Eurasia

Sejdiu ready to meet Tadic

Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic. We will meet only if the meeting is set on an international level and we don’t discuss Kosovo’s status, President Sejdiu said in a statement. He said that everybody should contribute to decrease tensions in the region, …

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Borissov, Boc inspect progress on Danube Bridge 2

Following talks in Sofia on February 26 2010, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc were scheduled to travel to Vidin to inspect progress on Danube Bridge 2. During Boc’s visit, memorandums of understanding were to signed on the 2007-2013 cross border co-operation programme and on …

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Head of EULEX Kosovo to Visit Serbia

Yves de Kermabon, the head of the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, will visit Belgrade from March 2-3 to discuss the judicial system in the north of Kosovo. Kermabon will meet Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanovic and other Serbian officials.

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Tolimir Genocide Trial Begins at ICTY

The trial of General Zdravko Tolimir, accused of crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995, will begin today in The Hague with the Prosecution’s opening statement, Tolimir will represent himself during the trial, despite Chamber warnings that this may be difficult for him.

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Albanian opposition returns to parliament

The opposition Socialist Party (SP) announced on Wednesday (February 24th) that its members are returning to parliament Thursday after nearly six months of boycott. “This is a step we take to show that we don’t aim to prevent reforms, and give the majority a chance to resolve the political crisis,” …

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Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot leaders discuss economy

Greek CypriotPresident Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met on Wednesday (February 24th) to continue intensified talks on reunifying the divided island, focusing this time on the economy. Alexander Downer, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’ special adviser for Cyprus, says they will meet again on Friday.

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Serbia Rejects Strategy for North Kosovo

The Serbian government and its Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija have rejected the so-called strategy for north Kosovo, claiming it is invalid. The strategy was introduced in mid-January by the International Civilian Office, ICO, in Pristina, and the Kosovo government, and it drew strong opposition from Kosovo Serbs.

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Bulgarian PM, Romanian counterpart to visit Danube Bridge II construction site

At the invitation of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc arrives on an official visit to Bulgaria, the government’s press service announced. The two prime ministers are to visit the construction site Danube Bridge II at the city of Vidin on Friday.

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French FM to visit Belgrade on Monday

France’s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner will visit Belgrade on Monday and meet with Serbia’s top officials. Kouchner and his hosts will discuss the Serbia’s European integration, Kosovo issues and a strategic partnership between the two countries. One of the topics during the discussions will be a possible visit to Serbia …

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