Eurasia

PRISTINA, Kosovo The government has decided to conduct a population census in the spring of 2011, local media reported Thursday (June 25th). Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said respecting international standards will be key to its success. Kosovo has not conducted a census since the 1980s.

CORFU, Greece – NATO and Russian diplomats are set to break a months-long standoff when they meet Saturday on the Greek island of Korfu. Russia broke off relations with the Western mutual defence organization last August when NATO expressed dismay about a short war between Russia and Georgia over Georgia’s …

“One of Georgia’s principal goals is to change demographic situation in Javakhk,” Head of Hay Dat office Kiro Manoyan told a news conference. According to him, Georgian church is also trying to assist in the process. but its attempts meet the population’s mounting protests. 

On July 2 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis will arrive in Armenia. As press service of the Yerevan office of OSCE told to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will arrive in Yerevan immediately after paying visit to Baku. “ OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will not go to Georgia, since activities …

CHISINAU Moldova’s outgoing president said the very future of the ex-Soviet state was at stake in next month’s parliamentary election and accused opposition parties yesterday of seeking its destruction. 

BELGRADE President Boris Tadic says he expects to receive explanation from Bulgarian authorities regarding the Ceku case, B92 informed. Tadic told reporters in parliament in Belgrade on Friday that the decision to release Agim Ceku from custody does not contribute to “good neighborly relations”. He added that Serbia will continue …

The US State Department is denying any claims by Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic concerning an alleged deal made with US diplomat Richard Holbrooke for immunity. The United States State Department has insisted that no agreement was ever made to provide Radovan Karadzic with immunity from prosecution.

The EU will fund a 1.9 million euro cross-border cooperation project between Serbia and Montenegro, and has opened up bidding for project proposals, reports say. According to a statement by the Serbian Finance Ministry, the project will be co-financed by participant countries to demonstrate their commitment to achieving the goals …

Speaking in the Russian capital yesterday, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic discussed EU integration, vowing that his country would not sacrifice Kosovo for membership in the European club. “I’m convinced Serbia will enter the EU, as our society is founded on a European civilization. EU integration would mean a better …

The outgoing NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, on Thursday urged Macedonia to show more flexibility in solving its spat with Greece, so enabling it to join NATO. Answering questions during the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council’s Security Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, Scheffer said he had done everything in his power …