Acting President Jakup Krasniqi will propose February 2011 as the date for holding early general elections. The announcement is expected in the
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US congressmen support Macedonia’s NATO bid
Several US congressmen have sent a letter to President Barack Obama in support of Macedonia’s NATO bid, local media reported on Saturday (October 2nd). In the letter, the 19 Congress members say that the United States should encourage
Read More »Moderate in lead for Bosnia’s Muslim presidency: results
Bakir Izetbegovic, who campaigned for dialogue between Bosnia’s deeply divided ethnic groups, is in the lead for the Muslim spot in Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, partial results showed Monday. Izetbegovic, the 54-year old son of Bosnia’s wartime Muslim leader Alija Izetbegovic, won 34.24 percent
Read More »Macedonia, Kosovo ink deal on customs cooperation
Macedonia’s and Kosovo government have inked a deal on customs cooperation and mutual assistance. Head of Macedonia’s customs Vanco Kargov and his Kosovo counterpart Naim Huruglica have signed the deal on Friday.
Read More »NATO Committed to Georgia Inclusion
NATO remains committed to admitting Georgia to its ranks, the head of the alliance said Friday, as the pro-Western former Soviet country suffered its greatest losses yet in Afghanistan. Georgia, which fought a brief war with Russia in August 2008, has deployed around 1000
Read More »Kosovo official dismisses reports of premier’s possible resignation
Kosovo’s deputy premier Hajredin Kuci dismissed media reports that Prime Minister Hasim Thaci may also resign days after the country’s president quit his post, RIA Novosti reported. “All such reports are just rumors,” Kuci told journalists.
Read More »Turkey slams U.S. resolution on Cyprus
Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the resolution passed in the U.S. House of Representatives could undermine UN solution process in Cyprus and efforts for rapprochement between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.
Read More »Greek-Cypriots mark 50 years of independence
Athens/Nicosia – Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias called on the Turkish Cypriots to test the will of the Greek Cypriots for a Cyprus settlement as the south marked 50 years of independence on Friday. In his address to the Cypriot people on the occasion of the Republic of Cyprus anniversary, …
Read More »EU presents to Moldova guides to its law approximation
The European Union Delegation in Moldova has presented 2 guides for authorities on law approximation to EU standards. During a press conference on Thursday, the Project’s Deputy Team Leader Richard Moody said the guides are offering strategic support to the Moldovan authorities in public heath and safety at work, and …
Read More »NATO Secretary General says that improvement in alliance’s relations with Russia will not undermine Georgia’s membership hopes
Georgia’s accession to NATO and the prevailing situation in the occupied territories of the country were the main topics of discussions at a meeting between the speaker of the Georgian parliament, David Bakradze, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, which took place behind closed doors in parliament today, the …
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