NATO’s secretary-general has reiterated his call for closer cooperation with Russia on the issue of the European missile defense. “Together NATO and Russia should explore cooperation on missile defense – a security roof that will give real security to our people,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a video address posted …

The reforms for the country’s EU accession have been seriously delayed, which is dangerous for the future of the country, said Radmila Sekerinska, chairperson of the Macedonian National Council for European Integration and MP from the oppositional Social Democratic Union for Integration (SDSM).

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will meet Thursday with Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia in the period 2004-2009, the President’s press secretariat informed. The meeting will take place at 11:00 a.m. local time.