Eurasia News

Azerbaijan and Moldova discuss bilateral cooperation

Visiting Moldova’s Prime Minister Vladimir Filat recently had a meeting with Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov in Baku. During the talks, Asadov praised relations between Azerbaijani and Moldova, highlighting the role of the presidents of both countries in development of bilateral ties.

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Greece rejects German bailout plan

Greece’s finance minister rejected a German plan for the euro zone to impose a budget overseer on to Athens in return for a new €130-billion bailout, saying it would improperly force his country to choose between “financial assistance” and “national dignity”.

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War crimes trial against Hrastov restarts

The long-running trial against Mihajlo Hrastov, former Croatian special forces policemen, restarted today at Croatia’s supreme court, more than 20 years after he was first charged with war crimes. Hrastov was released from prison last year when the constitutional court dismissed his sentence of seven years imprisonment because it had …

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EU Special Representative Philippe Lefort visits Armenia

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the Crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort will arrive in Yerevan today. He will meet President Serzh Sargsyan, National Assembly Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Secretary of the National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan.

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UNSC to debate Kosovo on February 8

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s regular quarterly report on Kosovo will be presented at UN Security Council meeting on February 8. The last UNSC session on Kosovo, held late in November, was marked by a heated discussion between the U.S., Great Britain, France and Germany on one side, who called …

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