BULGARIA Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumyana Zheleva presented her team. The Minister outlined positioning Bulgaria in the center of the European policy as a priority. This means to restore Bulgaria’s access to the European funds. The Ministry is also establishing a portfolio for European Integration and European Affairs. Developing …

Ahead of a planned official visit to Turkey, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has stressed common points between his country and Turkey, while declaring the other “a strategic partner” for his country. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, speaking at a cabinet meeting held on Saturday, informed cabinet members of Berdymukhamedov’s upcoming …

RUSSIA Ukrainian troops fought alongside Georgian forces in the brief conflict last August between Georgia and Russia, Moscow prosecutors say. Regular soldiers, as well as 200 members of a Ukrainian nationalist group, took part in the fighting, the prosecutor general’s office said. The statement comes amid worsening relations between Moscow …