April 16, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
Sofia. Prospects for diversification in the energy sector, the implementation of projects of common interest and potential areas for investment were among the highlights of the conversation between Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Natig Aliyev, the government information service announced. During the meeting the two …
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April 16, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
The construction of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline will start in 2015, the Azerbaijani Minister of Energy Natig Aliyev said at a meeting with Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev. Stoynev said that Bulgaria intends to secure gas supplies from Azerbaijan as soon as possible, ITAR-TASS reports.
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April 16, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman will pay a visit to Azerbaijan. The exact date for the visit is being clarified, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend on April 16. The information about the planned visit of Israeli FM to Azerbaijan was spread by the Israeli media. The visit …
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April 16, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
t is expected that investment in the development of the ICT sector in Azerbaijan will amount to about $4 billion by 2020, the Azerbaijani Minister of Communications and High Technologies Ali Abbasov told local media. The interview states that in accordance with the “Azerbaijan 2020: Vision for the Future” development …
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April 16, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
Europe’s wealthiest people are planning to put more of their cash into equities, believing they will outperform all other asset classes, new data shows. And it’s those ultra-high net worth individuals based in the crisis-hit countries like Spain and Greece who are more bullish than any other group.
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April 15, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Serbia
BELGRADE — The Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo said that Aleksandar Vulin was denied entry to Kosovo by the authorities in Priština on Tuesday. Vulin heads the office and is the minister without portfolio in charge of Kosovo and Metohija in the outgoing government.
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April 15, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Serbia
VIENNA — Tanja Miščević has stated that the accession talks with the EU may begin in June by opening Chapter 35 on normalization of relations with Priština. After this step, chapters on the judiciary and rule of law will be opened, Miščević explained in an interview for the Vienna-based daily …
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April 15, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Serbia
BELGRADE — The New Democratic Party (NDS) has announced that it will not be part of a government to in the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) would also participate. The NDS, led by Serbia’s former president and former leader of the Democrats (DS), Boris Tadić, noted on Sunday that, after …
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April 14, 2014 Balkans News, Serbia
KRUŠEVAC — Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alekasandr Chepurin said on Wednesday that he expects good cooperation with a new Serbian government. “Russia and Serbia have always had friendly relations, and what is good for Russia is good for Serbia too; the stronger Russia is, the better for Serbia,” the diplomat …
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April 14, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Serbia
BELGRADE — President Tomislav Nikolić has conferred with Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin “and restated Serbia’s neutral position on the situation in Ukraine.” Chepurin noted during the meeting held on Thursday that Russia “appreciates the friendship and the principled stance of Serbia.”
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