March, 2012

• 21 March

  Limaj released from detention

  A Kosovo court has released ten former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, fighters in the Klecka Case, after the diaries of the deceased witness Agim Zogaj were ruled inadmissible. “The judges determined that the prosecution failed to

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• 21 March

  Turkish PM seeks to improve trade with Bulgaria

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday voiced willingness to increase trade between Turkey and Bulgaria. “We do not consider that figure a sufficient one. And we will exert efforts to

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• 21 March

  Georgian FM discussed regional situation with UN Representative

  Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze and UN Special Representative in Geneva talks Antti Turunen discussed today the situation in the Georgian separatist regions and cooperation within

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• 21 March

  Greece names new finance minister

  Greece on Tuesday named the vice minister for finance Philippos Sachinidis to become the new finance minister. Sachinidis, who is 49, replaces Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos who stepped down on Monday after taking over the socialist Pasok party. Greece on March 12 completed a landmark exchange with private investors for …

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• 21 March

  Bulgaria and Romania to discuss Black Sea delimitation this year in Bucharest

  Bulgaria and Romania have been holding talks about the delimitation of the Black Sea areas for more than 20 years, the spokesperson for the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced. The latest round (17th) was held in December 2011 in Sofia, with the next round

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• 21 March

  Seselj says Serbs only defended their territory in 90s conflict

  On Tuesday, Seselj stated during his closing arguments that Serbs were not the aggressors, since they had only defended their land. “Serbs were not aggressors, and I did not encourage anyone to commit

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• 20 March

  Serbian FM will visit Brussels on Friday

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic will visit Brussels on Thursday and Friday. Within the sidelines of the visit Jeremic will take part in informal meeting of the EU and Western Balkans Foreign Ministers.

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• 20 March

  OSCE PA President congratulates Moldova and new elected President

  OSCE PA President Petros Efthymiou applauded the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova for electing a national president after a more than two and half year political stalemate in Chisinau. “We are pleased that a president has been elected,” said Efthymiou, who led the OSCE election

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• 20 March

  Bulgarian PM and government delegation arrives in Turkey

  Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the Bulgarian government delegation he heads arrived in Ankara. PM Borisov was welcomed by Bulgarian Ambassador to Ankara, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism and Mayor of Ankara. After arrival, the Bulgarian prime minister and his delegation will visit the grave of Mustafa Kemal …

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• 20 March

  Kosovo Serbs will file a petition to hold elections in Kosovo

  On Wednesday in Zvecani, local elections will be discussed during the sitting of the four Serbian municipalities in North Kosovo. On Friday the four municipalities are expected to file a petition with 49,000 signatories to Serbian President Boris Tadic asking Belgrade to organise elections in Kosovo. The parliamentary committee on …

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