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The leaders of Kosovo and Serbia kick off the latest round of EU-led talks as the long-time rivals come under increasing pressure to strike a deal to normalise ties. Images show Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, and Kosovo Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, holding separate bilateral talks with Josep Borrell, the EU's representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Ohrid, North Macedonia. IMAGES
Kosovo and Serbia's leaders visit Brussels for talks with their European counterparts on calming tensions, with Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti arriving for a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The talks come just days after an European Union envoy, as well as diplomats from the United States, France, Germany and Italy visited both Belgrade and Pristina, for top-level talks over the issue. IMAGES
European Council President Charles Michel welcomes Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for peace talks hosted by the European Union in Brussels. The discussions, mediated by Michel and aimed at resolving the conflict for the control of Armenian-populated Karabakh, come at a time of renewed tensions after Azerbaijan closed the Lachin corridor, the sole land link between Karabakh and Armenia. IMAGES
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urges the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to "immediately and unconditionally" de-escalate tensions, after clashes in northern Kosovo left 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force injured. SOUNDBITE
European leaders arrive for a summit aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the Ukraine war and the push for renewables. Hosted by Belgium in the coastal town of Ostend, the meeting will gather the leaders of EU members France, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen also attending. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.