KFOR soldiers this morning used an armored vehicle “to move a barricade” set up in the village of Jagnjenica, near the town of Zubin Porok, said reports. After this action by the members of the NATO forces in Kosovo, sirens were heard alerting the population of this Serb region in …
Read More »Serbian Parliamentary Committee to discuss Kosovo
The Parliamentary Committee on Kosovo-Metohija is expected to meet today and discuss the results of the latest round of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue.
Read More »EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus meets Armenian President
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort. The interlocutors discussed issues related to Armenia’s cooperation with the European Union and the settlement of regional conflicts.
Read More »Romania and Armenia pledge to boost ties
Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandyan has met visiting Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Theodore Bakonski on a recent visit to Armenia. Nalbandyan said that the traditional friendship between the two countries created a favourable ground for the further
Read More »Turkey offered to open ports for Cyprus
Turkey offered to bow to EU demands and open its ports, airports and airspace to Greek Cyprus under what it called a “Taiwanese-style” diplomatic arrangement to help drive Cyprus reunification talks resuming on Monday under UN pressure for a breakthrough.
Read More »EU demands on Kosovo turn Serbs against joining the block
Support for EU membership has hit an all-time low in Serbia as the public recoils from Brussels’ demands to resolve differences with Kosovo. In a referendum on joining the EU, 44.5 per cent would support membership while one-third would be against it, latest research from the government shows. This is …
Read More »Turkey and Greece agree to improve cooperation
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Greek counterpart, Lucas Papademos, agreed this week on the importance of pursuing cooperation between Turkey and Greece. Speaking on
Read More »Serbian President “optimistic” ahead of candidate decision
Serbian President Boris Tadić stated on Friday he could not say that Serbia would get the EU candidate status on December 9 but that it would fight for it. He noted that he was optimistic, but also aware of the dangers and risks of the entire process.
Read More »Hague court to announce decision on Macedonia’s lawsuit against Greece in early December
The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 5 will deliver its judgement in Macedonia’s case against Greece for breaching the 1995 Bilateral Interim Accord by blocking country’s accession to NATO at a summit in Bucharest in 2008.
Read More »Serbian President meets EC President Herman Van Rompuy
Serbian President Boris Tadić conferred Friday in Brussels with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. Van Rompuy expressed satisfaction over the progress made in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue but also pointed out the importance of the implementation of the agreements that had already been agreed.
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