Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin reiterated that Russia is waiting for a clear-cut and lasting definition of a legal status for the Transnistrian region. The Russian Federation fully realizes and comprehends the Republic of Moldova’s approach to the Transnistria conflict problem, but will withdraw its military contingent …

Georgia has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to investigate its 2008 war with Russia. The Georgian government was willing to provide all materials required for the court, Hatuna Josava, a director from the Justice Ministry, said Saturday. Earlier reports said that, at the request of Russia, the Hague-based …

Bosnian Serb leaders voiced their intention to hold a census in the Serb dominated part of the country Republika Srpska following last week’s failure by the country’s central parliament to pass a law that would open the way for a nationwide census in 2011. “Republika Srpska’s government has submitted a …