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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday (January 26th) there is progress in talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus. “It is clear that the two leaders

The Court of BiH turned down on Wednesday (January 26th) Croatian war veteran Tihomir Purda’s appeal against the extension of his detention. Dismissing the appeal as groundless, the court upheld an

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Wednesday (January 26th) that his country is ready to investigate “every inch” of its territory, as requested in CoE rapporteur Dick Marty’s report on organ trafficking allegations. However, he denied that the accusations were true and said Marty must come forward with evidence, as …

France’s interior minister said Thursday his government supports plans by Greece to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey to combat the EU member country’s illegal immigration crisis. “We support the creation of obstacles to counter immigration pressure,” Brice Hortefeux said. “Of course this cannot be compared …

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who met with Bosnian leaders in Sarajevo on Wednesday, urged the country’s leaders to break through political deadlock and push forward with reforms. Bildt said he hoped Bosnia “won’t be too late” with reforms that need to be adopted in the next few years.

Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that his country is ready to hold talks with Pristina. “We are armed with patience because we are determined to move towards dialogue and solving Serbian and Albanian relations in the region. The Serbian delegation is waiting for Pristina’s delegation to be formed and …

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha assembled army chiefs and defence ministry officials Tuesday (January 25th) to discuss measures before another protest the opposition plans for Friday. Berisha says the protests are

Croatia will most likely join the EU in late 2013 or in early 2014, according to the European Parliament (EP) rapporteur for the country, Hannes Swoboda. He told the EP foreign affairs committee

Meeting of ministers of foreign affairs of Macedonia and Greece Antonio Milososki and Dimitris Drutsas will be held on Friday. The meeting will be held within the ministerial forum in the town of Budva, Montenegro. It is organized ahead of the next round of talks on the name issue in …

Arsen Shoyan has been named the new Ambassador of Armenia to Bulgaria. He has been serving so far as head of the Expert-Analytical Department at the President’s Administration. Armenian former Ambassador to Bulgaria Sergey Manaseryan has been appointed deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia.