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Defense minister meets with Russian counterpart

MOSCOW -- Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu spoke in Moscow on Wednesday "about the political and security situation."

Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri has assured Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova that the European border agency is ready to help Bulgaria if migratory pressures via the Black Sea increase.

Leggeri told Bachvarova that Frontex could help with the organization of more joint return flights of illegal immigrants to their home.

MOSCOW - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu conferred in Moscow on Wednesday concerning the political and security situation and current challenges in the region and the rest of the world, including the crisis in Ukraine, primarily from the standpoint of the obligations of Serbia as the 2015 OSCE chair.

Officially, Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis, toasted of late as the world's latest "celebrity economist", will lead a Greek delegation at Thursday's White House reception honoring Greek Independence Day (March 25), an annual affair.

Bulgaria relies on Sweden's support for its effort to join the EU's Schengen borderless area, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said on Wednesday.

Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis visited on Wednesday the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, which is turning into a new "Lampedusa" as some 3,000 illegal migrants ? all from Third World countries ? have arrived just in 2015!

Serbia wants to renew ties with Zambia - Dacic

BELGRADE -- Serbia is interested in renewing its traditionally friendly relations and bilateral cooperation with Zambia, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.

he made the comments after meeting with Zambian Foreign Minister Harry Kalaba in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Romania already meets a part of the Visa Waiver Program requirements, U.S. Consul General in Bucharest Henry Leighton said on Wednesday, adding that a working group on consular subjects made up of Romanian and U.S. officials is handling the rest of the requirements.

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According to Iranian media, the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak died at the age of 87 on Wednesday.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed the death though his Twitter account, Fars news agency reports.

However there has been further official confirmation neither by other Egyptian officials nor by other media.

Turkey?s ruling party has promised to change the country?s administrative system from the current parliamentary one to a presidential system in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s insistent calls, citing the new constitution as the first job of the next parliament to this end.