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Betting on the popularity of the Turkish TV series among Chilean viewers, the flag carrier Turkish Airlines last week launched flights to Santiago, hoping to bring more tourists from the South American nation.

A draft agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine outlines several commitments between the two nations, including the potential supply of electricity from Bulgaria to Ukraine, as well as military training initiatives.

BELGRADE - Thanking outgoing OSCE Ambassador Jan Braathu for heading the OSCE Mission to Serbia in a committed and professional manner, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday cooperation between Serbia and the OSCE was exceptional and that Serbia remained committed to promoting peace, stability and security across the region.

More than 50 million foreign tourists visited Türkiye in January-November, up 7.1 percent from the same period of 2023, according to data from the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Dec. 20.

Including Turks residing abroad, the number of total visitors reached 57.36 million people in the first 11 months of 2024.

At least 100 North Koreans deployed to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters Thursday.

Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this year.

Turkish manufacturers have begun working overtime to meet an influx of over half 1 million orders for the newly adopted flag of Syria following the Baath regime's overthrow, a sector representative has said.

On the issue of Albania, Mitsotakis stated that Greece is "the guardian of Albania's European trajectory," adding that issues regarding the Greek national minority are not bilateral matters but are directly linked to Albania's accession to the EU.

NAPLES - The NATO Joint Force Command in Naples (JFCNP) said on Wednesday NATO supported the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue as the only way forward to address political issues for the benefit of all communities.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with the UK's special Western Balkans envoy Stuart Peach in Belgrade on Wednesday to discuss advancement of bilateral relations and the situation in the region and worldwide.

ATHENS - Serbian FM Marko Djuric on Wednesday thanked Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for supporting the vision of a European Serbia, and noted that Serbia's EU accession would strengthen the positions of both Serbia and Greece.