Eurasia Press & News
Serbian President Boris Tadic on Friday was presented with credentials from several newly appointed ambassadors to Serbia for the first time. He received the ambassadors in gathering from Egypt, Angola, Italy and Macedonia: Aly Galal Bassiouny, Toko Diakenga Serao, Armando Varricchio and Ljubisha Georgievski respectively.
Read More »Serbia Supports Vojvodina Regional Development
Serbian president Boris Tadic told media in Novi Sad on Saturday that an equal regional development of Serbia should in no way postpone or halt the adoption of the draft Vojvodina Statute in Parliament. “Equal regional development is a subject that requires a serious democratic debate in the years to …
Read More »Fresh Macedonia “Name” Talks Confirmed
Meetings aimed at solving the “name” row between Greece and Macedonia will resume in Geneva later this month, according to the UN. “From 22 to 23 June discussions will be held in Geneva,” said Marie Heuze, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva in a press release to …
Read More »Deal on Cyprus crossing point expected soon
NICOSIA, Cyprus The two Cypriot communities are close to reaching an agreement on a new border crossing between the Greek and Turkish-run parts of the divided island, Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday (June 11th) after his latest round of reunification talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.
Read More »Djukic gets 25 years for war crimes
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) BiH’s war crimes court sentenced Bosnian Serb wartime commander Novak Djukic to 25 years in prison on Friday (June 12th) for involvement in the May 1995 Tuzla massacre. Djukic was found guilty of war crimes against civilians and violations of international law and the Geneva …
Read More »Greece, Macedonia to resume talks on name row
WASHINGTON, the United States The UN announced on Thursday (June 11th) it will resume talks between Athens and Skopje on the Macedonia name dispute. Mediator Matthew Nimetz will meet Greek representative Adamantios Vassilakis and his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Jolevski, in Geneva on June 22nd. They will be asked to present …
Read More »ICTY’s Robinson tours Western Balkans
ZAGREB, Croatia Patrick Robinson, president of The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY), arrived in Croatia on Friday (June 12th). He is on a tour of Western Balkan countries, with stops also planned in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Slovenia. It is Robinson’s first visit to the region since his appointment …
Read More »Georgia to be cornered dropping out of CIS
The decision of the Georgian parliament to leave CIS has a technical nature, but corner Georgia, said vice-chairman of international affairs committee of State Duma Andrey Climov. According to him, problems of Georgia started from the moment when they reoriented from CIS to other far horizons, such as “Washington, Brussels …
Read More »Ban Calls on Kosovo to Work with UNMIK
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called on Kosovo’s local institutions to take a more constructive stance towards UNMIK. The call was made in a report for the Security Council which outlines the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Kosovo authorities, according to Mr …
Read More »EU plans visa liberalisation soon
BRUSSELS, Belgium EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn met with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Thursday (June 11th) to assure him of Union plans to scrap visas for Serbia and other Western Balkan countries by the end of the year. Rehn stressed that Serbia has been a constructive and reliable …
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