June, 2009

• 26 June

  OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits Armenia

  On July 2 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis will arrive in Armenia. As press service of the Yerevan office of OSCE told to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will arrive in Yerevan immediately after paying visit to Baku. “ OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will not go to Georgia, since activities …

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• 26 June

  Moldova’s future at stake in polls: Voronin

  CHISINAU Moldova’s outgoing president said the very future of the ex-Soviet state was at stake in next month’s parliamentary election and accused opposition parties yesterday of seeking its destruction. 

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• 26 June

  Tadic says he “expects explanation”

  BELGRADE President Boris Tadic says he expects to receive explanation from Bulgarian authorities regarding the Ceku case, B92 informed. Tadic told reporters in parliament in Belgrade on Friday that the decision to release Agim Ceku from custody does not contribute to “good neighborly relations”. He added that Serbia will continue …

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• 26 June

  US Denies Karadzic Immunity Claims

  The US State Department is denying any claims by Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic concerning an alleged deal made with US diplomat Richard Holbrooke for immunity. The United States State Department has insisted that no agreement was ever made to provide Radovan Karadzic with immunity from prosecution.

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• 26 June

  EU Invests in Serbia-Montenegro Cooperation

  The EU will fund a 1.9 million euro cross-border cooperation project between Serbia and Montenegro, and has opened up bidding for project proposals, reports say. According to a statement by the Serbian Finance Ministry, the project will be co-financed by participant countries to demonstrate their commitment to achieving the goals …

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• 26 June

  Serbia Says Wont Sacrifice Kosovo for EU

  Speaking in the Russian capital yesterday, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic discussed EU integration, vowing that his country would not sacrifice Kosovo for membership in the European club. “I’m convinced Serbia will enter the EU, as our society is founded on a European civilization. EU integration would mean a better …

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• 26 June

  NATO Chief Urges Macedonia to be Flexible

  The outgoing NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, on Thursday urged Macedonia to show more flexibility in solving its spat with Greece, so enabling it to join NATO. Answering questions during the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council’s Security Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, Scheffer said he had done everything in his power …

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• 25 June

  EC gives Romania until 2011 to fix budget deficit

  Romania was one of the four countries running excessive budget deficits, the European Commission has said, giving the country a deadline to 2011 to bring it in line with European Union norms. Romania would not be penalised, however, since the deadline reflected the country’s recent bail-out deal with the International …

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• 25 June

  New Kosovo-Albania Border Point Opens

  A new border point opened between Glloboqice in Kosovo and the town of Borje in Albania on Wednesday. The head of Kosovo Border Police, Bejar Selimi, Albania’s ambassador to Kosovo, Islam Lauka, municipality workers and hundreds of people from both the municipalities of Sharr in Kosovo and Kukes in Albania …

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• 25 June

  Croatia, Serbia Ink Major Cooperation Deal

  Croatia and Serbia signed an extrensive economic cooperation agreement Wednesday, which will see the two former rivals join regional markets together. The agreement calls for cooperation in the sectors of shipbuilding, energy, electrical engineering, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, as well as the food, pharmaceutical, tobacco, chemical and wood industries, news agencies …

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