A delegation of the NATO parliamentary assembly, led by Lord Michael Jopling, has expressed their concern about the political situation in Bosnia, which has been unable to form a new government more than one year after general elections were held.
Read More »Skopje justice system annuled four war crimes cases
The last of the four war-crimes cases concerning atrocities originally alleged to have been committed by former ethnic Albanian rebels during the 2001 armed conflict have been annulled by the Macedonian justice system. On Tuesday, the Prosecutor’s Office in Macedonia stated that it had given up from
Read More »Spiritual leaders from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia to meet
Azerbaijani, Georgian and Armenian spiritual leaders will meet in Yerevan in late November, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II said at a meeting with the mediators of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The meeting will be held within the meeting of the presidium of the CIS inter-religious council.
Read More »Next round of Georgian-Russian WTO talks to be held on October 25
The next round of Georgian-Russian WTO talks will be held on Oct.25, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing on Monday. Kalandadze stressed that Russia does not agree to the requirement on transparency of Georgia’s
Read More »No progress after Serb leaders from Northern Kosovo meeting with Serbian President
There was no “significant progress” in the meeting with Serbian President Boris Tadić late on Sunday, said leaders of Serb municipalities from northern Kosovo. After the meeting in Belgrade, they stated that they received assurance that agreement on the deployment of Kosovo Albanian
Read More »Georgia relations with Azerbaijan very important, says Georgian FM
Georgia attaches great importance to its relations with Azerbaijan and the high-level meetings allow to resolve issues of bilateral relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing on Monday. Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze is expected to pay an official visit to Baku on Oct.26-27.
Read More »Armenian President visits Russia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on an official visit to Russia on October 23-25, will meet on Monday with President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the development of bilateral cooperation. “Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan are expected to discuss a broad variety of key issues in the bilateral cooperation, perspectives …
Read More »Bosnia, Uzbekistan boost bilateral relations
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Uzbekistan with a residence in Moscow Zeljko Janjetovic handed over credentials addressed to Uzbek President Islam Karimov to the Foreign Ministry, the ministry reported. During the meeting at the ministry, the sides discussed the Uzbek-Bosnian
Read More »Bulgaria and Romania will join Schengen by July 2012, says Bulgarian PM
In March 2012, the sea and air borders of Bulgaria and Romania should be included in the passport-free Schengen area and their land borders are expected to follow in July, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said. He was speaking during his visit to Brussels, where he attended the European Council …
Read More »KFOR expects new talks with Kosovan Serbs on Saturday
KFOR commander general Erhard Drevs has said a new meeting with representatives of Kosovan Serbs might take place on Saturday. Meanwhile, ethnic Serbs are reinforcing the barricades close to the village of Zupce.
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