Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotted the war crimes trial against him at a UN court in The Hague on Monday, Dutch media said.The trial started at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) shortly after 9:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT) with Karadzic’s absence. The presiding judge O-Gon …

Three Albanian political groups in southern Serbia have joined to form a united political party. The party, dubbed the Democratic Union of Albanians, DUA, was formed when a Bujanovac party with the same name, led by Mejdi Zeqiri, merged with Ramiz Zulfiu’s Citizens’ Group, from the town of Presevo, and …

Foreign Affairs Minister Ilir Meta, declared on Monday that Albania would move to strengthen its ties with Serbia, describing the country as an important partner for regional stability in the Balkans. “The strengthening of our relationship with Serbia is an important priority for our regional policy,” said Meta, speaking during …

Even after its apparent failure, an EU and US initiative to end Bosnia’s political impasse is still fostering confusion and tensions among local and international leaders as they search for a way out of the crisis. With senior EU officials scheduled to meet in Luxembourg to discuss the situation in …

„Avem aceeaşi dorinţă ca ţările vecine României, inclusiv Moldova, să continue procesul de democratizare şi reformarea pieţei libere şi ne angajăm să sprijinim aceste eforturi” (Joseph Biden, vicepreşedintele SUA, 22.10.09) Faptul că vicepreşedintele american vorbeşte la Bucureşti despre RM, fără ca întrebarea să-i fi fost pusă explicit în interviul oferit …

Montenegro believes that one consulate in addition to the embassy in Podgorica would be sufficient for Serbia, reports say. Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti says that this came in reaction to Belgrade’s request to have three consulates in that country – in Herceg Novi, Nikšić and Bijelo Polje.

Montenegro’s Interior Ministry on Friday reacted to accusations heard from Kosovo’s Albanians concerning the border line. Residents from 16 villages near Peć and Dečani, in Metohija – in the western part of the province – have accused Montenegro of conducting a “flawed marking of the border”.

Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is celebrating Tbilisoba – day of Tbilisi – on the weekend, an annual festival dating back to Oct. 28, 1979 when people started to celebrate the grape harvest. After 30 years, Tbilisoba has developed into a typical “Autumn celebration” marked by friendly smiles, live music and the …

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Georgia, Namik Aliyev, met with the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, the press-release of the Azerbaijani Embassy to Tbilisi said. The sides discussed issues of further development of bilateral cooperation between two faiths, participation of Ilia II in celebration of Head of the Caucasus Muslims Spiritual …

South Korea and Romania have agreed to step up collaboration in developing energy and other natural resources as well as building energy infrastructure, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Saturday.