Eurasia

Rasmussen says NATO supports all strategies for Kosovo integration

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the Alliance supports all strategies that strengthen peace and security in Kosovo, including the integration of all communities into society. The strategy for the Serb-dominated north, which was drafted by the International Civilian Office (ICO) in support of Kosovo’s government, failed to get …

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Barroso backs Greek measures to reduce budget deficit

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso expressed on Tuesday support for the measures Greece proposed to take to reduce its excessive budget deficit, but warned that there were still risks. “The envisaged correction of the deficit is feasible but subject to risks,” he told reporters one day before …

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Boško Šiljegović: Pripadnici OS BiH već uputili 30 pritužbi

Pripadnici Oružanih snaga (OS) BiH parlamentarnom vojnom povjereniku uputili su 30 pritužbi, a najveći broj odnosi se na proces činovanja, statusna pitanja i otpuštanja zbog godina starosti. Kazao je ovo Boško Šiljegović, parlamentarni vojni povjerenik BiH, koji je ovu funkciju preuzeo u septembru prošle godine. Šiljegović naglašava da do sada …

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Moldovan Prime Minister Filat is optimistic after his visit in Kyiv

Moldovan Prime Minister Filat is optimistic after his visit in Kyiv, where he met his Ukrainian opposite number Iulia Timoshenko. „The meeting with Iulia Timoshenko was highly productive and I’m sure it will boost our bilateral relationships” Filat stated.

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Romanian President Basescu assures the Radauti-Lipcani bridge will be open in 10 days

Moldovan Prime Minister Filat spoke in the phone with Romanian President Traian Basescu about the implementation of previous agreements. Basescu thanked Filat for Moldovans’ authorities welcome, while Filat appreciated Romania’s constant support. The 2 officials convened the Radauti-Lipcani bridge would be opened in 10 days. Besides, negotiations regarding Romania’s financing …

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Finland’s FM to visit Macedonia

Finland’s Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will pay official visit to Macedonia on Tuesday. The FM Stubb is scheduled to meet with his counterpart Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki and Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov. The two ministers will discuss the bilateral relations between the two countries, Macedonia’s bid for EU membership as …

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Georgian minister heads to France

Today Georgian State Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili left for France to submit the Georgian strategy for the discussion. Georgia will mull the state strategy towards South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the Council of Europe’s (CE) Committee of Ministers Feb.3. The committee will determine the Council of Europe’s role in implementing …

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Commitment but still no peace deal in Cyprus

Attempts to re-energise long running peace talks between leaders of ethnically-divided Cyprus do not seem to have produced the firm results Ban Ki-moon was after, but at least there appears to be goodwill on both sides. Flanked by Greek Cypriot President Demetrius Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, …

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Serbia Minister: Srebrenica Resolution Is Test

Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac said that voting on the resolution on the Srebrenica massacre will show who on the Serbian political scene behaves and thinks like a responsible person, and who remains in a past era that should be long behind the country. In an interview with the Tanjug …

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