August, 2009

• 7 August

  Romanian president meets IMF officials

  BUCHAREST, Romania Romania’s president on Thursday met with International Monetary Fund officials to discuss the second tranche of $17.1 billion in loans to support the country during the economic turmoil.

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• 7 August

  John Ordway to serve as interim Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy in Sofia

  SOFIA, Bulgaria On Friday August 7, Ambassador John Ordway arrived in Bulgaria to serve as the interim Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, the Embassy’s press office informed. 

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• 7 August

  Bulgaria- Boiko Borissov: the state will cover damages from tremor

  Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov vowed that the government will cover the expenses from the August 4 earthquake during his visit to the region on August 7. “The state will intervene and assist citizens in need,” said Borissov during his visit to Shabla, northeastern Bulgaria. “Unfortunately, you people don’t have …

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• 7 August

  Bulgaria: Ministry of emergency situations did not work and I do not regret closing it- PM

  SOFIA, Bulgaria The ministry of emergency situations did not work at all and that’s why I do not regret closing it, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said in the town of Shabla. He noted that after the blasts in Chelopechene military depot he, in his capacity of Sofia mayor, had …

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• 7 August

  Red notice over war-time deportation

  PODGORICA Montenegro has issued a red international Interpol notice for the arrest of five people, including the former head of the state security agency, DB. They are wanted on suspicion that they deported 79 refugees – Bosnian Muslims and Serbs – back to the war-torn country in May 1992.

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• 7 August

  Kosovo-Serbia Territorial Exchange “Wrong Approach”

  The idea of an exchange of territories between Kosovo and Serbia, circulating in the media, is wrong-headed, former envoy Albert Rohan believes. Rohan, who served as the deputy special envoy for talks on Kosovo’s status, was unequivocal in his rejection of territorial exchanges in an interview with Kosovo’s Daily Express …

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• 7 August

  Albania Refuses to Cooperate with Organ Trade Probe

  Albanian officials are refusing to cooperate with a probe into alleged organ trafficking during the Kosovo conflict. Referring to the accusations, Albanian officials told investigator Dick Marty that “there can be no organ trade probe based on the accusations of Carla Del Ponte or Belgrade,” Serbia’s Beta news agency reports.

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• 7 August

  Bosnia: Little Progress on OHR Closure

  Political leaders have made “little progress” in meeting the conditions required for the final closure of the Office of the High Representative, Bosnia’s top international envoy said. Because of this situation, the closure of the OHR and establishment the Office of the EU Special Representative remain uncertain, western diplomats told …

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• 7 August

  Islamic Leaders Oppose Radicalism

  The leader of Bosnia’s Islamic Community, Mustafa Ceric, and Kosovo Mufti Naim Ternava have called on Muslims not to succumb to radicalism. The call came as Ceric led Thursday prayers at a Pristina mosque. “Islam has nothing in common with radicalism and terrorism. Therefore many missionaries that come from the …

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• 6 August

  Downer says no pressure for Cyprus deal

  NICOSIA, Cyprus Leaders of the two communities on the divided island have made significant progress in reunification talks but no pressure should be exerted to strike an agreement, UN special envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer told AP on Wednesday (August 5th). “We haven’t set a timeline,” Downer said.

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