July, 2007

• 5 July

  Romania’s Bela resigns as deputy prime minister

  As expected, Deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela, who has been overseeing culture, education and European integration, resigned on Tuesday (July 3rd).

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• 5 July

  Turkish army chief laments lack of international co-operation on countering PKK

  Yasar Buyukanit, Turkey’s chief of general staff, told a security conference in Antalya on Tuesday (July 3rd) that there is not enough international co-operation in fighting Kurdish terrorists.

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• 5 July

  Kosovo Albanian leaders hint of alternative scenario if new UN resolution fails

  Kosovo Albanian leaders reiterated Tuesday (July 3rd) that Pristina might look for alternative scenarios for achieving independence if the UN Security Council fails to adopt a resolution based on the Ahtisaari plan.

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• 5 July

  EU urges consensus on Kosovo

  Cristina Gallach, EU security chief Javier Solana’s spokeswoman, said Tuesday (July 3rd) that Brussels wants a consensus on Kosovo status to be reached as soon as possible.

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• 5 July

  Del Ponte calls again for Mladic’s arrest

  Serbia must arrest Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic by the end of the year, chief UN prosecutor Carla del Ponte told journalists on Tuesday (July 3rd).

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• 5 July

  HDZ counts on the number seven

  Hoping to fend off a strong challenge from the opposition Social Democrats, Croatia’s ruling party has introduced a new platform.

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• 5 July

  Macedonia records progress in tackling human trafficking

  In the latest annual Trafficking in Persons Report, released last month by the US State Department, Macedonia is criticised for not fully complying with the minimum standards in eliminating human trafficking.

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• 5 July

  US struggling with Turkish demands to counter Kurdish fighters

  The United States needs to step up efforts to prevent Kurdish separatists from operating cross-border attacks on Turkey from Iraq, US and Turkish officials said.

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• 5 July

  Bush appeals for patience over Iraq war

  President George W. Bush sought on Wednesday to rally support for the war in Iraq, appealing to Americans on Independence Day for “more patience, more courage and more sacrifice”.

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• 5 July

  Armed Sunnis in Iraq — potential short-term gains, long-term risks

  The US tactic of using armed Sunni tribesmen in the fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq offers short-term gains to weaken the insurgency, but could set the stage for a full-scale sectarian civil war when the Americans begin to draw down their forces.

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