Ban Ki-moon

The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal will not be completed before a June 30 deadline agreed after Washington threatened air strikes last year, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has said.

An April 27 deadline for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons to international monitors also expired with Damascus holding around eight percent of its declared material.

"Kosovo precedent created new hotspots"

NEW YORK -- President Tomislav Nikolić says the Kosovo precedent marked the beginning of an era of inconsistent application of international law.

and created new hotspots in the world.

NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted on Tuesday the invitation by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic to take part in an international donor conference to raise funds for Serbia which was hit by disastrous floods last week, the Serbian president's delegation told Tanjug.

BELGRADE - The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the latest report by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the situation in Kosovo, and Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will also speak at the meeting.

Nikolic will meet with Ban during his visit to New York, the presidential press service has stated.

BELGRADE - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a session on Tuesday to discuss the latest report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, and the session will be addressed by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.

BELGRADE - Presidential Advisor Marko Djuric has said on Wednesday, referring to the floods that hit Serbia, that President Tomislav Nikolic will continue talks with representatives of the international community, noting that the real challenges will arise after water retreats.

Russia and China have marked "substantial progress" in talks over a deal which would secure one-fourth of China's gas supplies, Kremlin officials told Russian media.

Negotiations come as Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a visit to China for an international forum, but is also meeting Xi Jingping and explore ways to boost cooperation.

NEW YORK - Challenges remain in the implementation of certain provisions of the Brussels Agreement - in particular with regards to the establishment of the community of Serb municipalities - which, however, should not overshadow the remarkable progress achieved in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in the latest report on Kosovo-Metohija.

Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League mediator who has for months tried to put an end to Syria's ongoing civil war, announced his resignation.

The decision would be in force from May 31, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reported in a joint press-conference with the veteran Algerian diplomat Brahimi on Tuesday.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon named the first ever woman to serve as the head of a UN peacekeeping operation Monday, appointing a Norwegian commander to the UN mission in Cyprus.

Major General Kristin Lund of Norway, 56, will replace outgoing Major General Chao Liu of China in mid-August.