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Macedonia marks Ohrid peace deal

Macedonia on Friday marks the ninth anniversary since the signing of the Ohrid Framework Accord which ended the 2001 armed conflict between Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian insurgents. The agreement prevented the conflict turning into an all-out ethnic civil war and paved the way for Macedonia to become a …

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Cypriot leaders meet ahead of summer break

President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu held another round of talks Tuesday (August 10th) aimed at reunifying the divided island. They focused this time on the property issue. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, described the discussions as “good” and said they will …

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