A delegation of the Council of Europe arrived in Tbilisi this morning. The delegation includes Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, and Cabinet of Ministers Chairman, Slovenian Foreign Minister Antonio Miloslovski, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Jalagania said today.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun the first leg of a five-nation tour of eastern Europe and the Caucasus in Ukraine. A chartered flight carrying Clinton arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in the early hours of Friday.

Political directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board concluded on Wednesday (June 30th) that conditions have not been met to close down the Office of High Representative. Wrapping up a two-day