The Georgian Foreign Ministry protested the use of Russian area codes today in Abkhazia. The ministry will release a statement about Russia’s illegal actions, the Foreign Ministry said. Abkhazia will begin to use new Russian area codes from Nov. 16, the de facto Abkhazian government reported. The area codes will …

A bid by finance adviser Lucian Croitoru to lead the Romanian government failed Wednesday after three political parties voted against his team. Mr. Croitoru, the national bank adviser, was nominated in October by President Traian Basescu to be the country’s new prime minister. Lawmakers in Parliament voted 250-189 against Mr. …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is to pay a two-day visit to Cyprus on Wednesday at the invitation of his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou. Lavrov is to meet with Cypriot President Dimiris Christofias, Markos Kyprianou and President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian. It is expected that agreements will …