Eurasia

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili received the Spanish Congress of Deputies (lower house) Foreign Relations Committee chairman Josep Antoni Duran. Duran hailed the political, economic and social reforms and said that his country supports Georgia’s aspiration to NATO and the EU. The two parts discussed bilateral relations and economic cooperation. Duran …

EP President Martin Schultz will arrive in Bulgaria today to deliver a speech on Europe’s anti-crisis solutions in Sofia-based University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The lecture is organized by the university, the Bulgarian Atlantic Club and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

The Albanian government agreed on Wednesday to allow access to its territory to a EULEX team of prosecutors which will investigate allegations that the KLA harvested organs of Serb war prisoners. Prime Minister Sali Berisha said the parliament will pass a

Fatmir Limaj, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, has been acquitted in the Klecka case by a Kosovo Court together with three other ex-fighters. A team of European and Kosovo Judges at Pristina’s District Court announced on Wednesday that there is no proof to continue the trial …

The German government decided on Wednesday to extend the mandate of the country’s troops as part of KFOR troops in Kosovo for another year. The extended mandate maintains the limit on the number of German

Catherine Ashton has welcomed the resumption of rail freight service in the Moldovan Republic of Transdniestria. “It is a major step in building confidence between the two banks of the Dniester River. We are satisfied that the EU technical examination allowed to find a practical solution. The resumption of the …

The Commissioner of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Patricia Flor will visit Georgia on May 2-3. During the visit, former German Ambassador to Georgia will meet with Georgian Foreign Minister, Georgian Minister of Education and State Minister for Reintegration.

Georgian Parliament to discuss today with academic circles a draft strategy for relations with the people of the North Caucasus. The objective of the strategy is to enhance relations between the people of Georgia and the North Caucasus in fields like culture, education, commerce and science.

Serbia signed an agreement with OSCE on Monday which states that the OSCE will only monitor Serbian presidential and parliamentary elections in Kosovo. Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for

Sarajevo: A Bosnian Muslim former soldier on Monday became the first woman to be convicted of war crimes by a local court after pleading guilty to killing Croat civilians and prisoners during the 1990s war.