Eurasia

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane and the Head of the UN Mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria Ake Sellstrom will travel to Damascus next week at the invitation of the Syrian Government, UN Spokesman Martin Nesirky said. 

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Ahmet Davutoglu conveyed greetings and congratulations of Turkish President

Romanian President Traian Basescu called for Moldova to continue its path toward the European Union saying that the neighbours shared “a blood partnership.”

The Georgian-Armenian relations are of priority for the Georgian government, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania said at a press-conference after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Seyran Ohanyan today.

France on Wednesday encouraged the new Egyptian government to work quickly to meet the expectations of the Egyptian people and transfer power as rapidly as possible to democratically elected forces, inclusive of all political affiliations.

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Albania Ettore Sekui said, “General elections on June 23, was a step further towards Albania’s being part of EU family.” Sekui held separate meetings with outgoing premier Sali Berisa and winner

The European Commission will announce the new report of Macedonia’s progress on October 16. It is expected the EU Commission to come

Serbia “will face huge challenges in the course of its EU accession talks, as it needs to implement European standards in many important and sensitive areas.” The normalization of relations between Belgrade and Priština

The opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan-Turkey joint military exercises was held at Garaheybat Training Centre of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry on July 16.

Turkmen-Moldovan political consultations were held in Chisinau as part of preparations for Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s official visit to Moldova, scheduled for the second half of July 2013, the