Minister of Foreign Affairs

Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will make a working visit to Spain on Thursday.

His host will be Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfonso Dastis, the Serbian government has announced.

The Foreign Ministry on May 22 summoned Unites States Ambassador to Turkey John Bass over a brawl in front of the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Washington on May 16. 

A verbal and written protest has been given to the ambassador, according to a written statement issued by the Foreign Ministry. 

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will attend a European Union meeting in Malta on April 28 amid increasing tension between the bloc and Ankara due to the former's criticisms of the deterioration of rights in the problematic candidate country which have been fueled by a referendum that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping new powers.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says his country "does not want to even think about a black scenario like a possible conflict between Russia and NATO."

Dacic told a joint news conference in Belgrade on Tuesday with Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser that he believes "a policy of easing must follow - because the alternative is total war, which I think is far from anyone's mind."

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday met with Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser, who congratulated the president-elect on the election victory.

Mikser also "noted Serbia's progress on the European path was very significant for stability across the region," Tanjug reported.

The Gambia's longtime opposition won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, easily defeating the party of ousted leader Yahya Jammeh, results announced on April 7 showed.

Representatives from Turkey's top business organizations have condemned a Dutch move to prevent Turkish ministers from visiting the country, describing the move as "unacceptable" while calling for diplomacy to end the crisis.

Dutch riot police have broken up a protest by more than 1000 supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after diplomatic tensions between Turkey and the Netherlands.

Water cannon and police on horseback were used to disperse the people outside the Turkish consulate.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said he held a very beneficial meeting with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel on March 8, amid continued tension between the two countries over the cancelation of Turkish ministers' meetings in Germany.  

Çavuşoğlu also said Turkey would host Gabriel in the coming period.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has criticized Germany for the recent cancelation of rallies in support of constitutional change in Turkey, claiming that Berlin is working favor of the "no" campaign.