Eurasia

High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Monday (April 4th) that speculation about the disintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is unacceptable. Inzko was in Brussels for talks with EU officials about reinforcing the

EU aspirants Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia adopted a common stance regarding pre-accession assistance Monday (April 4th). Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said after

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had separate telephone conversations with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, proposing a meeting in mid-June to discuss developments in the ongoing reunification talks, the UN announced on Monday (April 4th). In the calls Sunday, Ban urged Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu …

International Civilian Office head Pieter Feith and US Ambassador to Kosovo Christopher Dell met with political leaders Monday (April 4th) to discuss ways out of the current political situation. Kosovo has had no president

European integration is Macedonia’s priority, said Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski at a conference in Brussels. “Macedonia’s priority is the successful completion of the European integration process and gradual reaching of the EU’s average incomes,” said Veljanovski.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Southeastern Europe between 7 and 9 April. He will be accompanies by European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule, the EC press service announced.

The leader of Transdnestr, Igor Smirnov, has for the first time invited Moldovan President Vladimir Filat to visit Moldova’s breakaway republic for an official meeting, the Transdnestr Foreign Ministry reported. The ministry said Smirnov’s invitation was handed by Trandnestr Foreign Minister Vladimir Yastrebchak to Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Yevgeny Karpov …

Visiting President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias has today toured the Icharishahar, Inner City, historic core of Azerbaijan`s capital.

Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin is the new European Parliament rapporteur on Macedonia. He replaced the Slovenian Zoran Taller, who was involved in a corruption scandal and resigned from the EP. Vigenin has had a constructive approach to Macedonia and has openly supported the EU enlargement process.

Istanbul will begin the next activation of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR) on Tuesday. Under the April activation plan of BLACKSEAFOR, the Georgian gunboat “Sukhumi” will take part in this activation for the first time since the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.