Azerbaijani Ambassador to Georgia, Namik Aliyev, met with the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, the press-release of the Azerbaijani Embassy to Tbilisi said. The sides discussed issues of further development of bilateral cooperation between two faiths, participation of Ilia II in celebration of Head of the Caucasus Muslims Spiritual …
Read More »South Korea, Romania Agree To Step Up Energy Cooperation
South Korea and Romania have agreed to step up collaboration in developing energy and other natural resources as well as building energy infrastructure, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Saturday.
Read More »Bulgaria Holds Local Elections
Several locations in Bulgaria, including districts in the capital Sofia and the second largest city of Plovdiv, are holding local elections Saturday. In Sofia, the Ilinden district is voting to select their mayor with 9 candidates. The elections were scheduled after the Mayor from the ruling Citizens for European Development …
Read More »Russia Urges Bulgaria for Fast Political Decision on Nuclear Plant
Russia has urged Bulgaria to decide on a political approach regarding investment for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible, Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Traicho Traikov stated Friday. Economic, Energy and Tourism Minister Traikov continued that for Bulgaria, however “the economic approach is more important”.
Read More »Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey: South Stream is a pressure lever used on Kiev
Russia has been trying to create a new pressure lever to use upon Kiev by mimicking a wide international support to the South Stream pipeline project. This is what Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey Sergei Korsunsky said.
Read More »Haradinaj wants dialogue with Belgrade
President of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj thinks Priština and Belgrade should continue dialogue as there are many unresolved issues. ’’We should have a conversation with Belgrade. We have a lot to talk about and a lot to solve. Gievn that Belgrade is now on its …
Read More »Brammertz: Trial to begin as planned
The Hague Tribunal says that the trial of former Republic of Srpska President Radovan Karadžić will begin on October 26 as planned. It comes after Karadžić notified the court yesterday that he would not be in attendance. ’’The prosecution is ready to begin. I hope we’ll soon be concentrating on …
Read More »“Changes in Bosnia only by consensus”
EU High Representative Valentine Inzko says changes to the Bosnian Constitution are impossible without the consensus of all three constitutive peoples. The procedure of Constitutional change is not possible without the consensus of the representatives of all three peoples. Anything else is just pre-election talk. “It is about time politicians …
Read More »Moldova’s Supreme Security Council has new composition
Moldova’s Acting President Mihai Ghimpu issued a presidential decree, naming the new members of the Supreme Security Council. Mihai Ghimpu, as Caretaker President of Moldova, will head of the Council. Its members include Prime Minister Vlad Filat, the first deputy parliamentary Speaker Serafim Urecheanu, MP Marian Lupu, Deputy Prime Minister …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine not seeking changes to Black Sea Fleet deal
Neither Russia nor Ukraine are seeking to revise the terms of an agreement on the presence of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea, the countries’ FMs say. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet uses a range of naval facilities in Ukraine’s Crimea, including the base in Sevastopol, as part of a …
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