March, 2009

• 10 March

  Serbia: Dinar strengthens against euro

  After five days of slight depreciation, dinar strengthened against euro by 0.3%, the central bank said. The exchange rate of 94.60 RSD/EUR was established without the Central Bank’s involvement on the inter-banking FX market. 

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• 10 March

  Macedonia’s participation in international missions – additional reason for the country to join NATO

  Sarajevo, March 9  – Macedonia’s participation in difficult missions, such as ALTEA, is an additional reason for the country to soon join NATO, said Derek Chappell, a spokesman for NATO headquarters in Bosnia-Herzegovina. – The Summit in Bucharest has clearly shown that NATO allies wish to see Macedonia in their …

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• 10 March

  Kosovo opposition asks for establishment of Diaspora Ministry

  Kosovo’s opposition party, New Kosovo Alliance, its chairman for diaspora Arben Kurteshi, during a press conference on Monday, spoke about the vital need to establish the Ministry of Diaspora, calling on the Kosovo Parliament to urgently create legal conditions for the formation of the ministry and the reservation of seats …

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• 10 March

  Kosovo Defense Minister meets with NATO Chief of Staff

  The Minister of Kosovo Security Force, Fehmi Mujota, met last week with the NATO Chief of Staff, General Karl-Heinz Lather, accompanied by Major-General Fugie and expressed his gratitude toward NATO and KFOR for their continuous support and help provided to the Kosovo people and its institutions. In the meeting Minister …

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• 10 March

  Croatia Conditionally Accepts E.U. Mediation

  Monday, Croatia conditionally accepted a European Union proposal to mediate in its border dispute with Slovenia if the mediation led to an agreement on transferring the issue to the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), media reports say. A statement issued following the meeting of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader …

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• 10 March

  Plans of Moscow metro expansion on agenda of city govt

  MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) – The Moscow city government has outlined the priorities in Moscow metro construction under crisis conditions at its meeting on Tuesday. Chief of Moscow metro Dmitry Gayev emphasized the importance of outlining strategic directions of metro construction and warned against going back to the practice of …

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• 10 March

  Russian warship returns to base after six-month mission

  SEVEROMORSK (Northern Russia), March 10  – Russia’s Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser returned to its main base in northern Russia on Tuesday after an almost six-month tour-of-duty of the world’s oceans, a Navy spokesman said. “All the tasks set for the mission have been accomplished. The crew is healthy and …

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• 10 March

  Russian office under Swiss Embassy in Georgia begins to issue visas

  TBILISI, March 10 (Itar-Tass) – The Russian office of the Swiss Embassy in Georgia on Tuesday began to accept documents and issue entry visas to Georgian citizens, Russian diplomats told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. Georgian citizens can get “educational and humanitarian visas (for example, in case of the demise of relatives …

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• 10 March

  Georgian opposition continues calls for Saakashvili to step down

  TBILISI, March 10  – Nine Georgian opposition parties have begun collecting signatures across the country to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The radical opposition plans to collect signatures in 16 major towns and cities in Georgia and hold a mass rally in downtown Tbilisi on April 9. 

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• 10 March

  EU perceived to be corrective

  Sofia. The European Union is perceived to be a serious corrective, a group of people who do not steal and lie, Director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at a press conference.

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