Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received copies of credentials of Moldovan new ambassador to Azerbaijan Igor Bodyu, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.

The start of the EU-sponsored gas transit pipeline Nabucco should be given with the construction of of a gas network connection between Bulgaria and Turkey within one year, according to Bulgarian Economy Minister Traikov.

The UN Security Council is set to meet to discuss Kosovo, as Serbia seeks to contest the territory’s independence. Serb foreign ministry officials said UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier