August, 2009

• 10 August

  Albania vetoes international probe of organ harvesting

  TIRANA, Albania Albania is ready to probe allegations of organ harvesting during the Kosovo conflict, but says any investigation on its territory must be carried out by domestic authorities. After a meeting with visiting Council of Europe special rapporteur Dick Marty, Justice Minister Enkeiled Alibeaj told reporters the government is …

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• 7 August

  Putin’s Ankara visit aims to seek Turkish support for gas pipeline

  ANKARA, Turkey Talks expected to boost Ankara’s energy hub ambitions began Thursday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Putin’s visit is also expected to focus on Turkish support for a Russian natural gas pipeline project that Moscow wants to build ahead of …

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• 7 August

  Georgia, Russia mark one-year anniversary of South Ossetia War

  Moscow/Tbilisi Russia and Georgia marked the one-year anniversary of the South Ossetia War on Friday with somber ceremonies in Georgia, and defiant statements from the Kremlin. Georgian officials organised midnight bonfires in towns across the former Soviet republic, and church bells rang in memorial of victims of the August 2008 …

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• 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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