Eurasia

Macedonia and Ukraine will soon scrap visa requirements to promote trade and investment between the two countries, Ukrainian foreign ministry said. The visa-free travel agreement is expected to be signed in early February.

The coming visit of the UN “name” mediator Matthew Nimetz to Athens and Skopje should be used for boosting efforts to find a solution to the dispute, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and his Greek counterpart, Dimitris Droutsas, agreed Thursday at their bilateral meeting in London. The parley between the …

„Sper că în urma acestor alegeri în Ucraina va veni o putere capabilă şi eficientă, doritoare să dezvolte relaţii constructive şi prieteneşti pe toate planurile cu Federaţia Rusă”. (Preşedintele Medvedev la întâlnirea cu noul ambasador rus la Kiev, Mihail Zurabov) Rezultatul alegerilor prezidenţiale din Ucraina va fi important pentru viitoarea …

Međunarodna konferencija ili šira diskusija posvećena situaciji u BiH, čije je održavanje preporučila Parlamentarna skupština Vijeća Evrope, vjerovatno neće biti održana u ovoj godini, procjenjuju predstavnici većine političkih stranaka u BiH. “Rezolucija koju je u utorak usvojila Parlamentarna skupština Vijeća Evrope kojom se, između ostalog, sugerira organizovanje široke rasprave o …

Basescu: “Romania doesn`t consider Moldova from a pedestal” Speaking about European Union, President Basescu said that Romania is not well integrated in EU. Furthermore, Basescu said that Romania doesn’t regard Republic of Moldova from a pedestal. Basescu: “During the last five months there were positive signs” In his speech before …

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić was in Bijelo Polje, northern Montenegro, yesterday, when he said that conflict between brothers is the greatest misfortune. Addressing a St. Sava Day celebration in the town, he called for unity of Serbia and Montenegro. He reminded the participants of St. Sava’s adage that conflict …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will meet Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitriis Droutsas on Thursday in London. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that FM Droutsas will meet with FM Milososki on the sidelines of the International Conference on Afghanistan, which will be held on January 28 in London. The …

Vano Noniashvili resigned after being appointed Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan in 2009. The diplomat resigned for personal reasons, Georgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Iya Makharashvili said. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili approved the ambassador’s appeal. Georgia has not yet appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan. Parliament approved Noniashvili’s candidacy to the post …

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an official two-day visit on Friday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the latter’s press office has announced. While in Turkey, Borisov will also have talks with President Abdullah Gül and will meet with …

All border checkpoints on the Bulgarian – Greek border have been open and traffic is normal. At the present there is no problem with crossing the border but is expected border checkpoints to be blocked again later in the day, head of the District Border Service Commissary Todor Georgiev said. …