Eurasia

Catherine Ashton urges immediate solution for Macedonian name issue

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, who paid a visit to Macedonia on Tuesday, called for immediate solution of the name issue between Macedonia and Greece. I am encouraging both countries to use the efforts of UN envoy Matthew Nimetz. I am aware that this …

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France wants UN peacekeepers for Mali

France has circulated a draft United Nations resolution that would authorise a UN peacekeeping force to stabilise key towns in northern Mali and help promote a return to democracy and extend government authority throughout the conflict-wracked country.

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