October, 2009

• 9 October

  “Mini Dayton” under way on Bosnian crisis

  A “mini Dayton” is getting under way at the Butmir base near Sarajevo attended by officials from the EU and U.S., and the most influential Bosnian leaders. The meeting began with an informal working dinner, where, according to unofficial reports, Bosnian leaders were presented with a set of measures to …

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• 9 October

  Balkan leaders and Greek prime minister to arrive in Istanbul

  The informal meeting of foreign ministers of South-East European Cooperation Process will begin in Istanbul on Friday. The informal meeting of foreign ministers of South-East European Cooperation Process will begin in Istanbul on Friday. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will host the two-day meeting. Foreign Ministers and deputy prime ministers …

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• 9 October

  Macedonian Parliamentary Delegation to attend OSCE meeting

  Macedonian Parliamentary Delegation will participate in OSCE meetings set to be held from 9 to 11 October in Greece. Head of Delegation Parliamentarian Andrej Petrov (SDSM) will be accompanied by Vladimir Gjorcev (VMRO-DPMNE) and Hisen Dzemaili (DUI).

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• 9 October

  Work over settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues: Russian FM

  Work over settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues and the parties are discussing issues which have not been approved yet, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 …

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• 9 October

  Georgia- Russia relations is problem not only for Tbilisi: minister

  Georgian State Minister for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili is confident that Georgia will always be a subject of discussion at the highest level not only between Russia and the U.S, but also between Russia and the international community. Commenting on the upcoming meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and …

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• 9 October

  NATO never recognize separatist regimes in Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Special Representative

  The NATO follows its position and does not intend to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, NATO Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert Simmons said after a meeting in the Georgian Foreign Ministry on October 9. Simmons met with Deputy Foreign Minister Georgi Bokeria and discussed …

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• 9 October

  Bozhidar Dimitrov: Laws in Macedonia are not democratic enough

  Laws in Macedonia are not democratic enough, Bulgaria’s Minister of Bulgarian residents abroad, Bozhidar Dimitrov, said to journalists, commenting on the Spaska Mitrova case.

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• 9 October

  Bulgaria PM Slams Former Tsar Nomination for EU President

  Bulgaria’s Prime Minister has made it clear he will not nominate former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg for the race for the soon-to-be-created post of European Union President. Boyko Borisov, who once served as a bodyguard to the former Tsar and Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg, vehemently opposed the suggestion made earlier in the …

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• 9 October

  Greece’s new PM arrives in Turkey to attend SEECP meeting

  Leader of Greek socialist party PASOK, Georgios Papandreou, who is the new Prime Minister of the country after winning the October 4 general elections, is to arrive Friday in Istanbul to take part in the informal meeting of the foreign ministers in the South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP).

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• 9 October

  Emergency Talks Start to Break Bosnia’s Deadlock

  Emergency negotiations, convened by senior European Union and US officials and attended by the leaders of Bosnia’s three main ethnic groups, have started in an attempt to break the country’s political deadlock. The meeting started with a joint dinner on Thursday evening and continued on Friday morning. It is taking …

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