February, 2010

• 2 February

  Moldovan Prime Minister Filat is optimistic after his visit in Kyiv

  Moldovan Prime Minister Filat is optimistic after his visit in Kyiv, where he met his Ukrainian opposite number Iulia Timoshenko. „The meeting with Iulia Timoshenko was highly productive and I’m sure it will boost our bilateral relationships” Filat stated.

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• 2 February

  Romanian President Basescu assures the Radauti-Lipcani bridge will be open in 10 days

  Moldovan Prime Minister Filat spoke in the phone with Romanian President Traian Basescu about the implementation of previous agreements. Basescu thanked Filat for Moldovans’ authorities welcome, while Filat appreciated Romania’s constant support. The 2 officials convened the Radauti-Lipcani bridge would be opened in 10 days. Besides, negotiations regarding Romania’s financing …

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• 2 February

  KFOR to hold 2-day exercise in northern Kosovo

  The Multi-National Battle Group–North will begin their 2-day exercise in northern Kosovo to confirm their operational competence of the new structure of the battle group, KFOR informed.

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• 2 February

  Finland’s FM to visit Macedonia

  Finland’s Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb will pay official visit to Macedonia on Tuesday. The FM Stubb is scheduled to meet with his counterpart Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki and Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov. The two ministers will discuss the bilateral relations between the two countries, Macedonia’s bid for EU membership as …

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• 2 February

  Georgian minister heads to France

  Today Georgian State Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili left for France to submit the Georgian strategy for the discussion. Georgia will mull the state strategy towards South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the Council of Europe’s (CE) Committee of Ministers Feb.3. The committee will determine the Council of Europe’s role in implementing …

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• 2 February

  Commitment but still no peace deal in Cyprus

  Attempts to re-energise long running peace talks between leaders of ethnically-divided Cyprus do not seem to have produced the firm results Ban Ki-moon was after, but at least there appears to be goodwill on both sides. Flanked by Greek Cypriot President Demetrius Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, …

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• 2 February

  Serbia Minister: Srebrenica Resolution Is Test

  Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac said that voting on the resolution on the Srebrenica massacre will show who on the Serbian political scene behaves and thinks like a responsible person, and who remains in a past era that should be long behind the country. In an interview with the Tanjug …

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• 2 February

  KFOR cuts troop level

  KFOR downsized from 14,000 to 10,000 troops effective, the peacekeeping force announced. KFOR — made up of troops from 32 countries — will continue to provide security and stability for all Kosovo communities. The downsizing is being implemented in accordance with a NATO decision from July 2009 amid improving security …

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• 2 February

  Georgia arrests Bosnian Serb wanted for war crimes

  A Bosnian Serb wanted by Republika Srpska (RS) authorities for war crimes against civilians has been arrested in Georgia. BiH Justice Ministry official Jusuf Halilagic said that Sasa Lipovac, 40, is in custody pending extradition. The RS Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Lipovac in 2008 after he failed …

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• 2 February

  Albanian Foreign Minister Meta says Albania will define maritime borders with Greece

  Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta said  that defining maritime borders with Greece is a priority for Albania. Last week, the Constitutional Court in Tirana decided that an agreement on the border delineation violates the constitution and must be renegotiated. The opposition Socialist Party (SP) asked the court to for the …

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