Chairman of the Parliamentary Interim Commission for restoration of Georgia’s territorial integrity, Shota Malashkhia assesses the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov’s scheduled visit to Abkhazia as another challenge to the international community. Lavrov will visit Sukhumi today, on Oct. 2. During the visit, he will legalize several agreements between Abkhazia …

United States president Barack Obama has named James Warwick to be the next US ambassador in Sofia, Bulgarian news agency Focus said on October 2 2009. However, on October 2 there were no statements about the nomination on the websites of the White House or the US senate.

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was considering seeking a 1 billion euro loan from the World Bank under the Government Priorities funding budget, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Rosen Plevneliev said. The new credit would add to the 1 billion euro the country was seeking from the European Investment Bank (EIB).