September, 2010

• 30 September

  Moldova suggests converting EU and USA into mediators in transnistria negotiations

  Invigoration of the efforts being undertaken by international partners presently, their initiatives and statements made at the top level are indicating that there exists a possibility to approve the European Union and the United States as international mediators to the Transnistrian settlement negotiations, along with Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE …

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• 30 September

  U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton says U.S. will help find agreement between Serbia and Kosovo

  U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met in Washington on Wednesday. It was announced that they discussed “ways of assisting in the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo”. At a news conference after the meeting, which was used to discuss the Middle East peace process …

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• 30 September

  NATO chief to visit Georgia

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Georgia Friday to meet with President Mikheil Saakashvili and other Georgian officials. During the visit, Rasmussen will open the NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi, said a brief NATO statement here today. In 1994, Georgia joined the Alliance’s Partnership for Peace and recently …

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• 30 September

  NATO Military Committee assesses Kosovo Security Force (KSF) achievements

  The NATO Military Committee is praising the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) but notes that it is still early for local forces to take over the protection of Kosovo’s borders. Military Committee Chairman Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola said that the KSF is “doing an excellent job and we are satisfied with …

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• 29 September

  Slovakia to withdraw troops from Kosovo by the end of this year

  Slovakia approved on Wednesday a complete withdrawal of the country’s troops from Kosovo by the end of the year, allowing upped deployment of its forces in Afghanistan, the defence ministry said. “Slovakia will withdraw all 140 troops currently operating in Kosovo by the end of the year,” ministry spokesman Richard …

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• 29 September

  Greek FM supports Serbia’s EU accession

  Greek FM Dimitris Droutsas told the UN General Assembly that a path for beginning of Serbia’s accession negotiations with the EU should be kept open and clear. He pointed out that acceptance of his country’s initiative to have all Balkans countries in the EU by 2014 would contribute to progress …

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• 29 September

  Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers to discuss bilateral relations in Yerevan

  Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze will visit Armenia on October 3-4 to discuss bilateral relations. An agreement on the visit was reached during the meeting of the Armenian and Georgian Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The last visit …

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• 29 September

  Syria and Romania discuss cultural cooperation

  Syrian Vice President Dr. Najah al-Attar on Wednesday met Romanian Minister of Culture Kelemen Hunor, stressing the importance of beefing up the historical relations between Syria and Romania as they are the most important bridges binding the nations.

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• 29 September

  Macedonia name dispute raised in UN debate

  The dispute between Athens and Skopje about the use of the name Macedonia has been raised by leaders from the two countries in speeches and meetings at the United Nations General Assembly.

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• 29 September

  Bulgaria wants new eastern Europe seats in UN Security Council

  Bulgaria wants at least one new non-permanent UN Security Council seat for Eastern Europe, Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told the UN General Assembly. Mladenov spoke Tuesday during the General Debate of

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