MOLDOVA Moldova’s caretaker president Mihai Ghimpu will have a meeting with the head of the Russian government apparatus Sergei Naryshkin on the sidelines of the fourth CIS Forum of Intellectuals and Researchers, which will take place in Chisinau between September 24 and 25. Serghei Naryshkin will come to Chisinau as …
Read More »Tadić: State to clamp down on violence
SERBIA President Boris Tadić says the state will react to all forms of violence in the streets of Belgrade and will not allow an atmosphere of chaos to be created. Tadić fiercely condemned the barbaric behavior of sport fans and assaults on foreign nationals in previous days, adding that the …
Read More »“Serbia cooperating fully with Hague”
SERBIA Serbia is fully cooperating with the Hague and is doing its utmost to bring the last two fugitives before the Hague, says the National Council for Cooperation. “The government’s position is clear. As soon as Hague fugitives Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić are located, if they are in Serbia, …
Read More »Georgia hails U.S.’s intention to deploy MDS in Caucasus
GEORGIA Tbilisi talks about an unprecedented increase in Georgia’s security, if the U.S. deploys anti-missile system in the Caucasus. Tbilisi believes that Georgia is the most convenient place to deploy the system in the Caucasus region, so the talks will likely begin between the two partner countries on this issue. …
Read More »Bulgaria PM: EU funds money to come to Bulgaria
BULGARIA EU funds money will come, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said explicitly at the “Bulgarian Debate” forum. The prime minister remarked that while the cabinet is mulling over how it can afford some EUR 5-6 million about something, there are hundreds of millions of levs that stay unabsorbed over some …
Read More »President Georgi Parvanov: Bulgaria lacks enough analyses about crisis’ development in the country
BULGARIA “I back and will do back the unpopular measures of the rightist government if there are grounded and everything around them is clear – what, why and how. The report and discussions today are not a zeal for an alternative but for establishing a consolidated position. We lack enough …
Read More »Russia’s Putin hails U.S. shield move, calls for more
RUSSIA Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday welcomed a decision by the United States to scrap plans for a missile defense shield but called on President Barack Obama to make further gestures to improve ties. Putin, Russia’s most powerful politician who now serves as prime minister, said Washington’s decision to …
Read More »Moscow cracks down on Greece about Burgas – Alexandroupolis gas pipeline
RUSSIA Russian diplomacy is worried about involving Burgas – Alexandroupolis gas pipeline project in the electioneering in Greece. Last week leader of the Greek socialists Georgios Popandreu stated that if PASOK come to power in Greece it will reconsider the agreement on the gas pipeline, because it serves to Russian …
Read More »Nato chief reaches out to Russia
RUSSIA Nato’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for a new strategic partnership with Russia. In his first major foreign policy address as Nato chief, Mr Rasmussen called for a “joint review” with Moscow of global security challenges. He was speaking in Brussels the day after the US announced …
Read More »EU requires Albania change its elections system
ALBANIA Albania should take extra measures to stop the politicization of the elections process in the country, says a statement of the Swedish EU presidency, DPA reports. The statement acknowledges that the Balkan country has registered serious progress in its elections system but local authorities should carefully study the final …
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