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Brussels expects dialogue after election

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will inform EU foreign ministers about preparations for the Belgrade-Priština dialogue. According to reports, she will also inform the ministers about the effort made by the union in order for that dialogue to take place.

Top EU diplomat slams Israeli settlements

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has begun her first official trip to the Middle East, Deutsche Welle reports. Ashton has kicked off her first official trip to the Middle East with tough talk for Israel.

Solana: Israel closer to EU than candidate Croatia

Israel has a closer relationship with the European Union than official EU-membership candidate Croatia, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday. “Israel is, allow me to say, a member of the European Union without being a member of the institutions,” he said to warm applause from a conference of business and political leaders in Jerusalem. “It’s a member of all the programs…”

“Situation peaceful,” says Kosovo’s Hyseni

Kosovo’s foreign policy chief Skender Hyseni told the UN Security Council yesterday that the security situation in Kosovo was “stable and peaceful.” He also accused Belgrade of obstructing the integration of Serbs.

Qureshi says war on terror cost Pak 35 billion dollars

Pakistan’s war against terrorism has cost it more than 35 billion dollars, the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has claimed.
Addressing a joint press conference with EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Qureshi said Pakistan wants aid promised by the international community to provide aid to the affected people, The Dawn reports.
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Solana, Serbian officials meet in Belgrade

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana began his visit to Belgrade today with a meeting with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić. They expressed their confidence that the citizens of Serbia will soon receive good news from Brussels in regards to the visa regime liberalization.

Solana: Serbia’s progress “irreversible”

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says that Serbia is progressing “irreversibly” toward a future in the EU, according to Beta news agency. Ahead of his trip to the region, Solana said that Serbia must sustain the high level of cooperation with the Hague Tribunal “indicated by Prosecutor Serge Brammertz in his last report, which EU members noted”.