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CHISINAU – Moldovan police have detained 193 protesters in the capital Chisinau, including eight under-aged people, Russian RIA news agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying on Wednesday. “They have been charged with looting, hooliganism, robbery and criminal attacks,” RIA quoted a ministry spokeswoman as saying.
Read More »New gas pipeline to deprive Georgia of last possibility of pressure on S-Ossetia
TSKHINVALI – Georgia will lose the last opportunity to put pressure on South Ossetia with the commissioning of a gas pipeline from Russia, South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said before a Tuesday meeting with Gazprom representatives. “One the gas pipeline extension from the North Ossetian town of Dzuarikau becomes operational, …
Read More »Moldova calls on West to help restore order
CHISINAU — Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin called on the West to help restore order after protesters seized his offices and ransacked parliament, Interfax news agency reported. “ Moldovan authorities are extremely concerned by the mass disturbances in the centre of the capital and call on Western structures to intervene to …
Read More »Romanian Ambassador to Moldova recalled for consultations in Chişinău
Chişinău. Romanian Ambassador to Moldova Lidia Gucu was recalled for consultations in Kishinev, RIA Novosti informs. This is what Moldova Foreign Affairs Department press office informs. “In reference to last events in the country, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration recalled Romanian Ambassador to Moldova for consultations,” Moldova Ministry …
Read More »President Parvanov Praises Bulgaria Ethnic Tolerance
At the Alliance of Civilizations forum held in Istanbul Monday, Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov praised the high levels of ethnic tolerance in Bulgaria. Parvanov was among the key note speakers who opened the forum; his speech was entitled: Formation of the world order in times of crisis – the role …
Read More »Bulgaria Education Minister Demands Education Reform Referendum
Bulgaria’s Deputy PM and Education Minister, Daniel Valchev, requested Tuesday a referendum on education reform. Valchev spoke in connection with statements made by the Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, who promised to schedule a referendum about the election system. The Deputy Prime Minister stated it was very important to ask Bulgarian …
Read More »Albanian, Croatian Flags Raised at NATO
In a ceremony held in Brussels on Tuesday the flags of Albania and Croatia were raised at the NATO headquarters. Present at the ceremony headed by NATO General Secretary Japp de Hoop Schefer, were Albania’s Prime Minister Sali Berisha, his Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader and the foreign ministers of the …
Read More »EP: ‘Kosovo Doesn’t Need UNMIK Any More’
The UN mission in Kosovo is no longer needed, a delegation from the European Parliament said on Monday. Doris Pack, head of the European Parliament’s delegation for the West Balkans, made the comments after a meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. The European mission in Kosovo, EULEX, declared itself …
Read More »Moldovan police regain control of parliament, president’s office
CHISINAU, April 8 – Moldovan police regained on Tuesday night control of the president’s office and the parliament, which were seized and ransacked during a protest on Tuesday against the election victory of the ruling Communist Party, Reuters reports from the Moldovan capital. The buildings are surrounded by crack police …
Read More »President: Moldova not to allow further neglect of legislation after election
CHISINAU – The Moldovan authorities will not allow anybody to further neglect the legislation, nor will it not allow a knot of extremists drunk of hatred to throw dirt at the country’s democracy after the parliamentary elections, President Vladimir Voronin said in a statement on Tuesday. “Over the last 24 …
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