Belgrade chief negotiator with Pristina, Borislav Stefanovic, said that Belgrade is ready to continue the Kosovo dialogue sponsored by EU. He also expressed hope that Serbia will get the date for the start of talks with the EU by the end of 2012. “It will be difficult, but we are …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the military equipment of peacekeeping units from Transdnestr will be upgraded. Russia has a motorized infantry battalion in the region as part of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPF). Several Soviet-era ammunition depots are also protected by troops. “Russian peacekeepers in Transdnestr will receive …

Azerbaijani Deputy Transport Minister Musa Panahov announced on Monday that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway will be functional in 2013. The project is intended to connect the railway systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Hashim Thaci met in New York at UN headquarters and discussed the latest events in Kosovo . The meeting focused on Kosovska Mitrovica recent conflicts and the technical dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Thaci thanked the UN and the secretary general personally on the UN’s …

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the European Integration Teuta Arifi will visit Bulgaria tomorrow (11 April). Arifi will meet with Bulgarian FM Nikolay Mladenov and Minister of European Funds Management Tomislav Donchev. After the meetings, a press conference will be held on 13:30 local time.

The Bulgarian and Moldovan governments decided to sign an agreement about cooperation in case of disasters. Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been assigned to carry on with the negotiations. The deal will be signed when the Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat will pay a visit to Sofia on 19 …

A second ordinary plenary session of Euronest took place in in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 2-4 April. The forum’s purpose is to promote political and economic integration between the EU and Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. 

Dimitar Arnaudov has handed over his letters of credence as an ambassador of Bulgaria to Albania to President Bamir Topi. Arnaudov discussed with the Albanian President about bilateral relations and the European prospects of the Western Balkan countries, including Albania. The two underlined that bilateral cooperation should enhance in fields …

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet with President Karolos Papoulias on Wednesday afternoon. Papademos is leading the Greek interim government since November 2011. 

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and National Council of Switzerland President Hansjorg Walter met on Tuesday. The two expressed the willing of the two sides to continue