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Industrial output in Macedonia in October rose by 7.5 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, data from the State Statistical Office showed.

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Ankara must respect Cyprus's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) if it wants UN-brokered reunification talks to resume, Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said ahead of a weekend visit to Turkey.

The Turkish art of paper marbling, known as Ebru, has been added to the United Nations' world cultural heritage list.

Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik said Turkey applied to UNESCO for the art to be included in the cultural heritage list in March last year. "With the addition of Ebru art, Turkey is now represented on the list 12 times," Çelik said.

BELGRADE - Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic and Slovenia's Outgoing Ambassador Franc But have noted on Friday that many positive changes have happened in Serbia in the last two years, and that the two countries maintain excellent bilateral relations.

President-elect Klaus Iohannis said on Friday that Romania backs the Republic of Moldova's European Union membership by permanently supporting the interests of this country, adding that Romania has an "undeniable duty" towards Chisinau, specifically the establishment of a common space of democracy, stability and prosperity.

BELGRADE - Serbia and Macedonia should promote the textile industry through closer cooperation and create conditions for joint penetration of the third markets, participants of the business forum discussing the two countries' cooperation in this area have concluded.

Serbia-Romania border checkpoint to boost cultural and commercial ties

Slovenian PM: Serbia should support sanctions

VIENNA -- Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has recommended to Serbia to "support EU's sanctions against Russia."

Speaking for the Vienna daily Presse, and asked whether Serbia should participate in the sanctions, Cerar said he "leaves that to Belgrade," and added:

BELGRADE - The countries of the Adriatic region are preparing a protocol for eliminating potential problems concerning shared water supply systems and groundwater resources, and the budget for the project amounts to EUR 6.65 million.

President Traian Basescu called on the Government during a meeting of the Romanian Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) on Tuesday to find a strategy that it should also turn into law by which the transit of the natural gas to be drilled for in the Black Sea be made via Romanian gas transporter Transgaz, the Presidential Administration said in a press release.