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OSCE observers are not coming to Sofia to question Bulgarians’ ability to hold free and democratic elections, the leader of the mission said days before the country’s 2013 early parliamentary poll.

After the two delegations failed to agree an action plan, the Serbian Prime Minister said the EU-led deal will be finalised following direct meetings with his Kosovo counterpart. Serbia’s Prime Minister, Ivica Dacic, said an action plan to implement the

Bulgaria’s caretaker Economy and Energy Minister Asen Vasilev will make a working visit to Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is set to visit Sarajevo on Wednesday, to attend the regular tripartite consultation meetings between Turkey, Bosnia and Serbia. He is scheduled to have private talks with

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Igor Lukšić, who is paying an official visit to Armenia.

Macedonia’s European integration is expected to be up for discussion on Wednesday when the Macedonian Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs visits Greece.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Skopje and Athens to find a solution to the name issue. We are ready to start the accession talks right after a solution to the name row is found. We encourage both countries to do their best to overcome this issue,” Rasmussen remarked.

Serbia is solving the most important issues related to its future through dialogue, President Tomislav Nikolić said in Belgrade on Tuesday.

Before making an official announcement whether accept or not accept the agreement from Brussels, North Kosovo Serbs want an all-embracing decision and a plan regarding

At the invitation of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Montenegro Deputy PM and Minister of