„Cine seamănă vânt, culege furtună” (proverb românesc) Dincolo de alegerea viitorului preşedinte care pare că acaparează toată dezbaterea publică, există o tensiune surdă care se întrezăreşte tot mai percutant în societatea din R. Moldova. Este tensiunea etnică. Din când în când, vibrează vizibil şi periculos. Un context politic instabil şi …
Read More »Jeremić expects confirmation of cooperation
FM Vuk Jeremić says he believes that the chief Hague prosecutor will confirm Serbia’s full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal in his report to the UN SC. He said that Serbian officials will have “detailed meetings” with Serge Brammertz, who is due here on Nov. 4 for a working visit, …
Read More »Moldova – Communist accusing the IMF of double standards
Former Minister of Economy MP Igor Dodon said that for the first time ever, the IMF mission did not meet with all parliamentary factions for consultations.
Read More »Russian and Ukrainian mediators discussed situation in Transnistria
The Kiev meeting took place in shorter than one week after Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs and his Ukrainian colleague had met in Moscow and discussed the Transnistria topic.
Read More »Tadic: “Serbia ready for new intiatives on Kosovo”
President Boris Tadić says Belgrade will continue to insist on a resumption of talks on Kosovo and finding a compromise solution. This, the president told state broadcaster RTS late on Wednesday, regardless of the stand of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stand on the issue of the legality of …
Read More »Obama to welcome Erdoğan to White House on Dec. 7
President Barack Obama will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the White House on Dec. 7. The White House announced the meeting Thursday. Press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama looks forward to discussing a broad range of issues with Erdoğan, including strategies for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Middle …
Read More »Moldova – MPs adopt new procedure for electing head of state
The Parliament Thursday passed amendments to the procedure for electing the President of Moldova in first reading by a majority vote. The parliamentary group of the Communists Party (PCRM) described the bill as abusive and did not back it.
Read More »Bill Clinton expected in Priština
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will arrive in Kosovo on Sunday, says Hashim Thaci. The Kosovo Albanian premier explained that Clinton will attend the unveiling of a statue of himself. The statue has been placed on a Priština boulevard that has also been named after the former American president.
Read More »Haradinaj could face partial Hague retrial
The Hague Tribunal prosecution requested a partial retrial of Ramush Haradinaj. The prosecution claims that the initial trial, which resulted in the ethnic Albanian’s acquittal on charges of crimes in Kosovo in 1998, was not just.
Read More »Ossetian side frees five Georgians
Five Georgians were freed by the Ossetian separatists. They were detained yesterday in the Karelia region of Georgia on charges of violating the administrative border of South Ossetia.
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