Balkans

Four countries that emerged from the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s pledged to work together on preparing a nomination that will give their medieval tombstones known as ‘stecci’ a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. 

Japan will help Bosnia reduce it green house gas emissions through a 93-milion-euro loan for a desulphurization project in one of the country’s leading thermal power plants. 

The United States in coordination with Greece are encouraging the Western Balkans’ integration into the European Union by 2014. The paper quotes sources in the international community and in Serbian government as saying the desired date for the countries of the Western

The representatives of the Serbian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue negotiations on Monday.

Ukraine will cut a third of its contingent of soldiers in Kosovo, according to the country’s defense minister. “This is in accordance with the general tendency of KFOR to reduce its number of soldiers stationed in Kosovo,” Defense Minister Valerii Ivashchenko said.

Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) agreement scrapping bilateral visa requirements entered into force on Sunday. The agreement will allow Albanians and Bosnians to visit each others countries for up to 90 days without having to apply for visas, Albania’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Albanian foreign ministry’s spokesman Ralf Gjoni …

Russian ambassador to Sarajevo Aleksandr Harchenko said that “he would not classify Bosnia-Herzegovina as a powder keg”. He also said that Russia supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of that country.

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Roumyana Zheleva said on November 2 that the country was still vulnerable to a suspension of natural gas deliveries in case of a new dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Zheleva participated in a seminar in Sofia titled Energy diplomacy and integrated European policy on energy and climate …

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who has boycotted his trial on genocide charges since it started last week, will appear in court on Tuesday, two of his legal advisers said on Monday. Karadzic, 64, has denied all 11 war crimes charges brought against him over the 1992-95 Bosnian war, …

Bosnia’s largest newspaper publisher Avaz and the country’s Islamic Community has accused the office of the top international envoy in the country of slander, after its officials allegedly implicated top Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) leaders in crime. The Avaz Publishing Company announced they are planning to press charges against Deputy High …