Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Albania Ilir Meta will pay official visit to Macedonia on Wednesday, Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Russia and Georgia concluded on Tuesday their 12th round of internationally-mediated talks, failing to reach any concrete agreement on resolving major security and humanitarian issues left over by their brief war in 2008.

Bulgaria and neighbor Greece have failed to resolve a dispute over a $1.3 billion pipeline deal to transport Russian oil. The stalled venture was discussed at a joint cabinet meeting held for the first time by the two