Albanian Education Ministry’s programme envisages institutional cooperation and mutual recognition of diplomas issued by universities in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo.

Antonis Samaras was elected the new leader of Greece’s conservative New Democracy party, succeeding former prime minister Costas Karamanlis who stepped down after ND’s crushing defeat in general elections.

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said official Tbilisi is “tremendously worried” about Russia’s possible purchase of French helicopter carrier amphibious assault warships.