Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc met with Armenian ambassador Hamlet Gasparyan to discuss Armenian-Romanian relations, specifically programs to strengthen economic and cultural ties. Boc also emphasized the importance of events aimed at preservation of Armenian cultural heritage in Romania. The third meeting of the Armenian-Romanian intergovernmental commission will take place …

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told politicians in Sarajevo on Saturday (January 29th) that his country is ready to help the various communities overcome differences that prevent them from forming a government following general elections in October. The region needs the three constituent peoples in BiH to co-exisit, he said, …

President Traian Basescu on Friday (January 28th) expressed his country’s full support for Croatia’s EU accession. “There should not be any kind of interpretation concerning our position on Croatia’s accession to the EU,” Basescu told Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, who was making a one-day official visit to Bucharest.