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Turkey hosts summit on Afghan future

Senior diplomats will gather in Turkey on Wednesday for a global conference aimed at mapping out the future of war-torn Afghanistan after Western troops depart. Representatives from 20 countries will join aid agency members at the talks in Istanbul almost 10 years after the Taliban were driven out of power …

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Romania reiterates position on Kosovo

Romania’s President Traian Basescu has reiterated during a visit in Belgrade his country’s position that it has no intention whatsoever to recognize the independence of Kosovo. After meeting with his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic on Tuesday, Basescu stressed that “at this point there is not a single condition under which …

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Romanian president visits Serbia

Romanian President Traian Basescu will visit Serbia on Tuesday, where he will confer with top government officials. During his visit, Basescu is scheduled to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić, the president’s press service released in a statement. The two countries’ delegations should confer after a closed-door meeting between the …

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Georgia waits for Russia’s response on WTO accession

Georgia now expects the results of the negotiations on the terms of Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Georgian President’s spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said at a regular briefing on Tuesday. “During yesterday’s meeting between Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey and Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili, it was announced that Russia …

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Macedonian President to visit Croatia

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Monday is to pay a visit to Croatia. During the visit Ivanov will meet with Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipović, whom he will sign an agreement for extradition. The Macedonian president will also meet with Parliament Chairperson Luka Bebic, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. However, it is …

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PACE rapporteur will visit Kosovo

Björn von Sydow (Sweden, SOC), Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and rapporteur on the situation in Kosovo*, will make a field visit on 2-4 November 2011 to evaluate the political situation, a press release of the Council of Europe …

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Kosovo assembly reject proposal to end talks

A majority of members of the Kosovo assembly in Priština rejected on Thursday demands of the opposition Self-Determination Movement. The Self-Determination Movement requested the Kosovo police to unilaterally remove the roadblocks in northern Kosovo and called on the Kosovo Albanian government to cancel the dialogue with Belgrade. With 54 votes …

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