March, 2009

• 8 March

  Obama’s Turkey visit to focus on Iraq, Afghanistan

  WASHINGTON — For one of his first foreign visits, President Barack Obama will call on NATO ally Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim country viewed as critical to aiding the U.S. pullout from Iraq, turning around the Afghanistan war and blocking Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The invasion of Iraq has strained the long …

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• 7 March

  Abkhazia, Russia ink 49-yr pact

  Moscow, In a move likely to irk Western powers, including the US, Russia has signed a 49-year defence pact with Georgia’s breakaway republic Abkhazia, under which it will have a naval base at the country’s Black Sea coast. Under the 49-year agreement Russia will have an airbase in Gudauta and …

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• 7 March

  S.Ossetia says Georgia building new firing positions near border

  MOSCOW, March 6 – Georgia’s armed forces are building fortified structures near the border with South Ossetia, as well as new firing positions, the South Ossetian president said on Friday. “As of now, there are 35 Georgian armed checkpoints in the zone of European observers’ responsibility. Overall, there are about …

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• 7 March

  Georgia warns of Soviet restoration

  Prime minister denies feeling abandoned by EU’s and NATO’s renewal of normal relations with Russia. Nika Gilauri, the prime minister of Georgia, has warned the European Union and NATO not to “let Russia get away” with its recognition of two breakaway territories in Georgia, warning that it would then risk …

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• 7 March

  Clinton looks to ‘reset’ US-Russia relations

  Clinton met with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and stressed improving ties between the two countries. MOSCOW – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov officially pressed the “reset button” on the frozen Russia-US relationship at a Geneva tete-a-tete Friday evening, but the reboot is …

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• 7 March

  Sofia Appellate Court Postpones Case against Ex-Interior Minister

  The Sofia Appellate Court postponed Friday the case against former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov for Aril 10. Petkov is charged with leaking a State secret. The magistrates requested that the State Agency for National Security (DANS) provided more evidence in order to clarify the case. They declared that the Court …

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• 7 March

  Bulgaria Medics Freed from Libyan Jail Demand their Names Cleared

  The Bulgarian medics and the Palestinian doctor, who were jailed in Libya for over eight years, insist on more active efforts on the part of Bulgarian institutions to help them clear their names. The medics organized Friday a conference in the capital Sofia under the motto “Human Rights – the …

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• 7 March

  Croatia, Hungary to build EUR 395 M gas transit pipeline – Sources

  Croatia and Hungary are likely to build a gas transit pipeline with an annual capacity of 6.5 billion cubic metres, stated Croatian gas transmission company Plinacro, according to media reports. The project’s cost is seen at EUR 395 million, while the pipeline is expected to completed by the end of …

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• 7 March

  Clinton, Lavrov differ over Kosovo

  GENEVA, March 6 – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday voiced their different positions over Kosovo. Speaking to a press conference after their first meeting in the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Clinton said she congratulated Kosovo leader over the “first year” of …

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• 7 March

  Thousands of Bosnians working abroad return home due to loss of job

  Sarajevo – Several thousand Bosnian nationals working abroad have returned to their homeland in the past few months, after losing a job due to the economic crisis and recession that hit the countries where they worked. According to the data of the B-H Unemployment Office, the total of 2,737 employees …

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