Eurasia Press & News
High Representative Valentin Inzko met on Monday visiting UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz. The Office of the High Representative issued a statement, saying Inzko reiterated that Western Balkan countries are willing to resolve all issues related to crimes committed during the 1990s’ conflicts. He added that lasting …
Read More »Austria to boost contingent within EUFOR
Austria will boost its contingent within the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) by sending 200 extra soldiers at the beginning of July, Defence Minister Norbert Darabos announced on Monday on the sidelines of an EU defence ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg. Austria currently has 190 troops in BiH. Darabos …
Read More »Macedonia: The name issue should be resolved as quickly as possible
The statement of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that if there was a referendum regarding the name, he would vote “against” is a clear proof that the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece has to be resolved as quickly as possible, Erwan Fouéré, EU Special Representative for FYROM said. “The public …
Read More »Montenegro does not want special ties with Republika Srpska
Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic has rejected the possibility his country to establish special ties with Serbia, which was hinted by Milorad Dodik – PM of Republika Srpska recently. “I would say that the relations between Serbia and Republika Srpska have nothing to do with
Read More »Mihail Saakasvili vine la Bucuresti la sfarsitul saptamanii
Presedintele georgian Mihail Saakasvili va efectua o vizita oficiala in Romania, a declarat luni adjunctul ministrului de Externe de la Tbilisi, Nino Kalandadze, citat de Newsgeorgia.ru si Apsny.ge. Vizita se va desfasura intre 30 aprilie si 1 mai, in cazul in care nu vor mai fi probleme cu traficul aerian. …
Read More »French FM Kouchner expects both Serbian and Kosovo officials to be present at the EU-Western Balkans conference
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said that he expects “both Serbian and Kosovo officials” to be present at the EU-Western Balkans conference. The gathering is planned for June in Sarajevo. Belgrade snubbed an informal conference earlier this year in Slovenia, insisting that Kosovo Albanian officials take part in accordance with …
Read More »Azerbaijan signs protocol with Georgia
On Wednesday, Azerbaijan plans to sign a protocol on completion of bilateral negotiations with Georgia within Azerbaijan’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), international expert on WTO membership Farhad Yovakim said in Baku today.
Read More »Italian FM Franco Frattini: Serbia candidate for EU by mid-2011
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini will visit Serbia today. Ahead of his visit Frattini said that Italian diplomats are investing maximum efforts to soon unfreeze the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Serbia and carry out a technical evaluation of Serbia’s application for accession in the …
Read More »Bulgaria, Serbia agree to more police, customs cooperation
The fight against organized crime dominated the discussions between the leaders of Bulgaria and Serbia on Monday, as the Bulgarian delegation headed by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is on an official visit to Belgrade. The two ministers of interior, Ivica Dacic of Serbia and Tzvetan Tsvetanov of Bulgaria signed an …
Read More »Macedonia, Kosovo Sign Border Agreement
Macedonian Minister of Local Government Musa Xhaferi and Kosovo Minister of Local Administration Sadri Ferati on Monday signed an agreement on border cooperation. The treaty on the Program for Cross-Border Cooperation between Macedonia and Kosovo is part of the strategic projects funded by the European Union’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance …
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