DHAKA: EU foreign ministers will meet on Monday to discuss the terror threat in Europe in the wake of recent attacks.

Europe is on high alert after a failed terrorist plot in Belgium and a deadly attack in Paris in which gunmen killed 17 people.

The talks will also focus on EU relations with Russia, reports the BBC.

Ministers will try to resolve the deep divisions between EU governments over how to deal with Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

In Brussels, 28 foreign ministers will discuss concerns surrounding the return of radicalised Europeans who have gone to fight in Iraq and Syria.

No decisions will be taken at the meeting but a range of options will be debated in preparation for a special leaders' summit on terrorism on 12 February.

US officials have confirmed that US Secretary of State John Kerry will be attending talks in London about the Islamic State (IS) group.

The meeting of the members of the US-led coalition against IS will take place on Thursday and will focus on ‘shared efforts to degrade and defeat’ the militant group.

BDST: 1511 HRS, JAN 19, 2015