November, 2010

• 5 November

  Turkey ready to mediate Kosovo-Serbia talks

  Turkey is ready to mediate future talks between Kosovo and Serbia in order to contribute to sustainable peace in the Balkans, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said as he kicked off a two-day visit to Kosovo on

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• 5 November

  Kosovo calls on EU, US to observe snap elections

  Kosovo institutions are asking the EU and the United States to act as observers during the December 12th snap elections. Acting President Jakup Krasniqi addressed a letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, EU

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• 4 November

  Armenia, Ukraine to intensify bilateral ties

  On November 4, Armenian parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with the newly appointed Ukrainian ambassador to Armenia Ivan Kukhta. Speaker Abrahamyan voiced confidence that the Ambassador will further

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• 4 November

  Macedonia readies for South Stream

  Macedonia is ready to join its energy partners in Russia as a transit nation for the South Stream natural gas pipeline, the country’s prime minister said. Macedonia Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said during a meeting in Kiev that his country was ready to set the stage to host the Russian …

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• 4 November

  More suspect packages found near Athens

  Greek police detected suspect packages at a courier company in Markopoulo, a suburb of the capital, a police official said on Thursday. The number of packages was not revealed. The Greek police is checking them.

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• 4 November

  Tadić apologizes during Vukovar, Croatia visit

  Serbian and Croatian presidents Boris Tadić and Ivo Josipović have placed wreaths for Croat victims in Ovčara, near Vukovar. The two are later expected to visit a memorial for Serb civilians killed in the town of Paulin Dvor. Both towns saw executions of prisoners and civilians during the war in 1991.

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• 4 November

  Serbia’s former Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic: Pristina tries to avoid talks with Belgrade

  Serbia’s former foreign minister Vuk Draskovic said that Pristina has been trying to avoid talks with Belgrade for a long time and this is also the motive of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s decision to dismiss the government and call early elections. “The Albanians are surprised and they are not happy …

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• 4 November

  Karadžić trial suspended

  The Hague Tribunal trial of Radovan Karadžić has been suspended for one month, said reports. This came as the defense asked for time to review documents that were disclosed late by the prosecution. The trial chamber noted that this tardiness could have a negative impact on the trial’s expediency, and …

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• 4 November

  Serbian Foreign Minister: Serbia continues to support RS

  Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said Wednesday in Banja Luka that Serbia will continue to support Bosnia’s Serb republic (RS) and its leadership. Jeremić was in Banja Luka to congratulate the newly elected RS President Milorad Dodik. Jeremić and Dodik discussed the situation in the region, RS and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serbia supports …

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• 4 November

  Serbian President to visit Croatia

  Serbian President Boris Tadic will visit the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar on Thursday (November 4th), the first Serbian head of state to do so. Tadic and his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic will pay their respects to victims of the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. They will first lay wreaths at …

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