April, 2012

• 18 April

  Russia to keep troops in Transdnestr

  Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday that Moscow will not bow to Western pressure and abandon its peacekeeping mission in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdnestr. “We see no grounds for reviewing our peacekeeping mission,” Rogozin said, adding that the Russian military presence is a condition for regional security. “The mission will …

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• 18 April

  Azerbaijan andBosnia discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture

  Azerbaijani Agriculture minister Ismet Abasov met on Tuesday with a Bosnian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Jerko Ivankovic-Lijanovic. The two sides discussed about bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture. Abbasov said there are favorable soil and climatic conditions Azerbaijan, high export potential and favorable …

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• 18 April

  Bulgaria drops plan to build border fence with Turkey

  The Bulgarian Government has canceled the idea to construct a border fence with Turkey, a border aimed to stop infiltration of animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease. The government said it cannot afford the construction of the 181-km border fence. The project would cost almost 14 million euro, and the Bulgarian …

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• 18 April

  Thaci calls for calm in Skopje after killings last week

  Hashim Thaci called for calm after the murder of five Macedonian men in Skopje last week. Rumours that the men were killed by Albanians raised the tension, but the police say there is no evidence to support the claims. Thaci added that both Albanians and Macedonians need to keep the country …

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• 18 April

  Bosnian Serbs react to FM remarks on NATO

  Bosnian FM Zlatko Lagumdzija said on Monday that he hopes Bosnia would join NATO by 2014, marking a hundred years since World War I started in Sarajevo. The ruling party in the Republika Srpska reacted on Tuesday saying that the FM was spreading his own personal views rather than the …

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• 17 April

  Israeli FM visits Cyprus

  Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman started a visit to Cyprus for 3 days. He will discuss on Monday energy issues with authorities on the Greek side. The Israeli minister will meet Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Hristofias, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Neoklis Sylikiotis and Greek Cypriot political party leaders.

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• 17 April

  Serbian local elections will be held in Kosovo

  Serbia will not hold local elections in Kosovo, the country’s Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic announced. The UNMIK refused to organize local elections in Kosovo. The Serbs in Kosovo will vote for president and MPs. “We received a negative response from UNMIK and we do not want to violate Resolution …

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• 17 April

  Belgrade is ready to continue Pristina dialogue

  Belgrade chief negotiator with Pristina, Borislav Stefanovic, said that Belgrade is ready to continue the Kosovo dialogue sponsored by EU. He also expressed hope that Serbia will get the date for the start of talks with the EU by the end of 2012. “It will be difficult, but we are …

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• 17 April

  Russia intends to upgrade military equipment of units in Transdnestr

  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the military equipment of peacekeeping units from Transdnestr will be upgraded. Russia has a motorized infantry battalion in the region as part of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPF). Several Soviet-era ammunition depots are also protected by troops. “Russian peacekeepers in Transdnestr will receive …

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• 17 April

  Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to finish Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway in 2013

  Azerbaijani Deputy Transport Minister Musa Panahov announced on Monday that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway will be functional in 2013. The project is intended to connect the railway systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

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