Eurasia

Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expressed their concern about the situation of human rights in Moldova’s secessionist region of Transnistria.

Slovakia will not alter its stand after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had announced its advisory opinion, and will not recognize Kosovo. This is according to

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received copies of credentials of Moldovan new ambassador to Azerbaijan Igor Bodyu, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.

The start of the EU-sponsored gas transit pipeline Nabucco should be given with the construction of of a gas network connection between Bulgaria and Turkey within one year, according to Bulgarian Economy Minister Traikov.

The UN Security Council is set to meet to discuss Kosovo, as Serbia seeks to contest the territory’s independence. Serb foreign ministry officials said UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the security situation in Kosovo is stable, but he warned about the situation in the country’s north, according local media. Instability in the north should not be underestimated

EULEX announced on Sunday (August 1st) that it is preparing to exhume two or three mass graves in the near future. EULEX spokesperson Irina Gudeljevic said that 190 field operations have taken place so far, but did not reveal the exact locations. She added that the involvement of EULEX forensic …

For the first time ever, a World Bank President is coming to the Republic of Moldova: Mr. Robert Zoellick will pay an official visit to Chisinau on August 11-12.

Greek Deputy FM Dimitris Droutsas has expressed his country’s readiness to support co-operation between Belgrade and Pristina. Speaking at a joint press conference with Kosovo’s PM Hashim Thaci in Pristina, Droustas said

The Bulgarian embassy in Chisinau, Moldova, reported an increase in the number of visas issued to Moldovan nationals wishing to visit Bulgaria. At least 30 000