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Next round of Kosovo talks in mid-April

The Belgrade-Priština dialogue has no alternative and its goal is to close some of the open topics, Head of Belgrade’s negotiating team Borko Stefanovic says. He announced at the panel discussion organized by the New Policy Center on Friday that the third round of the talks, which were first launched …

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UN court rejects Georgia case against Russia

International Court of Justice says it cannot rule on dispute over alleged atrocities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The International Court of Justice has said it cannot hear a complaint by Georgia that Russia committed human rights abuses in two breakaway provinces, saying it had no jurisdiction over the case.

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Kosovo Interior Minister to visit Macedonia

Delegation from the Kosovo Ministry of Interior, headed by Minister Bajram Rexhepi, will pay a working visit to their Macedonian counterparts today. Macedonian Minister of Interior Gordana Jankuloska will have a tete-a-tete meeting with colleague Rexhepi, followed by a plenary session of the two delegations. The two will sign a …

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Serbian president meets with Croat and Slovenian PMs

Serbian President Boris Tadic has began his meeting with PMs of Slovenia Borut Pahor and Croatia Jadranka Kosor in the central Serbian town of Smederevo today. The meeting would be held at the Golden Hill (Zlatni Breg) villa near Smederevo. After the talks, Tadić, Pahor and Kosor will address the …

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New round of Cypriot reunification talks

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Wednesday (March 30th) as part of ongoing direct talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. This round focused on internal security issues and was attended by UN special representative for Cyprus Lisa Buttenheim, who said afterwards it was …

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Some progress in negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, not within the expectations of Serbia

The second round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina has led to some progress, although not within the expectations of Serbia. According to the head of the Serbian delegation Borislav Stefanovic there is progress on issues related to the cadastre and birth certificates.

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Macedonia to hold early elections on June 5

Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on June 5. That is the proposal of the ruling party that would be submitted to the parliament. The country’s Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski stated earlier that Macedonia has no alternative except for holding early elections. Earlier leader of the opposition Social Democracy Union …

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