Balkans

Turkish, Greek Cypriot leaders discuss property issue

President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Wednesday (July 28th) as part of ongoing talks to reunify the divided island. The two officials discussed the issue of property, involving numerous complex claims between the two sides concerning property seized decades ago. The UN Secretary-General’s special adviser …

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Kosovo PM urges all EU countries to recognize Kosovo’s independence

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci urged the five EU member states, which have not yet recognized Kosovo’s independence to do so. Tachi explained that after the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, he expected that the EU would have a unified position on this issue. Thaci …

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Serbia submits Kosovo draft to UN GA

The Serbian mission at the United Nations today submitted Belgrade’s draft resolution on Kosovo to the UN General Assembly. The draft proposes that this body should adopt conclusions, related to the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in the Kosovo case.

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Ukraine not to recognize Kosovo independence

Ukraine will not recognize Kosovo’s independence. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry declared that the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague will not change Kiev’s position on Kosovo. According to ministry’s spokesperson, Ukraine backs the principles of territorial integrity of all countries within internationally recognized borders.

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Republic of Srpska PM Dodik on Kosovo

Republic of Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik has stated that the the Bosnian Serb entity “will never abandon defending Serbia’s position on Kosovo”. He also said he would support Serbia “even when it makes mistakes”, but that he believes the going before the United Nations General Assembly will not have …

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Bulgaria, Greece set to open new border crossing

Bulgaria and Greece will be opening a new crossing point on their joint border, announced the state leaders of the two nations. After the first ever joint sitting of the governments of Bulgaria and Greece took place earlier on Tuesday, the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov received Greek Prime Minister George …

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