Eurasia

Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrested on Thursday morning two war crimes suspects, suspected of having committed crimes in the Drvar area of Western Bosnia. Ratko Dronjak, born in 1962, and Dragan Rodic, nicknameed Saula and born in 1963 were arrested according to a warrant issued by Bosnia’s …

The former President of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin was cited to go to the Prosecutor General’s Office for questioning over the April 6-7 events, 2009. He will be questioned on Friday, January 22, starting at 14:00. The Prosecutor General’s Office said in the near future Vlad Filat, Alexandru Tanase, Valeriu Cosarciuc, …

Blockages of Greek farmers are not directed against the interests of the Bulgarian branch sector. It is said to see such opinions in some media, said Greek Ambassador to Bulgaria Danae-Madeleine Koumanakou at the meeting with Bulgarian economic minister Traycho Traykov.

Commenting on Stjepan Mesić’s statements, Croatia’s new president, Ivo Josipović, said that sending Croatia’s army to a neighboring country is not an option. After the outgoing Croatian president’s statement, reported yesterday, that he would “send in the troops” if RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik held a “referendum on secession” from …

An administrative debate in the case of Vojislav Šešelj ensued after the expected suspect did not show up to testify before the Hague Tribunal. Protected witness VS-026 did not come to the court on Tuesday because he recently underwent surgery, and another witness is expected to testify next week. Presiding …

FM Vuk Jeremić today in Belgrade addressed a recently announced plan of “integration” of northern, Serb parts of Kosovo into Priština’s institutions. Speaking after his meeting with Czech Deputy PM Jan Kohout, Jeremić said this was a provocation coming from the “illegal International Civilian Office (ICO) and the illegal institutions …

Serbian President Boris Tadić will not travel to Zagreb in February for the inauguration of Croatia’s new president, Ivo Josipović. Tadić will not attend the ceremony because the Kosovo Albanian president, Fatmir Sejdiu, confirmed he would be there. Previously, Tadić said that taking part in the event along with Sejdiu …

Presidential candidate and Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has said Ukraine’s will take a first step on the path of losing its independence if Victor Yanukovych wins the presidential election. Yanukovych is not an independent leader, but “an appointee, a puppet of oligarchic forces,” Tymoshenko said at a press …

Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic is scheduled to meet in Washington D.C. on Wednesday with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Montenegrin Ambassador to Washington Miodrag Vlahovic confirmed the upcoming visit during his three-day trip to the US.

I accepted Ms. Zheleva’s resignation as foreign minister, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said at a press conference in the Council of Ministers. Nikolay Mladenov, current defense minister, will be suggested in the parliament for the post of foreign minister after he returns from his visit to Germany. The government …