Eurasia

Parliament confirms date of presidential elections

Only 3/5 of the MPs can attend the special sitting at which the head of state is to be elected. According to the amendments, if the election of the President becomes impossible owing to objective circumstances, the Parliament can postpone the sitting. If the head of state is not elected …

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Government of Moldova negotiates Compact Program in Washington

Moldova could obtain US$262 million in non-reimbursable Compact assistance to repair the roads and switch over to advanced agriculture by this yearend. The negotiations on the Compact agreement are taking place in Washington between November 2 and 6, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the Government’s press service. 

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Erdoğan: Despite growing ties, Turkey still anchored to West

Turkey is still anchored to the West and closer ties with neighboring Iran do not indicate a change of course in foreign policy, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday, brushing aside criticism of his recent trip to the Islamic Republic. Erdoğan’s visit to Iran in late October and his …

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New Serbian ambassador to Ukraine

Newly appointed Serbian Ambassador to Ukraine Dušan Lazić presented his credentials to Ukranian President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday. The Serbian Embassy in Kiev said in a statement that Yushchenko and Lazić concluded that relations and cooperation between Serbia and Ukraine are developing successfully.

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Parliamentary opposition opposes opening of Upper Lars check-point on border with Russia

At the present stage, Georgian MP of Christian-Democrats fraction Nika Laliashvili thinks it is necessary to set up Upper Lars check-point between Russia and Georgia. At present, the situation in the North Caucasus is very intense. Setting up the check-point is unreasonable, opposition MP said at a plenary meeting of …

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Serbian President: We will arrest Ratko Mladic when we find him

Serbian President Boris Tadic is sure that the decision of the International Court of Justice about the legitimacy of Kosovo’s independence will be in Serbia’s favor. “I am convinced that the judgment of the International Court in Hague will be in Serbia’s favor as this is a case of violation …

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Brammertz Visits Serbia to Assess Cooperation

The chair of Serbia’s council for cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, Rasim Ljajic, believes that the Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will give Serbia an upbeat assessment when he visits the country on Wednesday. Brammertz will discuss Serbia’s cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, and …

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Macedonia Albanians Reiterate “Name” Ultimatum

Macedonia’s junior government party, the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI set a deadline of December for its senior ethnic Macedonian partner to solve the ongoing “name” spat with neighboring Greece. In December the country hopes to get a date from the EU council to start EU accession talks, …

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