Eurasia Press & News
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that talks on Cyprus’ reunification cannot drag on forever, media reported on Friday (March 4th). In a progress report to the UN Security Council, he voices concern about the slow pace of talks between Cypriot leaders, warning that upcoming elections in Turkey and Cyprus …
Read More »The new EU ambassador to Macedonia to meet with country’s President today
The new European Union ambassador to Macedonia Peter Sorensen will hand his credentials over to Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Friday. Sorensen takes over from outgoing EU mission head Erwan Fouere.
Read More »Bosnian wartime general Jovan Divjak was arrested in Austria on a Serbian arrest warrant
Bosnian wartime general Jovan Divjak was arrested in Vienna by Austrian authorities on a Serbian arrest warrant for participating in war crimes. He was arrested yesterday at 8:00 pm at Vienna airport as he flew in from Sarajevo and was on his way to Bologna, Italy. Prosecutors in Korneuburg, near …
Read More »Macedonian PM says early elections will be held with or without opposition
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has called on the opposition to return to the parliament so that the necessary laws on organizing early elections could be put to the vote. “If they do not return to the parliament, we will call elections, no matter if they would boycott them,” said …
Read More »Turkey says foreign intervention in Libya may not be beneficial
A possible NATO operation in Libya could be counterproductive as it could undermine the Libyan people’s support for a revolt against the Northern African country’s long-time leader, Muammar Gaddafi, a senior Turkish official has said. “We need to be extra cautious on this,” Selim Yenel, deputy undersecretary of the Foreign …
Read More »Catherine Ashton assured Moldova of EU support
EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton was on a visit to Moldova to assure the Chisinau authorities once again that the EU would continue to fully support Moldova on its path toward modernization and European integration.
Read More »Croatia welcomes Serbia’s decision to drop charges against Purda
Croatian President Ivo Josipović and several Croat MPs welcomed Belgrade’s decision to drop charges against Tihomir Purda and two others. Josipović stressed that cooperation between countries had been seen to be the best way to prevent injustices such as the one suffered by Purda from being made.
Read More »Belgrade-Priština negotiations will begin next week
Belgrade-Priština negotiations will begin next week, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton’s Spokeswoman Maja Kocijančić announced. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Petrović thinks that a priority should be the missing persons issue and other issues that concern every day life in Kosovo, such as license plates and personal …
Read More »Montenegrin PM: the country is ready to become a full member of NATO
Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic said that his country is ready to become a full member of NATO. His remarks came after meeting with the alliance’s leader in Brussels on Thursday. “We have shown in our past efforts…that Montenegro is ready, mature and responsible for complying with all the necessary tasks …
Read More »Montenegro’s PM to visit Brussels for EU and NATO talks
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Igor Luksic kicks off on Thursday (March 3rd) a two-day visit to Brussels where he will meet with senior EU and NATO officials as well as representatives of the Belgian government. The visit will be an opportunity to discuss Montenegro’s European and Euro-Atlantic bids and the priorities …
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