Monthly Archives: November 2011

EU Commission adopted Eastern Neighbourhood action plan

On 28 November, the European Commission adopted the second part of the 2011 regional Action Plan for the Eastern Neighbourhood, addressing challenges in sectors relevant for the whole region, such as integrated border management, territorial co-operation, youth, climate change and transport.

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Armenian President visits Georgia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s plane landed at the Tbilisi Airport. He arrived in Georgia on a two-day visit. During the visit, agreements on cooperation in the border, transport and culture spheres will be signed.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits Greece to discuss Cyprus

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel on Sunday to Athens, where he will deliver symbolically important support to Greece’s new Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. He will also meet with President Karolos Papoulias and the leaders of the two largest Greek political parties. Biden is expected to discuss Cyprus and …

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Many people injured in North Kosovo clashes

At least 25 NATO soldiers have been injured in the last 24 hours in clashes with Serbs in northern Kosovo after peacekeepers moved in to take down barricades blocking roads. The violent confrontations have raised fears that tensions are spinning out of control in the Serb-run enclave on the border …

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Serbs shoot two NATO soldiers in North Kosovo

Kosovo Serbs shot and wounded two soldiers from the NATO-led KFOR force stationed in northern Kosovo during clashes on Monday. The violence erupted after KFOR seized control of a roadblock in Zupce on the Mitrovica-Brnjak road, the latest incident between the peacekeepers and Serbs. “The demonstrators used small firearms, wounding …

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KFOR removes barricade in Northern Kosovo

KFOR soldiers this morning used an armored vehicle “to move a barricade” set up in the village of Jagnjenica, near the town of Zubin Porok, said reports. After this action by the members of the NATO forces in Kosovo, sirens were heard alerting the population of this Serb region in …

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EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus meets Armenian President

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort. The interlocutors discussed issues related to Armenia’s cooperation with the European Union and the settlement of regional conflicts.

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Romania and Armenia pledge to boost ties

Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandyan has met visiting Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Theodore Bakonski on a recent visit to Armenia. Nalbandyan said that the traditional friendship between the two countries created a favourable ground for the further

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