Bulgaria supports Serbia’s accession to the EU, Bulgarian National Assembly President Mihail Mikov said in Belgrade, where he met with his Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic.
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MPs, ministers and journalists were evacuated on Wednesday from the parliament building in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they spent the night under siege. The building was surrounded by
Read More »Turkey is still patient on Syria, says PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled that Turkey could take action as clashes between Kurds and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front fighters rage just over Turkey’s border with Syria, saying
Read More »EU urges Egypt to release Morsy
European Union foreign ministers are calling for the release of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
Read More »Mali’s interim president held talks with Tuareg rebel leaders
Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore has met for the first time with members of two northern Tuareg separatist groups, provoking anger
Read More »Russia calls on Syrian government and opposition to work together
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov calls for Syrian government and opposition to work together against extremists in the country during a meeting with Syrian Deputy PM Qadri Jamil in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a new call on July 22 for the Syrian government and opposition
Read More »Belgrade calls on Kosovo Serbs to vote on local elections
Top officials in Belgrade on Friday called on Serbs in the north of Kosovo to show unity and participate in the local elections scheduled for November 3.
Read More »Egypt cancels visa fees for Syrians
Egypt said on Monday, July 22 it would cancel visa fees for Syrians, the latest effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two Arab states after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsithis month.
Read More »Greek FM says Cyprus is top priority for Greece
Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said “Cyprus issue is the top priority of Greece’s foreign policy.” On the occasion of the anniversary of Turkey’s Cyprus Peace Operation of July 20, 1974, Venizelos said the economic difficulties that Greece faced has not affected its policy on Cyprus.
Read More »EC Commissioner for Justice to visit Bulgaria
Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, is to arrive on a visit to Bulgaria on Monday, July 22, the press office of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria announced.
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