MOSCOW – The Kazakh president’s idea for a unified currency for payments between states in the Eurasian Economic Community will be examined and could go forward, Russia’s foreign minister said on Saturday. President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s suggestion would not mean replacing national currencies with an equivalent of the euro, but would …
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14 March
Medvedev offers condolences over Russians killed in Vietnam
MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offered his condolences on Saturday to the families of the Russian tourists involved in a bus crash in Vietnam that killed at least 15 people, his spokeswoman said. Natalya Timakova also told journalists that the president had ordered Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu to …
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14 March
Georgian protesters demand Saakashvili resign
TBILISI – About 7,000 Georgians rallied in the capital Friday to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The demonstration was a warm-up for a day of protest on April 9 planned by opposition groups who blame Saakashvili for the disastrous war with Russia last August and for failing to …
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14 March
President Parvanov Voices Bulgaria Support for Moldova EU Aims.
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has stated his support for Moldova achieving “European integration” late Thursday at the start of his two day official state visit to the country, after meeting with his Moldavian counterpart Vladimir Voronin. At a joint press conference Parvanov was clear in his support for Moldova’s European …
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14 March
Orthodox Church Requests Bulgaria European Human Rights Court Appeal
Representatives of 12 Bulgarian Orthodox Churches have supported the Patriarch Maxim, calling on the Bulgarian government to stand united with the Church in appealing against a recent decision made by the European Court of Human Rights. The court gave its backing to the Inokentii synod in their bid for independence …
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14 March
Kazakhstan President Pushes for Bulgaria Energy Cooperation
The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has called for a fast development of transit-transport cooperation with Bulgaria and Greece in the context of the plans on diversification of energy deliveries to Europe. Nazarbayev made his statement during the ceremony of presentation of credentials from the Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassadors of …
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13 March
Panel Frees Albanian Jailed for Kosovo Bus Bombing
Florim Ejupi has been found not guilty of bombing a bus in Kosovo by a panel of international judges. A panel of international judges ordered the release of an ethnic Albanian convicted of a 2001 bus bombing that killed 11 Serbs in Kosovo, a spokeswoman said on Friday. Florim Ejupi …
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13 March
Athens Police Disperse Youths With Teargas
Greece has been rocked by violence since December, when the fatal police shooting of a teenager triggered the worst riots in decades. Greek police fired teargas to disperse a group of about 150 hooded youths who damaged dozens of shops in the centre of Athens on Friday, police said. Greece …
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13 March
Russia Tries New Tactics to Quell Insurgency
Ingushetia has overtaken its neighbour Chechnya as the centre of violence along Russia’s turbulent south challenging the Kremlin. The man chosen to rein in Russia’s most violent insurgency says he will tackle the root of the problem by stamping out the official corruption driving young men into the arms of …
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13 March
EU Delays Decision On Changing Bosnia Troops` Role
Others say Brussels should move quickly with plans to replace the OHR with a enhanced EU High Representative. The European Union agreed on Thursday to delay changing the role of its military force in Bosnia but expects its candidate for the country’s next high representative to be approved this month, …
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