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Turkey has reshuffled dozens of ambassadors, including Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran, who has been appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Zagreb.

Vucic on the occasion "expressed great gratitude for the country's decision to revoke its recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo."

Vucic handed to Nyamitwe a letter for Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, in which he also expressed gratitude for the move, and invited him to visit Serbia, so they could work together on fomenting inter-state relations.

BUJUMBURA - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic announced in Bujumbura Thursday Serbia would step up cooperation with Burundi in the future and that it was planning to sign more agreements with the country.

Dacic, who is visiting the east African nation, said his trip to Bujumbura was a historic one as there had been no relations with Burundi.

Burundi's government said on Dec. 20 it would not agree to the deployment of African Union (AU) peacekeepers, warning that they would be seen as "an invasion force."

The announcement came a day after the 54-member bloc said it would send a 5,000-strong forced to halt spiraling violence in the tiny central African country as fears grow it is rapidly sliding towards civil war. 

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on July 20 pressed Burundian authorities to pull out all the stops to see that elections are carried out peacefully.

At least six people including a policeman were killed on July 1 in the latest violence in Burundi, as it awaits results from elections boycotted by the opposition and condemned internationally.

Shots rang in Burundi, Africa, near the state-owned radio and TV station, according to Reuters.

The station’s building has been surrounded by soldiers, while some attempted to enter.

Heavy fighting between rival Burundian troops erupted in the capital on May 14, the day after a top general launched a coup to oust the central African nation's President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Over 50,000 Burundians have fled their country since the start of political violence in April, the UN refugee agency said on May 8, adding that many more were trying to leave but faced hurdles.