European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle has said relations and ties between Turkey and the European Union are strong and based on a long-term vision, but also complained of various problems

The Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov said on Tuesday that the Turkish President Abdullah Gül asked him to hold a joint governmental session between the two countries. Borisov confirmed that his government will meet with their Turkish counterparts for a joint session very soon.

EU facilitator in the Belgrade-Priština talks Robert Cooper arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday. He said that a tripartite group, chaired by the EU, would supervise the implementation of any agreement between Belgrade and Priština, adding that all problems that occurred in practice would be resolved by repeated talks.