Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic conferred on Tuesday with Takashi Kosugi, Japanese former minister of education and MP of the Liberal Democratic Party, on fostering of the two countries' relations.

During the talks, the two officials agreed that there is a mutual interest in promotion of overall Serbian-Japanese relations, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Ukrainian embassy apologizes for "technical error"

BELGRADE -- The Ukrainian embassy has apologized to Serbia over what they said was a technical error in a promotional video used by Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Serbia and several regional countries were removed from the map of Europe shown in the video.

NATO spokesperson stands by controversial tweet

BELGRADE -- An image posted on Twitter, making light of the start of NATO's war against Serbia, has prompted the authorities to react.

The image replaces Nike's advertising slogan "Just Do It" with, "NATO Air Just Do It" and depicts a warplane.

BELGRADE - Serbia's view concerning the events in Ukraine is known and unchanged, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSP) recommended to Serbian citizens on Tuesday to refrain from trips to Ukraine and warned those who are staying and working in Ukraine to avoid public gatherings and keep in touch with the Serbian Embassy in Kiev.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic and his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz conferred in Belgrade on Wednesday over the strengthening of the two countries' political dialogue and economic cooperation.

BELGRADE - Ivan Mrkic, Serbia's outgoing minister of foreign affairs, attended a dinner in Brussels organized by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton for foreign ministers of EU member states and candidate countries, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Tuesday.