United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States would stand with Greece through “difficult times,” in a phone call with former Greek prime minister George Papandreou, the White House said. Obama called Papandreou, who resigned last week amid the country’s massive debt crisis, to thank him for …

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi, who has arrived in Yerevan for a working visit.

The Netherlands remains strongly opposed to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the visa-free Schengen zone at this stage, Dutch interior ministry spokesperson Alexander Vanderee told Bulgarian National Radio on November 15 2011.

Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Commission Vice-President, will visit South Caucasus this week to reaffirm the strong commitment of the European Union to the region. She will start her visit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, then continue to Georgia on Wednesday and Armenia on Thursday.

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet with European Commission officials in Brussels next week, during his first trip since taking office as head of a unity government, his office said Tuesday.

A Memorandum of Cooperation reflecting common ground was signed between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria in Baku on Monday and opens up great prospects for both countries, Azerbaijani Labour and Social Protection Minister Fizuli Alekperov

Finland has partially lifted its opposition to Bulgaria and Romania joining Europe’s Schengen passport-free travel zone, a Finnish EU minister said on Monday, but the Netherlands is still opposed and the measure needs backing from all members.

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has today been given an official welcome to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Bulgarian President

Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay on Monday inaugurated a culture center in Constanta, Romania. “The Yunus Emre Culture Center in Constanta is the 17th of such centers the Yunus Emre Institute has opened in the world, and I believe that number will go up as high as 25 …

Turkish foreign ministry work with Serbia to form a union for the Muslims living especially in Sandzak region in this country to prevent their possible separation from the mainland according to diplomatic sources. A silent and meticulous diplomacy between Turkey and Serbia is nearing an end to produce