March, 2010

• 5 March

  French ambassador to Georgia: Sale of Mistral to Russia will not affect relations with Georgia

  France’s policy on support for Georgia remains unchanged and the sale of “Mistral” to Russia will not affect the Paris- Tbilisi relations, French Ambassador to Georgia Eric Fournier said. The diplomat said that during the last Paris meeting of the French and Russian

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• 5 March

  Finland backs Albania’s visa liberalisation process

  Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb voiced support for Albania’s visa liberalisation process with the EU during a meeting with Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta in Helsinki on Wednesday. Stubb said his country backs Tirana’s effort to progress towards European integration, but stressed that reforms should continue. Meta said the visit “marks the …

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• 4 March

  Serbia Minister: EULEX Doesn’t Back North Kosovo Strategy

  Serbian Minister for Kosovo and Metohija has said that in talks with Yves de Kermabon, the chief of the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, Kermabon indicated that the EU does not support the strategy for the north of Kosovo put forward by the ICO and the Kosovo government.

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• 4 March

  Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia Leaders to Meet Friday

  Serbian President Boris Tadic is set to meet with Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and her Slovenian counterpart, Borut Pahor in the town of Ptuj in Slovenia on Friday. According to the Slovenian press agency STA, the top officials are set to discuss a conference on the EU integration of …

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• 4 March

  Athens and Skopje waiting on Nimetz’s call

  The negotiators in the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece are in constant contact with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz, but they are waiting on his next move.

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• 4 March

  Franco Frattini: Italy will respect ICJ decision on Kosovo

  Italy will respect the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kosovo, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has stated.

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• 4 March

  Serbian Minister for Kosovo, UNMIK chief meet

  Serbian Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović met on Wednesday in Belgrade with the UN mission in Kosovo chief, Lamberto Zannier. They talked about the situation in Serbia’s southern province, Tanjug said in its report.

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• 4 March

  Taci invited to a meeting on Western Balkans future

  Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has been invited to attend the meeting on Western Balkans future, which will take place in Slovenia on March 20. In the invitation, signed by the Prime Ministers of Slovenia and Croatia, who are organizers of this conference, address

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• 4 March

  EU president: Brussels to establish Georgia-Russia relations

  The EU will seek to establish Georgian-Russian relations, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said at a joint press conference with Georgia Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze.

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• 4 March

  Belgium Addresses Serbia Politicians on Asylum Issue

  The Belgian embassy in Belgrade has told politicians from South Serbia that it will deny all requests for asylum which have been submitted by Serbian nationals this year. According to Beta news agency, Riza Halimi, the only ethnic Albanian MP in Serbia’s parliament, said that he was informed on Tuesday …

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