Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg said in Belgrade on Friday that NATO "regrets for every lost civilian life in the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999."

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived late Thursday at the Nikola Tesla Airport, where he was welcomed by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.

Stoltenberg was given the traditional Serbian bread-and-salt welcome, with the Serbian Armed Forces Guard in attendance.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he is worried about "the build-up of Russian military forces from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean."

AP is reporting that he "called on the U.S.-led alliance to come up with a response."

Former Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg late on Thursday in Belgrade received the charter making him an honorary citizen of the Serbian capital.

Stoltenberg addressed the ceremony to say the day was very important for him because he received the award not only in his own name, but as a representative of thousands of his compatriots.

Montenegro MPs have submitted to Parliament a resolution voicing support for the country's accession into NATO, regional news outlets have reported.

Debates on the document are to begin at an extraordinary session scheduled for September, according to Serbian agency Tanjug.

Jens Stoltenberg says "Serbia's decisions and contacts with Russia must be respected - because it is the choice of an independent country and its people."

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic underlined the importance of Montenegro's NATO membership for Croatia, at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Zagreb on Thursday.

"This is something that interests Croatia, bearing in mind that Montenegro is a neighboring state and security in this part of Europe and the region is an important matter for us," the PM stated.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed Montenegro's commitment to regional security and cooperation and thanked the country for its continued contributions to the Alliance's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg inaugurated a NATO Forces Integration Unit (NFIU) in Bucharest as part of his visit to Romania on Thursday.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned there was still a risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine.

"Ceasefire violations persist. There is still a risk of a return to heavy fighting," Stoltenberg said in Brussels on Thursday, AFP reported.