The first Japanese ambassador to Kosovo, Akio Tanaka, is preparing to take up his post in the newly independent nation. In a Wednesday letter to Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu, Japanese diplomat Akio Tanaka said he was honored to assume the post and vowed Japan’s continued support. Serbia’s Beta news agency …

In the latest scene of Bosnia’s political farce, Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko uses his powers to abolish a Bosnian Serb declaration and the curtains begin to draw on the country’s EU aspirations, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. has adopted a tough stance against Bosnian nationalist leaders by using …

Serbian President Boris Tadic has issued a strong statement of support for the Bosnian Serb leadership in a joint condemnation of Bosnia’s top western envoy, who has moved to abolish a Bosnian Serb declaration challenging his powers. Bosnian Serb leaders continue to contemplate their response to Bosnia’s High Representative Valentin …