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 …
Read More »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
Read More »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 …
Read More »European Affairs Minister of France visits Macedonia
French Minister for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche is paying a working visit to Macedonia. Lellouche is scheduled to confer with Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Vasko Naumovski and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
Read More »Former Kosovo PM faces new war crimes trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia partially quashed the acquittal Wednesday of former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Read More »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 …
Read More »Montenegro investigates alleged mass grave
Montenegrin authorities have begun an investigation in the Andrijevici area in the north of Montenegro into an alleged mass grave that reportedly contains bodies of Kosovo Albanian victims of war.
Read More »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
Read More »International Community Slams Srebrenica Genocide Denial
International organizations in Bosnia have strongly condemned top Bosnian Serb officials for denying genocide in Srebrenica and glorifying convicted war criminals, describing such actions as “unacceptable in a democratic society”.
Read More »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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