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April, 2012

  • 6 April

    Georgia kills Open Skies Treaty with Russia

    Georgia announced that it is breaking its obligations to Russia under the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, saying Moscow attempted to use the accord to “legitimize” its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. “Georgia made a decision to cease fulfilling

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  • 6 April

    Skopje: President to meet delegation of US congress

    Macedonia remains constructive in the name issue solution, said Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov at the meeting with a delegation of the US Congress, which is on a visit to Macedonia. “The congressmen got acquainted with the ruling of the Hague-based International Court of Justice, which is a confirmation of the …

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  • 6 April

    Bulgaria and Israel agree on partnership in military trainings

    The Bulgarian Parliament ratified on Friday a deal on partnership in military trainings between the Defense Ministries of Bulgaria and Israel. “The agreement is needed in order to strictly regulate the joint military trainings on the territory of the respective country,” Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov said. According to him, …

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  • 5 April

    Turkey will keep moving towards EU, says minister

    Turkey’s minister for European affairs insisted Thursday that Europeans would not deter his country from its decades-long bid to join the EU despite the obstacles on its path.

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  • 5 April

    Bulgaria MEP met with Moldovan ambassador to discuss problems in Taraclia, a region of Moldova.

    Bulgarian MEP Iliyana Yotova discussed with Moldovian ambassador to Bulgaria Alexandru Prigorski about the problems of Bulgarians from Taraclia, a region of Moldova. 

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  • 5 April

    Hillary Clinton met Hashim Thaci

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Hashim Thaci, meeting that was held in Washington. Clinton has expressed support to Kosovo government’s efforts on country’s way to the Euro-Atlantic integration and called Belgrade and Pristina to continue the bilateral dialogue. “I welcome the EU’s decision to start examining country’s …

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  • 5 April

    Skopje to become a NATO member after solving the name dispute

    Skopje will become a NATO member state right after it solves the name issue with Greece, said Dutch Ambassador to Skopje Marriet Schurman. “Macedonia does not need a NATO summit to become a member. The country has an open invitation and it will come into force when the dispute is …

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  • 5 April

    French President supports Serbia’s EU road

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy has expressed hope the Serbian people will vote in favor of continuing down the European path. “As the moment when Serbia will make important internal decisions approaches, I wish to express

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  • 5 April

    United States urged Pristina and Belgrade to respect agreements

    On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, has urged Belgrade and Pristina to implement agreements they’ve reached. Clinton called on the two sides to fully implement the agreements they reached at an EU-facilitated dialogue. “We urge both countries to stay committed to the dialogue and to fully implement …

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  • 5 April

    Serbia protests over Kosovo attacks on Serbs

    Belgrade has protested to the international community over this week attacks of Albanians on Serbs in Kosovo. Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic

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