Didier Burkhalter

Switzerland's foreign minister told his Turkish counterpart on March 23 that his country would "rigorously investigate" any illegal spying by Ankara on expatriate Turks before the April 16 referendum that will decide whether the current parliamentary system should be replaced by an executive presidency.

Azerbaijan allocates a significant portion of its budget to boosting its image in the international arena. It?s much wiser to do so rather than dedicating its budget to military spending. No matter how much Baku spends on its army, it cannot match that of Russia, which it would face in the event of an armed conflict with Armenia to get back its territories under Armenian occupation. 

BELGRADE - The OSCE Troika comprising the foreign ministers of Serbia, Germany and Switzerland advocated on Tuesday the promotion of the political process in Ukraine, and called for the promptest possible implementation of the Minsk agreement and establishment of a political dialogue in this country.

BELGRADE - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tuesday that no one in Europe, not even Berlin, has changed requirements for Serbia or set any new ones, and added that Germany will work with Serbian authorities on opening negotiation chapters as soon as possible.

"No new conditions for Serbia" - German FM

BELGRADE -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Belgrade on Tuesday that "nobody has changed the conditions on Serbia's path towards the EU."

BELGRADE - The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the winner of "Kaiser-Otto" in 2015, Mayor of Magdeburg Lutz Trümper announced on Sunday.

The OSCE received this award for its contribution to stability in Europe and neighbouring regions, as stated in the announcement.

"All weapons must be withdrawn from front line"

THE HAGUE -- Serbian FM and OSCE Chairperson Ivica Dacic ad Swiss FM Didier Burkhalter have called on the parties in Ukraine to withdraw all weapons from the front line.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs and OSCE Chairperson-in-office Ivica Dacic ad Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter have called on the conflicting parties in Ukraine to withdraw all weapons from the front line, Swiss Telegraphic Agency (ATS) reported.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will take part in the 51st Munich Security Conference on February 7-8 in the capacity of the OSCE chairperson, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released in a statement on Friday.

BELGRADE- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic conferred with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Davos on Wednesday ahead of the World Economic Forum.