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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has distributed a proposed resolution on Kosovo to the EU members. The text accepts the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the legality of the Kosovo Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. delegation consisting of U.S. congressmen will arrive in Tbilisi August 1.
The Georgian Parliament told trend that the meeting will begin August 2. Members of the delegation will meet with representatives of the U.S. embassy, members of Read the rest of this entry »
Moldova’s Government approved Moldova’s proposals for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. According to Minister of State Victor Bodiu, non-EU member states that can contribute to the region’s development by implementing EU projects were invited to take part in working out the strategy. Read the rest of this entry »
Brussels: Greece, maintains its decision not to recognize Kosovo, said alternate MFA, D. Droutsas to the General Affairs Council of EU. The Turkish activities in recent months in the Read the rest of this entry »
Serbia’s Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjić will sign an agreement on forming a joint railway company with his Slovenia and Croat counterparts. Read the rest of this entry »
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić has urged more than 120 countries that haven’t recognized Kosovo to support Serbia’s UN GA resolution. Read the rest of this entry »
Rusia va restabili ajutorul financiar pentru Transnistria luna viitoare si acesta va fi acordat in continuare, a dat asigurari miercuri, la Chisinau, ministrul adjunct rus de externe Grigori Karasin, intr-o declaratie de presa pentru jurnalistii rusi, la incheierea vizitei sale in Republica Moldova.
“Acest ajutor este acordat regiunii, unde traiesc multi cetateni rusi, unde sunt probleme economice, majoritatea fiind legate de nereglementarea problemei transnistrene”, a explicat diplomatul rus, potrivit Agerpres. Read the rest of this entry »
Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Taci said that ideas about special status, autonomy, trading territories and division should be forgotten forever. He also said that Read the rest of this entry »
Alternate Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas will pay visit to Belgrade on Friday in order to promote Greece’s initiative to reestablish talks between Belgrade and Pristina. Read the rest of this entry »
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic on Thursday discussed the Kosovo issue and Serbia’s recent resolution on the topic, which it submitted to the UN General Assembly in New York earlier this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Former BiH presidency member Ejup Ganic arrived in Sarajevo on Wednesday, a day after winning an extradition battle in the UK. A court in London rejected Serbia’s extradition request, ruling that charges Read the rest of this entry »
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Wednesday (July 28th) as part of ongoing talks to reunify the divided island. The two officials discussed the issue of property, involving numerous complex claims between the two sides concerning property seized decades ago. The UN Secretary-General’s special adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, said afterwards that discussions were held in a “very good atmosphere” and that the two leaders will meet twice in the beginning of August.
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci urged the five EU member states, which have not yet recognized Kosovo’s independence to do so. Tachi explained that after the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, he expected that the EU would have a unified position on this issue.
Thaci also received support from British Foreign Minister, William Hague, who has set the avoiding of another crisis on the Balkans as one of his main priorities.
The Serbian mission at the United Nations today submitted Belgrade’s draft resolution on Kosovo to the UN General Assembly. The draft proposes that this body should adopt conclusions, related to the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in the Kosovo case. Read the rest of this entry »
Ukraine will not recognize Kosovo’s independence. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry declared that the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague will not change Kiev’s position on Kosovo.
According to ministry’s spokesperson, Ukraine backs the principles of territorial integrity of all countries within internationally recognized borders.
Republic of Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik has stated that the the Bosnian Serb entity “will never abandon defending Serbia’s position on Kosovo”.
He also said he would support Serbia “even when it makes mistakes”, but that he believes the going before the United Nations General Assembly will not have a better outcome than that before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Read the rest of this entry »
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci called on all EU member-states to recognize his nation after the International Court of Justice ruled the Kosovo’s 2008 independence declaration did not violate international law. Read the rest of this entry »
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Albania Ilir Meta will pay official visit to Macedonia on Wednesday, Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Read the rest of this entry »
Russia and Georgia concluded on Tuesday their 12th round of internationally-mediated talks, failing to reach any concrete agreement on resolving major security and humanitarian issues left over by their brief war in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Bulgaria and neighbor Greece have failed to resolve a dispute over a $1.3 billion pipeline deal to transport Russian oil. The stalled venture was discussed at a joint cabinet meeting held for the first time by the two Read the rest of this entry »
Bulgaria and Greece will be opening a new crossing point on their joint border, announced the state leaders of the two nations.
After the first ever joint sitting of the governments of Bulgaria and Greece took place earlier on Tuesday, the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov received Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Read the rest of this entry »
After six days of searching, Montenegrin investigators and forensic experts from the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) say they have not found evidence of mass graves in the area around Andrijevica, near the border with Kosovo. Read the rest of this entry »
The European Commission has provisionally closed two more chapters in Croatia’s EU accession talks, moving the country further along the path to EU membership. Read the rest of this entry »
The EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, has announced that Xavier Bout de Marnhac, a retired French army general, has been appointed as the new head of mission.
Bout de Marnhac, who will succeed Yves de Kermabon, will take up his duties on October 15. His appointment is renewable for one year. De Kermabon has served as the EULEX chief since February 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
The Spanish government has decided to extradite war crimes suspect Veselin Vlahovic, known as the “Monster of Grbavica”, to BiH. Vlahovic was arrested in Spain in early March on suspicion of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. He is accused of the murder, rape, and torture of non-Serbs while he was a member of a paramilitary unit, from 1992 to 1993. Vlahovic is also wanted by Montenegrin and Serbian authorities.
Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik said on Tuesday that Banja Luka supports the Serbian parliament’s new resolution on Kosovo.
After his meeting with the leaders of RS political parties, Dodik told reporters that the Bosnian Serb entity will continue to back Serbia in its policy on Kosovo. Read the rest of this entry »
EU mission in Kosovo-EULEX will remain in Kosovo in the next 2 years. EULEX representatives made the remarks, following the statement given Read the rest of this entry »
Ministrul de externe, Teodor Baconschi, a afirmat intr-o conferinta de presa sustinuta la Bruxelles, ca Romania are disponibilitatea de a folosi expertiza regionala pe care o are pentru a media dialogul intre Belgrad si Pristina de aici inainte. Baconschi a raspuns intrebarilor ziaristilor straini, foarte interesati, de asemenea, si ei de pozitia Romaniei in chestiunea Kosovo, transmite Radio Romania Read the rest of this entry »
The Bulgarian and Greek executives are going to get together Tuesday in Sofia for an historic joint sitting to discuss common interests and projects between the two neigboring countries.
The two cabinets will outline priorities and plans for cooperative action. Read the rest of this entry »
A number of the EU’s foreign ministers called for a speeding-up of Serbia’s EU accession in the wake of decision by UN’s International Court of Justice that the secession of Kosovo from the Balkan country is not illegal, report EUobserver.com and Beta Press. Read the rest of this entry »
Acting Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu is planning a trip to Georgia. Ghimpu made the announcement today in Chisinau during a meeting with a Georgian delegation. Ghimpu also said that Moldova has already Read the rest of this entry »
Participants in Geneva consultations on South Caucasus will make on Tuesday yet another attempt to draw up a document providing non-aggression guarantees between Georgia and its republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The Geneva talks on security in the South Caucasus were first held in October 2008, following a five-day war between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia in August that year. Read the rest of this entry »
The citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will be granted visa-free access to the European Union’s member countries later this year, Mondo news agency said on Tuesday.
EU members have reached an agreement to scrap visa obligations for the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bloc is expected to boost its presence in BiH, as the office of the special Read the rest of this entry »
The Serbian Parliament adopted a resolution on calling on the government to continue its activities defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
After a 12-hour debate, 26 members of parliament present voted against the decision, while two members abstained. 192 voted in favor.
“The National Assembly finds it necessary to come through peaceful negotiations to a permanent, sustainable and mutually acceptable solution for Kosovo and Metohija, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Read the rest of this entry »
The Stabilization and Association Council Macedonia-EU is set to hold a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, Macedonian Ministry of Foreign affairs said.
The meeting will focus on Macedonia’s accomplishments regarding its road towards EU, meeting political and economic criteria, implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement, financial cooperation and its judiciary system. Read the rest of this entry »
