October, 2009

• 6 October

  Vote to elect head of state could take place on October 23 or 26

  Communist MP Grigore Petrenko said that the PCRM is preparing for early elections and will not support the Alliance’s candidate for head of state. The members of the Parliament’s Standing Bureau Monday voted for the inclusion of the decision on the creation of the special parliamentary commission for the election …

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• 6 October

  Papandreou’s victory sparks optimism for Turkey ties

  Optimism is on the rise around the Aegean Sea after Greece’s main opposition party, PASOK, takes victory in elections, according to experts and observers. The man most likely to become prime minister, George Papandreou, is known for his friendly stance toward Turkey and a historic rapprochement he worked on with …

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• 6 October

  Milososki to attend meeting of Visegrad Group foreign ministers

  Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will take part today at the meeting of the Visegrad Group foreign ministers, upon invitation of his Hungarian counterpart Peter Balash. The meeting will be attended by the ministers of the Visegrad Group – Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia, of the next two presiding …

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• 6 October

  Russia worried over Berisha’s statements

  Russia is worried over the recent statements of the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha suggesting that the unification of the Albanian countries (including Kosovo) should take place as soon as possible. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed Moscow’s concern over Berisha statements to his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic, who is …

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• 6 October

  NATO Secretary General’s special representative Robert Simmons to arrive in Georgia on October 8

  NATO days in Georgia were solemnly established in the Courtyard Marriott hotel. NATO information center organized these days. The alliance’s delegation will visit Georgia due to these meetings. NATO Secretary General’s special representative Robert Simmons will join these meetings.

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• 6 October

  EU should fully support Georgia: Danish FM

  On Oct. 6, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament David Bakradze and Danish Foreign Minister, Peer Sting Mouller discussed the situation in the occupied territories and the process of conflict resolution at a meeting.

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• 6 October

  New Greek PM sworn in, cabinet to be appointed Tuesday

  Greek socialist leader George Papandreou was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday and was expected to announce within hours a leaner cabinet focused on taking Greece out of an economic crisis. With his hand on the Bible, the PASOK leader was sworn in by Greece’s archbishop Ieronymos in a …

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• 6 October

  EULEX plans to strengthen its presence in Northern Kosovo

  The chief of the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, Peter Feith said that the EU planned to strengthen its presence in Northern Kosovo, Serbian B92 radio reports. He noted that the number of EULEX officials would be increased and a commission would be set up to better notify the citizens …

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• 6 October

  Top Russian, Ukrainian diplomats to meet for talks in Kiev

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet in Kiev on Tuesday with Ukrainian acting Foreign Minister Volodymyr Khandohiy to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries. According to a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lavrov and Khandohiy will have a 30-minute one-to-one meeting and will be then joined by the delegations …

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• 6 October

  Romanian PM Ready to Resign if Loses Vote

  Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said on Tuesday that he is ready to resign if parliament does not approve an IMF-required pension law in an upcoming confidence vote. “I’m putting my position on the line. Either the law is enacted, or the government steps down,” Boc, who heads the Liberal …

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