Eurasia

Bucharest authorities welcome the conclusion of Convention on small trafficking at the borders between Romania and Republic of Moldova

The Convention establishes the right of Moldovan citizens, that live along the Moldo-Romanian borders, to have access to Romania on the basis of some special permits. On Tuesday, the Convention on small traffic at the borders between Romania and Republic of Moldova was concluded in Chisinau, after the parties had …

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Davutoğlu briefs Parliament on Armenia protocols

The Turkish government on Wednesday submitted the recently signed protocols on establishing diplomatic ties with Armenia to Parliament for ratification. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu briefed Parliament on Wednesday afternoon on the protocols signed on Oct. 10 with Armenia, which among other things foresee opening the borders between the two …

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Powell calls Turkey’s Kurdish move ‘great step forward’

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell reiterated his support for the Turkish government’s Kurdish initiative during a speech at the “Mothers against Terrorism” conference in Istanbul on Tuesday afternoon. While discussing the fight against terrorism he made positive remarks about the “democratic opening” in Turkey, calling it a “great …

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Macedonia, Bulgaria need to step up cooperation on Corridor 8

Macedonia and Bulgaria need to step up the cooperation in the construction of Corridor 8 given its significance as regional corridor, the two countries’ officials said. According to Macedonian Parliament’s press service, Macedonian parliament president Trajko Veljanovski and his Bulgarian counterpart Cecka Cacheva met on the

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Negotiations on Bosnia’s future due to resume today

The negotiations among the Bosnia-Herzegovina’s political leaders under joint mediation of the US diplomats and EU representatives have been put on halt Tuesday. After Tuesday’s talks, the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that they produced no significant results. “For us, the proposed package of measures is unacceptable …

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Chinese vice president: Friendship, co-op central theme of China-Romania relationship

Friendship and cooperation have always been the central theme of China-Romania relations in the past six decades, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said in Bucharest on Tuesday. Addressing a seminar marking the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, Xi said Romania was among the first few countries to set up …

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister meets local Greek business leaders

Bulgaria is eager to further boost co-operation with Greece in investment, infrastructure and energy projects, Foreign Minister Roumyana Zheleva said in an October 20 2009 meeting with leaders of the Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria (HBCB). The meeting discussed a range of opportunities to build on the traditionally good relations …

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Russia & Serbia sign loan, energy deals

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came to Belgrade today to honour Serbia’s Second World War past, but also to lay some foundation stones for the future. In the first-ever Russian presidential visit he brought an entourage of 100 advisors with him to discuss a wide range of financial and economic issues. …

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Montenegro and France ink cooperation agreement in the field of labor and social policy

Ministries of Montenegro and France undersigned a cooperation agreement for bilateral cooperation in the field of labor and social polity until 2011. The main projects of the two governments would be focused on improvement of healthcare and security at work as well as social dialog.

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