March, 2013

• 28 March

  Lithuania will back Serbia’s EU integration

  Lithuanian FM Linas Linkevicius said that his country would not block Serbia’s EU accession despite “not the best of relations”. If it gets a date for the start of the EU accession

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• 28 March

  EU promotes regional cooperation in Western Balkans

  The European Commission announced on March 27 that it has finalised a series of measures for the promotion of regional cooperation in the Western Balkan region, totaling €272.75 million for 2012-2013. EC Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule sadi that, “these funds

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• 27 March

  Georgia and Turkey discussed bilateral relations

  The Georgian and Turkish foreign ministers have discussed intensifying the relations between the two countries at a meeting in Tbilisi on Wednesday. Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s visit to Georgia is the first after the power was

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• 27 March

  UN Secretary-General says African force in Mali should become peacekeepers

  An African force currently in Mali should be converted into a UN peacekeeping operation and a separate combat force should be created to confront Islamist threats, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended to the Security Council on Tuesday, March 26.

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• 27 March

  Turkish FM visits Georgia

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Georgia on Wednesday, March 27. During the visit Davutoglu will meet with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Prime Minister and other officials. The Foreign Ministry stressed that the issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as Turkey’s assistance to Georgia on NATO integration will be …

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• 27 March

  Turkey expects PKK withdrawal until the end of summer

  Turkey expects the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to withdraw from Turkey before the end of summer, Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin announced on March 27. “We have projected the exit [of the PKK militants] before the end of summer,” Ergin said. 

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• 27 March

  Nikolic proposal rejected by Hague Tribunal

  The Hague Tribunal has rejected Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s request to allow Serbian citizens to serve their sentences in Serbia. According to the proposal, top Serbian officials would give up on the UN General Assembly debate on the Hague Tribunal in return.

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• 27 March

  Belgrade-Pristina dialogue still possible, says Serbian Deputy PM

  Serbia’s Deputy PM Suzana Grubjesic has stated that a community of Serb municipalities in Kosovo needs to have “precise executive powers”. She said that Belgrade would be constructive in the dialogue as long as there was a chance to reach an agreement.

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• 27 March

  NATO praises Montenegro’s aspirations towards the alliance

  At Tuesday’s meeting of North Atlantic Council in Brussels, NATO welcomed Montenegro’s aspirations towards the membership and encouraged the country to continue reforms. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO, described the meeting with Milo Djukanovic, the Montenegrin Prime Minister, as “very good”.

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• 27 March

  OSCE will send observers in Bulgaria for early elections

  The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will dispatch over 240 international observers in Bulgaria for the forthcoming parliamentary elections on May 12. A Needs Assessment Mission report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

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