Eurasia

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said “Cyprus issue is the top priority of Greece’s foreign policy.” On the occasion of the anniversary of Turkey’s Cyprus Peace Operation of July 20, 1974, Venizelos said the economic difficulties that Greece faced has not affected its policy on Cyprus.

Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, is to arrive on a visit to Bulgaria on Monday, July 22, the press office of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria announced.

Chairperson of Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly, Mihail Mikov, will be on a working visit to Serbia, the press office of the Bulgarian parliament announced.

The UN is seeking answers from Egypt over the arrests of former president Mohammed Mursi and others following the overthrow of his government on July 3, a spokesman said on Friday.

After months of denial, Nigeria has officially announced the withdrawal of much of her 1200-strong contingent from peacekeeping operations in Mali, and Sudan to help a severely-depleted force back home confront the deadly insurgent group, Boko Haram.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador Abdurrahman Salahaddin in Ankara July 19 over the tensions between both countries that peaked after Turkey adopted a critical

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who was in Ankara for a one-day official visit on Friday, said that Greek and Turkish Cypriots are responsible for finding a resolution to the Cyprus issue.

Thousands of Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia to demand the resignation of the country’s government for a 36th day in a row. Close to 2 000 are reported to be already on Independence square

Bosnia’s state security agency on Friday announced the arrest of a Muslim member of parliament suspected of war crimes against

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga has asked for a group of EU observers to monitor the municipal elections that should be held in Kosovo in November. She sent her request to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.