US Department of State

Unresolved land disputes, property restitution claims and problems with registering new religious denominations are some of the faith-related problems that the 2017 International Religious Freedom Report, published by the US Department of State on Tuesday, noted in the Balkan region.

At the 21st ministerial meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the CARICOM Caribbean Community held in Nassau, Bahamas, Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall delivered the Romanian Government's strong support for the country's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Representatives of Romanian ministries and agencies, the Cabinet of the Deputy PM for Implementing Strategic Partnerships, as well as representatives of the US Department of State and the US Embassy discussed in Bucharest on Friday, at the Intermediary meeting of the Romania-US Strategic Partnership, about the stage of bilateral cooperation and exchanged information about Romanian and US polici

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace the defence ministers and heads of ministerial delegations from the nine member states on NATO's eastern flank, voicing conviction that the NATO summit this July will be a milestone in adjusting the Alliance for the current security challenges and threats.

It is organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Brnabic will participate in a panel discussion of the prime ministers of the Western Balkans and in a panel on regional integration, where she will speak about the digital agenda for the Western Balkans region.

WASHINGTON - Responding to a query about a recent travel warning issued for Kosovo due to terrorism and about its views on the security situation in Kosovo-Metohija in the wake of the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, the US Department of State on Wednesday referred Tanjug to the January 10 advisory.

Turkey has warned its citizens against travel to the United States, saying Turks face the risk of arbitrary arrest and should take precautions if they do decide to travel.

BELGRADE - Serbia wants new friendships and good ties with the US, France and the UK, but it will not neglect old friends, says Serbian FM Ivica Dacic.

Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called US Department of State's reaction on the Russian Central Election Commission's decision not to accept documents of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who wanted to run for president, an interference in the Russian presidential election.

The number of US troops in Syria has been nearly four times larger than the 500 people announced so far, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Personnel Accounting, part of the Pentagon apparatus.