Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday dismissed as untrue claims by Croatia's FM Gordan Grlic Radman and the country's foreign ministry that Zagreb's decision to declare a consul at the Serbian embassy in Croatia a persona non grata was a reciprocal measure.

Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Gordan Grlić-Radman strongly disagreed with the behavior of President Zoran Milanović, who described Ukraine as "the most corrupt country in the world".

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva spoke with her counterpart from Croatia Gordhan Grlic Radman about the devastating earthquake that rocked the Balkans at noon today, the Press Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

Serbia on Tuesday lodged "a strong protest" to Croatia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced in a statement.

Serbia on Tuesday lodged "a strong protest" to Croatia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced in a statement.

BELGRADE/ZAGREB - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic is paying an official visit to Zagreb at the invitation of Croatian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic.

In addition to a meeting with Pusic, Dacic is scheduled to have several other separate meetings.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic will pay an official visit to Zagreb on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the invitation of Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic, the Serbian ministry of foreign affairs said in a release.

Dacic is due to have several separate meetings.

Pressure on Serb refugees to cancel residence in Croatia

BELGRADE -- Miodrag Linta has sent an open letter about the pressure on Serbs driven out of their homes in Croatia to cancel their place of residence.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic is participating in the 9th Croatia Forum 2014 which began in Dubrovnik on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released.

The topic of this year's Forum is 'European Integration of the Western Balkans: State of Play.'

Croatia backing Balkan European agenda

Croatia's plans to push a Balkan agenda within the EU are shown by non-paper on BiH.

Croatia Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said the proposal will also keep the region on the EU's radar. [AFP]

Croatia has taken on the role of advocate for the EU integration of other Balkan states.