Eurasia Press & News
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych will most likely submit his proposal for a new Prime Minister later this week. This comes almost a month after PM Mykola Azarov resigned, following months of turbulent and often violent anti-government
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February, 2014
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18 February
CAR President calls on France to stay until elections
The leader of Central African Republic asked French troops Monday to stay until polls due in early 2015. Interim President Catherine Samba Panza’s appeal came three days after France’s decision to
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18 February
Azerbaijan, Serbian defense ministers discuss bilateral cooperation
Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov is on a visit to Serbia. During his visit Zakir Hasanov met Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vucic.
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18 February
Musharraf’s indictment for treason delayed by Court
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf appeared at a Pakistani court hearing on treason charges on Tuesday, but the case was delayed after his lawyers challenged the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
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18 February
EU calls on Bosnia to boost reforms
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule on Monday called on political leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina to adopt necessary constitutional reforms to make the country’s political system
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17 February
EU to support process of destroying Syrian chemical arms
The European Union (EU) announced Monday financial support of 12 million euro (USD 16.4 mn) to help destroy Syrian chemical stockpiles, by contributing to a Trust Fund established by the Organisation for the Prohibition of
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17 February
New truce agreed for Damascus suburb
Syria’s army and rebels agreed a truce in the capital’s southern suburb of Babbila Monday, the latest in a series of local ceasefires in Damascus flashpoints.
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17 February
Lebanon’s new cabinet to focus on security, and social challenges
Lebanon’s prime minister formed a Cabinet more than 10 months after taking office on Saturday, including a wide range of political groups after bridging serious divisions among them mostly over Syria’s civil war. “This is a unity Cabinet that represents at the present time the best formula for Lebanon with …
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17 February
Barroso says Moldova should be free of any external pressure
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has expressed optimism that Moldova will be able to decide its geopolitical future without any external pressure. Barroso said to reporters in Brussels that he had discussed with Romanian
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17 February
Kerry calls for political solution to Syrian crisis
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called here Monday for international parties to work toward a political solution to the Syria conflict following the peace talks closed last weekend with no concrete progress.
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