August, 2010

• 23 August

  Serbia “won’t withdraw Kosovo draft”

  First Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić on Sunday again spoke about Serbia’s UN GA Kosovo draft. He said that it was “unrealistic to expect for Serbia to accept the adoption of a resolution that would recognize legality of Kosovo-Metohija’s independence”. 

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• 23 August

  Dutch prosecutors investigate Srebrenica killings

  The prosecutor’s office in the city of Arnhem plans to launch an investigation into the actions of Dutch peacekeeping forces in Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict, media reported on Friday (August 20th). The catalyst was a complaint filed by relatives of Srebrenica massacre victims. The relatives seek responsibility

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• 23 August

  Hague accepts Mladic’s diaries as evidence in Karadzic’s trial

  The UN war crimes tribunal accepted on Friday (August 20th) all 18 recently discovered diaries of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic as evidence in the ongoing trial against Radovan Karadzic. Judges said the former Bosnian Serb leader did not challenge the authenticity of the notebooks. The diaries, along

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• 23 August

  Bosniaks mark 18th anniversary of Koricanske Stijene killings

  BiH — Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday (August 21st) to mark the 18th anniversary of the killing of over 200 Bosniaks from Prijedor, at Koricanske Stijene on Vlasic

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• 23 August

  EC envoy assesses Croatia’s EU accession talks

  The head of the EU delegation to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, said on Friday (August 20th) that the successful completion of judicial reforms and the privatisation of state-owned shipyards will be key to completing the country’s EU accession negotiations. The judiciary and privatisation chapters are among the last three opened on …

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• 20 August

  Romanian President Traian Basescu: Romania wants Moldova to regain its territorial integrity

  Romania’s President Traian Basescu, after a meeting with Moldova’s Premier Vlad Filat in Iasi, said Romania wants Moldova to regain its territorial integrity. Asked if Romania

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• 20 August

  Pristina ready to respond militarily

  Kosovo’s government stands ready to safeguard the country’s integrity with firearms if northern municipalities declare independence and merge with Serbia, Serbian newspaper Danas reported on Friday. “We are ready to

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• 20 August

  Georgia complains to United Nations

  Georgia sent a statement to the UN on Friday accusing Russia of violating ceasefire agreements. “Two years after the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities was signed on August 12, 2008, Russia still ignores this agreement and continues to violate almost all of its provisions,” the statement said.

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• 20 August

  Serbia prepares new case over Kosovo

  Serbia is preparing to go before the United Nations next month to renew negotiations over the future of Kosovo, its southern breakaway province that has declared independence and been recognised by a number of countries.

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• 20 August

  “There’s definitely serious turbulence ahead as always in times of transition”

  Written by: Ioannis Michaletos, 18-Aug-10 |  Source: worldsecuritynetwork.com – Interview with Iason Athanasiadis on the Middle East affairs conducted by Ioannis Michaletos — Iason Athanasiadis comments to Ioannis Michaletos on the current aspects of the Middle Eastern affairs and the trends shaping the region between the Eastern Mediterranean and the Hindu …

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