UN envoy Alexander Downer said on Tuesday (May 4th) that talks to reunify the divided island will resume in the last week of May. Downer made the announcement after a meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia. That followed Monday’s meeting between Downer and newly-elected Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis …

Kosovo Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni told EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Tuesday (May 4th) that Kosovo will participate in the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo only as an equal partner with other participants. Hyseni delivered the same message to French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in Paris. The subject is …

Bulgaria and Macedonia will have new ambassadors. Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Milošoski announced that Bulgaria and Macedonia have issued consents for the new ambassadors in the two countries. “I am pleased to announce this fact. The new Macedonian Ambassador to Bulgaria is Blagoj Handziski, who has received consent …