March, 2011

• 16 March

  Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić: foreign governors are not a solution in Bosnia

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić stated on Tuesday that Serbia is committed to the Dayton Accord, which ended the 1992-95 war in Bosnia. However he added, according to reports, that it was necessary that democratically elected representatives were in power in Bosnia-Herzegovina, rather than governors appointed from abroad.

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• 16 March

  Former Georgian PM to visit Russia

  Georgian former Prime Minister, the leader of the “Fair Georgia” movement Zurab Noghaideli will leave today for a regular visit to Russia.  He will hold meetings with representatives of the Georgian Diaspora, who will get acquainted with the plans of the party. This is Noghaideli’s ninth visit to Russia.

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• 16 March

  Russian-Georgian conflict public discussions to be held in Tbilsi today

  The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association will host public discussions on the topic “inter-state disputes between Russia and Georgia in connection with the mass deportation of Georgian citizens from Russia” at 18.30 on

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• 16 March

  Croatian PM confirmed she will finalize talks with EU on accession until June

  Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor confirmed that her government would do everything needed to finish accession talks with the EU until the end of June. She met in Zagreb with European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Croatia Hanes Svoboda and a delegation from the EP’s foreign affairs committee. Svoboda expressed his …

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• 16 March

  Bosniak, Croat Parties failed to agree on forming government

  A meeting of the leaders of Bosniak and Croat parties, which began about 4 pm yesterday at the Office of the High Representative, was completed last night after 9 pm, but the politicians did not announce that a government had been formed.

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• 16 March

  Serbia: 4 persons sentenced to 12 years each for 1991-1995 war crimes

  The war crimes court in Belgrade convicted four former paramilitary members Monday (March 14th) of killing civilians during the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. Cedo Budisavljevic, Mirko Malinovic, Milan Bogunovic and Bogdan Grujicic were sentenced to 12 years in prison each. They were found guilty of killing the five-member Rakic family …

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• 16 March

  ICG: an interim solution should be found for Kosovo

  Northern Kosovo does not represent a risk for Kosovo; therefore, an interim solution should be sought until a final solution is reached, Marko Prelec, International Crisis Group’s Balkans Project Director told Voice of America on Monday (March 14th). He was discussing

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• 15 March

  Russia and Turkey to realize last step in visa-free regime

  The final official step in the process of introducing a visa-free regime between Black Sea neighbors Russia and Turkey will be taken during Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s three-day visit to Russia, which kicks off today.

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• 15 March

  Moldovan FM to visit Romania

  Moldova’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca will pay a visit to Bucharest on March 16-17, at the invitation of his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi. The foreign ministers will discuss methods of supporting Moldova in its efforts to reach the European standards and the provision by Romania …

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• 15 March

  KFOR to hold military exercise in northern Kosovo

  NATO-led KFOR said that its members will today hold a military exercise dubbed Control of disorder at Camp Nothing Hill military base in Leposavić. The Serb town in located in northern Kosovo.

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