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Romanian President Traian Basescu ends his visit to Azerbaijan

Romanian President Traian Basescu has today ended his visit to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Romanian President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries. President Basescu was seen off by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and …

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Skopje officials unhappy with Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin as rapporteur

Bulgarian Socialist MEP Kristian Vigenin’s appointment as the new rapporteur to the European Parliament on all matters concerning Macedonia, has made officials in Skopje unhappy, media reports in Macedonia said. “The next rapporteur on Macedonia has to be a MEP who enjoys a great reputation and is well respected,” Macedonian …

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French Interior Minister: French authorities are prepared to help Romania to join Schengen

France is convinced Romania must join the Schengen Area and French authorities are prepared to help Romania meet all the technical requirements, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said Monday. Gueant met in Bucharest with his Romanian counterpart, Traian Igas. They discussed Romania’s Schengen Area accession and police cooperation between the …

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EU will follow Serbia developments carefully

The EU believes that the political differences in Serbia must be solved through normal political process, a spokeswoman has said. “We followed the development of the situation in Serbia this weekend with growing concern,” Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman for the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, said in a statement …

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Visa-free between Turkey and Russia to start on April 16

Turkish and Russian nationals will be able travel between the two countries without obtaining a visa. Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on May 12, 2010 in Ankara to enable Turkish and Russian nationals travel without visa requirements. The agreement will take effect as of April 16, 2011.

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Armenia, Bulgaria discuss relations and regional issues

On April 15, Armenian Ambassador to Bulgaria Arsen Mghoyan submitted his credentials to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. The ceremony took place in Bulgarian President’s residence and was followed by a personal conversation focusing on Armenia-Bulgaria relations and regional issues. Further, Armenian Ambassador laid a wreath to the Eternal Flame at …

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Belgrade, Pristina continue negotiations

Belgrade and Pristina are set to begin a third round of direct talks in Brussels on Friday afternoon. With the mediation of the EU, the two sides are to continue discussion today, and new topics are expected to be opened. “On the agenda are several issues in three areas that …

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Cypriot president urges EU to pressure Turkey

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias urged the EU on Wednesday (April 13th) to press Turkey to change its stance in order to give momentum to the ongoing talks to reunify Cyprus. “Turkey’s intransigence is aimed at convincing

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