Eurasia Press & News
Azerbaijani Deputy Transport Minister Musa Panahov announced on Monday that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway will be functional in 2013. The project is intended to connect the railway systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
Read More »US says provocations must be avoided on Cyprus
Cyprus must avoid any provocations that could risk the region’s stability amid the intention to conduct energy exploration, Washington announced before of the U.N. secretary-general’s decision on the future of Cypriot reunification talks.
Read More »Bulgarian VP urged Serbia to resolve the issue of Bulgarian minority
Bulgaria’s Vice President Margarita Popova visited the town of Bosilegrad in Serbia, which is populated by ethnic Bulgarians. She said on Sunday (Bulgarian Orthodox Easter Day) at the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center in Bosilegrad: “Serbia will become a member of the EU but there is no way this could …
Read More »Catherine Ashton urges Belgrade and Pristina to respect commitments
The EU Foreign and Security Policy chief Catherine Ashton condemns the recent series of arrests and aggressive language between Pristina and Belgrade and urged the two sides to respect their earlier commitments. Baroness Ashton’s office announced on Friday that the EU is monitoring the latest developments in Kosovo seriously and …
Read More »Exhibition of Armenian ancient book held in Georgian parliament library
Exhibition of ancient Armenian books was opened in the national library of Georgia’s parliament dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Armenian book-printing. The event was organized by Tbilisi’s Hayatun cultural center
Read More »Romanian ambassador to Azerbaijan says the country can make significant contribution to ensuring peace and stability
Azerbaijan as a country – partner of NATO, can play a more important role in ensuring peace and
Read More »Greek President responds letter from Gjorge Ivanov over name dispute
Greek President Karolos Papoulias has appealed to his counterpart in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) regarding discussions over the dispute on the Balkan country’s name. Papoulias sent a letter to President Gjorge Ivanov,
Read More »IMF, EU to have new audit in Romania
The IMF and the EU will review from April 24 to May 7 the economic situation in Romania during a new audit. “A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Jeffrey Franks, will visit Bucharest from April 24 to May 7, 2012, to conduct the fifth review of …
Read More »Turkey could invoke NATO’s article 5 to protect border with Syria
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey could invoke NATO’s article 5 to protect its border with Syria. The article 5 states that an attack on a member constitutes an attack on all members.
Read More »Karadzic wants to postpone his defence case
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked the Yugoslavian war crimes court Wednesday to postpone the start of his defence case for almost a year, saying he needs to more time to prepare. Facing 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, Karadzic submitted
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