Monthly Archives: February 2012

US ambassador to Skopje says name must be solved before joining NATO

“The US position about Macedonia’s NATO membership remains unchanged. We want to see the country become a member of the Alliance but it has to solve the name issue,” said US Ambassador to Skopje Paul Wohlers. In Wohlers’ words, the US would not raise the initiative for Macedonia’s membership at …

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Georgia to scrap visas for Russian citizens

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has said on Wednesday that he wants to scrap visa requirements for Russians. “Let every Russian citizen know that they can come to Georgia without a visa, do business here, spend holidays in our resorts, see their friends and relatives,” he said. Bilateral visa restrictions were …

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EP president Schulz will address Greek parliament

EP president Martin Schulz will express the European Parliament’s solidarity with the Greek people when he addresses the national parliament this evening. Today he is on his first official visit to Athens, where he will meet the country’s political leaders. Mr Schulz will be meeting president Karolos Papoulias, prime minister …

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