Eurasia

Germany has decided to block the restart of Turkey’s EU accession talks over the brutal crackdown on protesters in the country.

G8 leaders could not reach a consensus despite the leaders’ pressure onRussia in Northern Ireland. G8 leaders could not persuade Russia to find a political solution to the

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels. After the talks the two made statements for the media. EC President Barroso stressed on the fact that this was their first meeting and added that the two had an “open and frank discussion” and …

Catherine Ashton and Stefan Fule have sent a joint letter to EU members asking for a clear positive decision on the start of accession talks with Serbia. The EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, and the organization’s enlargement commissioner sent the letter on Friday.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praised Bulgaria’s contributions to the Alliance and its commitment to transatlantic security. Rasmussen held talks on Thursday with Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Representatives from European Union countries failed to reach an agreement on Thursday that would clear the way for the opening of talks on one of the 35 negotiating chapters for Turkey’s eventual accession into the EU.

Turkey and Mali signed two agreements while Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with his Malian counterpart Tieman Hubert Coulibaly in the capital city of Ankara on Wednesday.

Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo Jakup Krasnigi hailed on Thursday the initiative of the State of Kuwait to appoint an ambassador to Kosovo.

Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania will pay an official visit to the U.S on August 19, he said making this statement to the media today. Alasania said that he received an invitation to visit the U.S from his

Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina signed inter-state agreements in Brussels on Wednesday to enable unobstructed traffic of people and goods from July 1. Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić and the head of the Council of Ministers