Syria plans the phased demobilization of tens of thousands of reservists from next month, a defense ministry official said, as fighting in the civil war has wound down in recent years.
Poland and the Baltic states urged the EU to strengthen its eastern border, warning in a joint letter to Brussels of a "looming threat" from Russia and Belarus.
A European Union bid to revive stalled negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo fell through, with Serbia's president and the Kosovo prime minister failing to meet as planned.