Georgia has never been so close to realising its dream of integrating into Europe and NATO, as it is today, Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a briefing in Batumi on Thursday. He said he believes the Secretary General’s statements and Russia “cannot interfere with this process”. “The Secretary General …
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NATO says Georgia must implement reforms before joining the Alliance
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday urged Georgia to intensify its political and military reforms to bring the ex-Soviet state closer to membership of the Western alliance. “Further reforms will be a ticket to membership,” Rasmussen told reporters in Tbilisi at the start of his two-day visit to …
Read More »Chief Hague Prosecutor to meet Serbian President
Serbian President Boris Tadić will confer with Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on Wednesday, the second day of his visit to Belgrade. Brammertz is visiting Serbia as part of his regular activities as Hague Tribunal chief prosecutor, prior to
Read More »Serbia’s EU candidate status decision could be delayed
Certain EU member states want the decision on Serbia’s EU candidate status to be delayed until further notice. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has been lobbying in order to ensure that the Council of Ministers will vote on it on December 9.
Read More »South Caucasus states to hold World Bank-initiated conference on regional programs
On November 9, a World Bank-initiated conference will be held in Tbilisi to host representatives of Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani governments and international financial structures.
Read More »Bulgaria supports Moldova’s EU path
Bulgaria supports Moldova’s “EU perspective”, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has told his Moldavian counterpart Iurie Leanca. The two met Monday in Bucharest (Romania) during a forum of the Foreign Ministers of the countries from the Danube region.
Read More »UN report on Kosovo says the security has worsened in July
The operation of the special Kosovan forces in North Kosovo in July has worsened security, reads a report of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. According to Ban Ki-moon the number of incidents against Serbian community has increased. The report says also that special police units in Kosovo tried to …
Read More »Georgia-Russia WTO agreement to be signed on Nov. 10
A text of an agreement on the Georgian-Russian WTO negotiations has been already initialed by the parties and the document will be signed on Nov.10, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing on Monday. “It is important that this agreement has been reached and the process …
Read More »Serbia wants to join Caspian gas project (AGRI)
Serbian President Boris Tadic said that the country wants to join the Azerbaijan- Georgia-Romania-Interconnection liquefied natural gas project as it seeks to diversify its supplies. Serbia currently imports gas only from Russia through Ukraine and Hungary.
Read More »Greek PM agrees to coalition govt
Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou has given his principle agreement to a coalition government, but he does not plan to resign, the Greek national television reported, citing government sources.
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