The United States seeks the return of international organizations to Georgia and calls for the non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon said.

Greece’s prime minister has dropped his threat to call a snap general election, after his Socialist party avoided a heavy defeat in crucial regional polls. George Papandreou said Greeks had shown they wanted his government to press ahead with its austerity programme.

EU interior ministers are expected to lift visa requirements for Albanian and Bosnian citizens during their two-day meeting here, Monday and Tuesday. According to EU sources, the decision will be applied before Christmas. Holders of biometric passports from the two Balkan countries can stay up to three months in any …