The Georgian and Turkish foreign ministers have discussed intensifying the relations between the two countries at a meeting in Tbilisi on Wednesday. Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s visit to Georgia is the first after the power was
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UN Secretary-General says African force in Mali should become peacekeepers
An African force currently in Mali should be converted into a UN peacekeeping operation and a separate combat force should be created to confront Islamist threats, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council on Tuesday, March 26.
Read More »Turkish FM visits Georgia
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Georgia on Wednesday, March 27. During the visit Davutoglu will meet with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Prime Minister and other officials. The Foreign Ministry stressed that the issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as Turkey’s assistance to Georgia on NATO integration will be …
Read More »Belgrade-Pristina dialogue still possible, says Serbian Deputy PM
Serbia’s Deputy PM Suzana Grubjesic has stated that a community of Serb municipalities in Kosovo needs to have “precise executive powers”. She said that Belgrade would be constructive in the dialogue as long as there was a chance to reach an agreement.
Read More »OSCE will send observers in Bulgaria for early elections
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will dispatch over 240 international observers in Bulgaria for the forthcoming parliamentary elections on May 12. A Needs Assessment Mission report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Read More »Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish FMs to meet on March 28
The next trilateral meeting of Georgian, Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministers will be held in Batumi, March 28, Georgian
Read More »Bulgarian PM to make official visit to Brussels
Bulgarian interim Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Marin Raykov will be on a two-day working visit to Brussels, Belgium, on March 26-27. The Bulgarian delegation headed by PM Marin Raykov is comprised of Deputy
Read More »Turkish FM calls for UN seat to Syrian opposition
Ahmet Davutoglu attended the Arab League’s 24th Ordinary Summit in Qatar where Syria and Palestine dominated the agenda Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday attended the Arab League’s 24th Ordinary Summit in the Qatari capital of Doha where he said, “We must start working for the Interim Government (of …
Read More »Albanian ratifies Trans Adriatic Pipeline Agreement
The Albanian Parliament ratified the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Albania, Italy and Greece on the construction and operation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, TAP reported on Tuesday. Signed in Athens on February 13, 2013, the tri-lateral IGA
Read More »EU gives green light to Croatia to join the union on July 1
The European Commission gave Croatia a clean bill of health today in its final check before the Balkan state joins the EU in July, but said it would keep watch over corruption and crime. Marking the end of Zagreb’s decade-long effort to join mainstream Europe, European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan …
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