Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia is on an official visit to Baku. During the visit, he will hold talks with his Azerbaijani Counterpart Safar Abiyev. Akhalaia is expected to meet with the country’s leadership.

Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi said that Germany and France are seeking a compromise to allow Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen in the fall of 2011.

UN Security Council members have agreed that it is necessary to investigate claims of organ trafficking in Kosovo and Albania, but have failed to reach consensus on who should lead the probe. The US, Britain, Germany and France said during the Security Council session on Thursday that the EU mission …