August, 2009

• 6 August

  Macedonian court sentence sparks row with Bulgaria

  Skopje/Sofia – A diplomatic row over a prison sentence Macedonia handed to a Bulgarian national could signal growing ethnic tensions and further burden Skopje’s already stalled bid to join the EU and NATO, media said Thursday in both countries. Macedonia recently sentenced 23-year-old mother-of-two Spaska Mitrova to three months in …

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• 6 August

  Sejdiu calls on Serbs to participate in Kosovo elections

  During a visit to two villages in the Leposavich municipality on August 5, Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu called on Serbs to participate in local elections, Bulgarian news agency quoted Tanyug agency as saying. Serb participation would contribute to a better future for the republic, Sejdiu was quoted as saying.

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• 6 August

  “Diplomatic ties when conditions are right”

  PODGORICA Montenegrin FM Milan Roćen has said that his country will appoint an ambassador to Kosovo when both sides agree that the conditions for that have been met.

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• 6 August

  Russian president to visit Serbia in October

  MOSCOW Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will arrive here for an official visit in October, it was announced in Moscow. The news came after Wednesday’s telephone conversation between Medvedev and his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadić.

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• 6 August

  Islamic Leader’s Kosovo Visit Sparks Controversy

  A three-day visit to Kosovo by the influential leader of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mustafa Ceric, is proving controversial Describing the visit as promoting the “destabilisation of the region”, Milorad Dodik, the premier of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity, stressed that Bosnia has not recognised Kosovo’s independence.

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• 6 August

  Serbian Minister: Conditions Not Right for KFOR Withdrawal

  Citing current conditions, Serbia’s minister for Kosovo and Metohija, Goran Bogdanovic, argues that Kosovo Force, KFOR, should not be reduced. For the first time in ten years, NATO has made extensive cuts to its peacekeeping forces in Kosovo and Metohija, with KFOR reduced from 44,000 to 13,849 troops, daily Politika …

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• 6 August

  US-Backed Bosnian Command Centre Opens

  A modern defence operations centre has been opened in Sarajevo, thanks to the US provision of $5 million in funding. Local media reports that the facility will function as a military command and control centre and can also be utilised in the event of natural disasters. The opening of the …

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• 5 August

  PL doreşte ca viitoarea coaliţie de guvernământ să se numească “Alianţa pentru Integrarea Europeană”

  Liderul Partidului Liberal, Mihai Ghimpu a declarat miercuri, în cadrul unei conferinţe de presă, că negocierile cu celelalte trei partide necomuniste cu privire la formarea unei coaliţii de guvernămant, „merg lent, dar bine”. Ghimpu a refuzat să anunţe un termen-limită pentru finalizarea convorbirilor, dar a spus că acestea urmează să …

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• 5 August

  PCRM susţine că este gata să se retragă în opoziţie

  Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova (PCRM) se declară gata să treacă în opoziţie dacă nu va reuşi să formeze o coaliţie cu alte forţe politice, potrivit unui comunicat de presă al PCRM. Potrivit comunicatului, liderul partidului, Vladimir Voronin, a declarat că, în caz contrar, PCRM ar putea trece în opoziţie”.

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• 5 August

  Russia raises troop readiness in S. Ossetia Raps U.S., Ukraine for rearming Georgia

  MOSCOW – A year after fighting a war with Georgia, Russia strengthened the combat readiness of its troops in the rebel region of South Ossetia on Tuesday and warned the United States against rearming Georgia. “Provocations from the Georgian side … are not stopping,” Andrei Nesterenko, a Russian Foreign Ministry …

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