Serbian embassy in Tripoli

BELGRADE - Serbian national Miroslav Tomic, employed at German engineering group Ferrostaal, has been freed in Libya on Wednesday, the foreign ministry cited the Serbian Embassy in Tripoli as saying after having received the confirmation.

A commemoration was held on Thursday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for two employees of the Serbian embassy in Tripoli killed last week.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic spoke to say his address was "a debt and a humble expression of gratitude to Sladjana Stankovic and Jovica Stepic."

An airplane carrying the remains of Serbian citizens Sladjana Stankovic and Jovica Stepic landed at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport at 19:25 CET on Tuesday.

Stankovic and Stepic were employees of the Serbian embassy in Tripoli, Libya.

Two abducted Serbian diplomatic staffers remain missing in Libya despite positive statements from the Serbian authorities that the abductors were located on Sunday.

"We hope to resolve this situation in the coming 48 hours with a positive outcome," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.

On Monday, Vucic said he "expects the situation to be resolved any moment."

Serbian citizens advised to leave Libya immediately

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Foreign Ministry advises all Serbian citizens to leave Libya immediately, and refrain from traveling there, FM Ivica Dačić said on Tuesday.

The advisory was made in view of the escalating armed conflicts in Libya and the extremely volatile security situation in Tripoli.