Eurasia News

EU hails Mali peace accord

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Wednesday welcomed the signing in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou of a peace deal between the Malian authorities and the main rebel group, National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA).

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France hails Mali peace accord with rebels

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Tuesday welcomed the signature of an election and peace-talks accord between the government of Mali and certain rebel groups in the north of the country, notably Tuareg tribes.

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EU delays parliamentary visits to Turkey

The European Union has scrapped a parliamentary visit to Turkey following the Ankara government’s stinging criticism of an EU resolution about the handling of Turkish protests. European parliamentarian Elmar Brok said that visit of the legislative delegation

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Georgian FM says Ukraine could help solving South Caucasus conflicts

Georgian Foreign Ministry hopes that Ukraine, chairing the OSCE, will make a “significant contribution” to the resolution of conflicts in the South Caucasus, Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze said on Tuesday in Tbilisi at a joint news conference with Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kozhara.

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