An official Armenian delegation led by PM Tigran Sargsyan will head to Batumi, Georgia, on Friday, for a two-day working visit. In Batumi, the delegation will attend 9th Session of the Armenian-Georgian Inter-Governmental Joint Committee. Along the lines of the visit, Tigran Sargsyan will also meet with Georgia’s PM, Nika …
Read More »EU hails end of political deadlock in Albania
The EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule on Thursday welcomed the apparent end of a two-year political stalemate in Albania, after parliament approved two laws that required cross-party consensus.
Read More »New government of Greece secures confidence vote
Greece’s new coalition government headed by Prime Minister Lukas Papademos secured enough votes to win the confidence vote in the country’s parliament on Wednesday. A total of 255 lawmakers in the country’s 300-member parliament voted in favor of the new government that was formed last week by the majority Socialists, …
Read More »Belgrade chief negotiator will meet with Kosovo Serbs representatives
Belgrade team chief Borislav Stefanović will meet with northern Kosovo Serb representatives on Thursday. They will discuss the next round of the Belgrade-Priština talks
Read More »Georgia to cooperate with Armenia on transport and communications
Armenian Transport and Communications Minister Manuk Vardanyan recently had a meeting with visiting Georgian Economy and Stable development Minister Vera Kobelia in Yerevan. In the course of talks, the sides discussed issues regarding cargo transportation, infrastructure, road
Read More »UN peacekeeper troops to remain in Bosnia for another year
The Security Council on Wednesday extended for another year the European Union stabilization force (EUFOR) that is tasked with ensuring that all sides continue to comply with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Read More »Bulgaria signs gas deal with Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan will make good on commitments to supply Bulgaria with 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said this week. Appearing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Monday in Baku, Parvanov said the two countries are ready to make official a deal struck last year to …
Read More »Belgrade to continue talks with Pristina on Monday
Borislav Stefanovic, head of Belgrade’s negotiating team with Pristina, has announced that Brussels-mediated talks will resume next week. Brussels officials have persuaded Serbia to return to the negotiating table with the Kosovo government in Pristina.
Read More »EU reaffirms commitment to South Caucasus region
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Commission Vice-President Catherine Ashton visits South Caucasus this week to reaffirm the strong commitment of the European Union to the region. She started
Read More »Romania may join Schengen in two steps next year, says President
Romania may join the European Union’s passport-free travel system in two steps next year pending Dutch approval, President Traian Basescu said today. The 25-nation Schengen Area, named for the Luxembourg town in which the accord was signed, may open its marine and air borders to Romania in March and land …
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