December, 2008

• 6 December

  EU Calls for Win-Win Solution to Iran N. Issue

  TEHRAN (FNA)- EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear issue can be resolved only through “win-win negotiations”. In a Friday press conference in Brussels, Solana said the European Union would provide a win-win situation in the next round of talks with Iranian nuclear officials.

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• 6 December

  Former Mayor Calls for National Unity Government

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary General of the “Executives of Construction” Party Gholam Hossein Karbaschi on Friday urged all parties to from a national unity government.

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• 6 December

  Russia Calls for Regional Cooperation with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko on Friday reiterated Moscow’s emphasis on the enhancement of international and regional cooperation with Iran.

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• 3 December

  Iran gathering aid for besieged Gazans

  Humanitarian organizations in Iran have begun collecting aid for the impoverished people of Gaza now suffering from an Israeli blockade. The relief effort is underway in various cities throughout the country, according to reports released Monday.

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• 2 December

  Outcry at Bosnian Government’s Pay Rise

  Sarajevo _ There are calls for new elections after leaders in Bosnia’s Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim)-Croat dominated Federation entity, upped their salaries despite a looming economic crisis. Calls for a campaign of ‘civil disobedience’ are coming from Bosnian trade unions, non-governmental organisations and media. “They have completely lost any connection with …

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• 2 December

  Balkan Police Ministers Debate Croat Attack

  Sarajevo – Interior ministers from Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia meeting over the weekend have backed a need for greater cross-border cooperation following the murder of a Croatian journalist. The ministers were also unanimous that the recent assassination of Croatian journalist and publisher Ivo Pukanic had confirmed that mobsters in …

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• 2 December

  EULEX December 2 Launch ‘Not Guaranteed’

  Pristina – The EU has not decided on a definite date to launch its Kosovo law-and-order mission, EULEX, says the spokeswoman for the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana. “(The previously stated launch date of) December 2 is not guaranteed,” Christina Gallach said, adding that “the date will be decided in …

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• 2 December

  Parties Neck-and-Neck in Romania Election

  Bucharest – The first results from Romania’s general election show the centre-right Democratic Party, PLD, and leftist Social Democratic Party, PSD, each neck-and-neck with 33 percent of the vote. Data from the Central Electoral Bureau, based on a count of around 71 percent of votes, also show Prime Minister Calin Popescu …

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• 2 December

  ‘Forget the UN Six-Point Plan’, says Kosovo PM

  Pristina _ “Forget the six points, it is not applicable in Kosovo,” Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said during a tour of rural areas, saying the UN plan is against the will of Kosovo’s people. He added that the plan goes against the Constitution and sovereignty of the Republic of …

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• 2 December

  Macedonia Appoints New “Name” Negotiator

   Skopje – Macedonia on Monday is to notify UN envoy Matthew Nimetz that it has appointed Zoran Jolevski, its ambassador to the US, as negotiator in the “name row” talks with Greece. Macedonia’s President Branko Crvenkovski is expected to sign the appointment note on Monday to formalise the decision, local media …

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