November, 2013

• 22 November

  EU to help Bulgaria on refugee crisis

  Bulgaria is to receive next week technical and financial assistance from the EU for coping with the refugee situation. The information about the upcoming assistance was provided after a Thursday meeting between EU Humanitarian

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• 22 November

  Libya moves main armed militia group outside Tripoli

  A main armed militia group in Libya has pulled out of Tripoli in accordance with a parliament decision to dissolve all armed formations in the capital, security sources said Wednesday. The armed group, Nawasi, handed over its military bases and airports on the outskirts of the capital Tuesday.

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• 22 November

  Ukraine gives up plan for EU membership

  The Ukrainian government decided Thursday to suspend preparations for striking historic political and trade agreements with the European Union (EU) due for signature next week. Ukraine halted the process in the interests of “national security” and would fully analyze the impact of the deals on Ukraine’s

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• 22 November

  54 rebels killed after clashes with Syrian troops

  The Syrian troops on Friday killed 54 rebel fighters of al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in southern and northern parts of the country, when another al-Qaida-affiliated group captured a border town, reports said. The army killed 20 fighters, including some leaders, of the Nusra Front by shelling rebel-held Hraitan town in the …

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• 21 November

  Ankara makes efforts for normalisation of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations

  Ankara’s desire is to normalise relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted by the Turkish news agency Ikhlas as saying.

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• 21 November

  18th anniversary since Bosnian peace deal

  Today marks the 18th anniversary of the initialing of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina, at a U.S. Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio. The deal ended three and a half years of war in that republic of the former Yugoslavia.

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• 21 November

  Obama to visit Asia in April for closer ties

  United States President Barack Obama will visit Asia in April to push closer ties, an aide said Wednesday, after his earlier cancellation of a trip raised questions about US staying power. Susan Rice, Obama’s adviser for national security, acknowledged disappointment after Obama called off a trip in October to negotiate with Republican lawmakers

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• 21 November

  Georgia, OSCE discuss cooperation

  Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has met with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Tbilisi. During the meeting, Zannier congratulated Margvelashvili on his victory in the presidential election and wished

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• 21 November

  Belgrade pledges to continue dialogue with Pristina on all levels

  Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić on Tuesday in New York urged Priština and international factors “to secure conditions for holding the second round of local elections.” This should be done in Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo “in order to avoid the brutal breach of election procedure registered on November 3,” …

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• 21 November

  Saudi Arabia calls on UNSC to act on saving Syria

  Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal called Wednesday on Arab and African nations to pressure the U.N. Security Council to act on Syria, urging them to help save “what remains” of the country.

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