John Kerry

The national security apparatus of the United States is a huge machine that incorporates a myriad of officials - from the commander-in-chief and members of his cabinet, to ambassadors and desk officers, to military and intelligence personnel.

"The United States strongly supports religious freedom, including the freedom of members of groups to govern their religion according to their beliefs and practice their faiths freely without government interference," Sputnik cited a US State Department press release, which added:

This was announced after a meeting in Belgrade between President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Ana Brnabic with former US Secretary of State John Kerry and US businessman Tim Collins.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov congratulated Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on his will for his country's Euro-Atlantic integration and encouraged him to continue negotiations with Greece to resolve the issue with the name of the state, reported BGNES. 

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says he does not believe that a change to the format of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is possible.

Speaking for Prva TV late on Monday, Dacic also said that he had no information that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could become her country's special envoy for the Balkans.

Speaking for Prva TV late on Monday, Dacic also said that he had no information that former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could become her country's special envoy for the Balkans.

One the leaders of the terrorist Islamic State organization who came from Kosovo, Lavdrim Muhaxheri, has been killed in a joint Russian and Syrian operation.

This is according to Sputnik, which cited a report published by Greece's Pronews.

Diplomatic action against Qatar by Saudi Arabia did not come as a total surprise, following a number of indications over the last few months. But the June 5 move was beyond expectations: Firstly it was not only from Saudi Arabia, but it also looks to be aiming for the economic as well as diplomatic isolation of the Gulf country.

According to information of the Israeli Haaretz newspaper, on February 2016 a secret meeting was held in Aqaba near the Red Sea between the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Egyptian President Abdel el-Sisi, the King of Jordan Abdullah and the US Secretary of State John Kerry.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's message on the occasion of Serbia's Statehood Day makes no mention of the country's EU bid.

This is what AFP noted in its report, adding that "last year on the same day, by contrast, former president Barack Obama’s Secretary of State John Kerry underlined US support for Serbia’s EU entry in the clearest of terms."