Eurasia

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko “is an absolute supporter of the policy for restoring friendly, but very pragmatic relations with Russia.” She has made a statement at the 6th Yalta European Strategy summit in the Crimea on Friday.

Georgia is “a nation with a deep wound running through her” since fighting broke out last year with South Ossetian and Abkhaz separatists and their Russian allies, its President told the General Assembly tonight, vowing that he and his people will never accept “a new dividing line in our country”, …

If there are enough facts on violations during vote at Bulgarian parliamentary elections in Turkey they should be annulled,  leader Ataka political party Volen Siderov said. He added annulling elections is Turkey is a matter of finding violations, which would be accepted by the court and the Central Electoral Commission. …

The name Albanians and the time when they arrived in Macedonia are issues that are interpreted in different ways in other encyclopedias published in the country earlier and in Former Yugoslavia, Macedonian Nova Makedonija newspaper writes. Some back the thesis that the Albanians arrived in Macedonia in the XVI century, …

Russia and Bulgaria will continue co-operation on the construction of Belene NPP, the first vice-president of Atomstroyeksport Alexander Gluhov said. “We will not stop the project but will continue it after we correct the financial scheme.” Gluhov pointed negotiations in Bulgaria with the Russian energy minister Sergey Shmatko and head …

UNITED NATIONS The unification of Cyprus must be brought about by Cypriots themselves, President Demetris Christofias told the General Assembly yesterday, adding the despite progress in negotiations, serious obstacles remain towards finding a final solution for the Mediterranean island. Mr. Christofias said that he and the leader of the Turkish …

Russia’s Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin has asked Belgrade to switch back street names to those of Russian soldiers that took part in the liberation of Belgrade during World War II, local media report. The daily newspaper Blic speculates that the proposal comes ahead of a visit by Russian President …

The Bosnian town of Tuzla has filed criminal charges against the prime minister of the Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska for denying that massacres of civilians in Tuzla and Sarajevo took place during the 1992-95 war. Milorad Dodik has said that a Serb mortar attack in 1995 that killed …

Enough ideas are on the table for Macedonia and Greece to start thinking creatively and find a solution for their “name” spat, the UN mediator Matthew Nimetz said Thursday in New York after meeting Macedonian President Georgi Ivanov. “I intend to resume the talks as soon as the new government …

Romania’s President Traian Basescu late Thursday called for a referendum that would pave the way for the introduction of single chamber parliament, arguing that the current system is too cumbersome and slow. He suggested that the referendum should take place on 22 November, the same day the presidential elections are …