Mohamed Taha Siala

Turkey's president and the head of NATO on May 14 discussed via telephone the novel coronavirus and steps to take in the post-pandemic period, according to a statement by Ankara's presidential Directorate of Communications.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Jens Stoltenberg also discussed the latest developments in Syria and Libya.

Libya's foreign minister criticised in a statement on Monday a meeting between Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, leader of the Libyan National Army, in Benghazi, Libya, on Sunday morning.

The partnership between the European Union and NATO is essential, being strengthened over the past years and the consolidation of European defence and, at the same time, the EU-NATO cooperation represent a reason of pride, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini stated on Wednesday evening, shortly after arriving in Bucharest in order to attend the info

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels on Wednesday before he pays a visit to NATO.

At the NATO headquarters, he will meet with the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and address the ambassadors of NATO member states at a North Atlantic Council meeting.

BRUSSELS - The EU and NATO are coordinating very strongly on different messages they are sending, including in the Western Balkans, EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini said Thursday.

Mogherini announced she and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg could visit the region together in the autumn.

The situation in the Western Balkans is tense - and strong and credible support from the European Union is required.

This is what EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told reporters in Brussels on Monday.

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is to conduct an official visit to Libya on Monday amid reports that Athens is planning to reopen its embassy in Tripoli and restore diplomatic relations with the North African country.

Greece's embassy closed at the end of July 2014 due to civil strife in Libya.

EU foreign ministers formally approved June 21, the launch of the first phase of a military operation against people smugglers in the Mediterranean, officials said.

The European Union is set to back plans on May 18 for an ambitious naval force to fight people smugglers in the Mediterranean after a series of shipwrecks that killed hundreds of migrants.

NATO must cooperate more closely with partners and organisations like the EU to better address the security challenges east and south of its borders, the Alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.