The Democratic Union, which is part of the ruling coalition, is concerned about the appointment of Kristian Vigenin as European Parliament rapporteur on Macedonia, the local media announced. According to the Democratic Union Vigenin will not be impartial when presenting the reports on Macedonia. The party voiced concern also about …

EULEX has arrested a Kosovo Serb on a suspicion of war crimes committed in 1999. The detainee is Zoran Kolic, a member of the leadership of the Independent Liberal Party. EULEX announced that one person had been arrested in relation with a war crimes investigation.

On April 7 Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan received the newly appointed Ambassador of Georgia to Armenia, Tengiz Sharmanashvili. Highly appreciating the mutually beneficial cooperation established between the two countries, the parties discussed a number of issues related to Armenian-Georgian relations in different spheres.