Eurasia News

Kosovo President: ICJ ruling no invite for global separatism

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has sought to assuage fears that Thursday’s ruling of the International Court of Justice in favor of Kosovo’s independence might spur a wave of separatism around the world. “All nations which have not yet recognized Kosovo as a sovereign and independent state should do this as …

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Serbia looks to UN GA after ICJ ruling

Serbia’s FM Vuk Jeremić stated today in The Hague that Serbia will never recognize the Kosovo Albanian unilateral independence declaration. His comments came after the International Court of Justice (ICJ), asked to give its advisory opinion on the legality of the proclamation under

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Court says Kosovo independence legal

The International Court of Justice sitting in the Hague has ruled that Kosovo’s 2008 unilateral declaration of independence does not infringe international law. The court, the UN’s main justice body, was asked to rule on the matter by Serbia, which approached it in October 2008 after some 69 nations, including …

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Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu asks world parliaments’ help to remove Russian weaponry from Transnistria

On Tuesday, Moldovan President took floor at the Geneva world conference of parliament chairpersons, and stated that the presence of Russian troops and arms in Transnistria is one of the reasons why Moldova remains the poorest nation of Europe. Ghimpu said, in particular, “Why have we become the poorest nation …

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ICJ to announce opinion on Kosovo today

The International Court of Justice is to deliver its much anticipated advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence today at 3pm. After Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians declared unilateral independence in February 2008, Serbia, which bitterly opposes the independence declaration, took the case to the

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Cyprus marks anniversary of Turkish intervention

Cyprus marked the 36th anniversary of the Turkish Army’s intervention on the island Tuesday, a move that effectively divided the island into Greek-dominated south and Turkish-dominated north. Eight years later, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was declared, which is only recognised by Ankara. In a joint declaration to mark …

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