added.

Slovenia has opened a consulate in Naples, south Italy, to promote the development of economic, cultural and science relations between the two neighbouring countries.

The new consulate, headed by Jacopo Fronzoni as honorary consul, was launched on 13 January, the Foreign Ministry announced on Twitter.

Serbia on Aug. 5 opened an honorary consulate in northwestern Turkey to facilitate its citizens.

Bulgaria on Wednesday gave its consent for the opening of a consulate general of the Republic of Seychelles in Sofia, upgrading the status of the current consulate.