February, 2010

• 13 February

  Kosovo PM Gives Up Parliament Seat

  Kosovo’s prime minister, Hashim Thaci, has sent a letter of resignation to Kosovo parliament speaker Jakup Krasniqi to inform the assembly that he is resigning from his position as member of parliament, the premier’s office has announced.

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• 12 February

  “Belgrade to be consulted on KFOR reduction”

  NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe U.S. Adm. James Stavridis has met in Belgrade with Serbian Army (VS) Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletić. Stavridis was today quoted as saying during the talks that NATO’s force in Kosovo, KFOR, would consider all security aspects in Kosovo.

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• 12 February

  Serbian President met with NATO commander

  Serbian President Boris Tadić met with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral James Stavridis on Thursday. They discussed Serbia’s activities within the Partnership for Peace program and cooperation with KFOR in preserving peace and security in Kosovo.

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• 12 February

  Georgian Foreign Ministry discussed EU-S.Caucasus multilateral cooperation

  Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Dzhalaganiya met with the head of General Directorate of the European Commission on International Relations for Ukraine and Belarus, Moldova and South Caucasus countries, John Kaers and EU extraordinary and plenipotentiary envoy to Georgia Robin Lidersen, today.

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• 12 February

  2011 census in Kosovo

  Kosovo government will officially announce the plan for population census, Kosovo media said. The population census will be conducted in April 2011, Kosovo’s State Statistical Office said. “The census is very important instrument for opening new job positions, building infrastructure and providing proper service, where needed”, the Office said in …

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• 12 February

  Bulgaria to decide about anti-missile defense

  Bulgaria will take a decision on whether to depose anti-missile defense at its territory after a discussion with the EU member states and the Bulgarian Parliament. This is what Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov said as a reply of the question about disposing anti-missile defense in Bulgaria. “I cannot …

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• 12 February

  Greek PM to visit Russia, meet Putin next week

  The prime minister of debt-stricken Greece will visit Russia next week for talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Russian government announced on Friday. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will visit Russia on February 15-16 for a trip focusing on “economy, energy and military-technical cooperation,” the government said in a …

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• 12 February

  Georgia-Turkey border region governors discuss cooperation

  Regional governors along the Georgia-Turkey border discussed cooperation in Akhaltsikhe this week. Georgian Governor Lasha Chkadua met with neighboring Turkish border region Ardahan Governor Mustafa Tekmen and the governor of the Georgian Samtskhe Dzhvakheti region.

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• 12 February

  US Ambassador to Bulgaria: We are planning a new partnership with Bulgaria as factor in dealing with the challenges in the region

  The US will not compel Bulgarians to be choosing between Moscow and Washington, said in his first public lecture HE James Warlick, US Ambassador to Bulgaria.

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• 12 February

  OSCE, US welcome roundtable on ending Albania’s political crisis

  The OSCE mission in Albania and the US Embassy in Tirana welcomed President Bamir Topi’s initiative to organise negotiations between the government and the opposition in order to end an ongoing political stalemate. The opposition has been boycotting parliament since September, insisting on a thorough investigation into the June 2009 …

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