Eurasia

Secretary General of Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland will pay official visit to Serbia. He is scheduled to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic, Prime Minister

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Shikorski has canceled a trip to Macedonia following this weekend’s plane crash that killed the Polish president and scores of high-ranking political and military officials. Polish foreign minister was to visit Macedonia on April 19, the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that the two …

A memorandum of understanding signed between Romania, Azerbaijan and Georgia to implement the Azerbaijan Georgia Romania Interconnect (AGRI) project, is an important and essential step for the three countries and the entire EU, Romanian President Traian Basescu said. 

BIRN has organised a high-profile conference and open debate today in Belgrade on the further development of South Serbia and possibilities for the increased integration of ethnic Albanians into Serbian state institutions. The conference is entitled ‘South Serbia: From Frozen Conflict to Sustainable Solutions: Opportunities for Long-Term Integration and Development …

Albanian President Bamir Topi on Wednesday kicks off his two-day official visit to neighboring Macedonia. Topi is expected to meet his Macedonian counterpart, Georgi Ivanov, Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. They are set to discuss bilateral issues as well as regional topics.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday (April 12th) urged the government in Nicosia to continue talks aimed at reunifying the divided island, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in the Turkish-dominated north.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Tuesday that the government had filed the EU questionnaire on the country’s readiness to join the bloc. “We hope to receive an objective evaluation from those who review it,” Berisha said during a cabinet meeting.

Armenian Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan handed his credentials to Romanian President Traian Basescu. After the official ceremony, the Ambassador and President discussed the current state of Armenian-Romanian relations and prospects of their development. Traian Basescu noted that the Romanian authorities will facilitate the Ambassador’s mission in every possible way. …

Bosnia and Herzegovina has meet benchmarks for lifting visa requirements, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. FM Frattini made the remarks, following the meeting with

Croatian President Ivo Josipović will meet with representatives of the Croat community in Bački Monoštor, northern Serbia, on Friday. Josipović would be accompanied by Serbian President Boris Tadić.