Eurasia Press & News

Bakir Izetbegovic, who campaigned for dialogue between Bosnia’s deeply divided ethnic groups, is in the lead for the Muslim spot in Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, partial results showed Monday. Izetbegovic, the 54-year old son of Bosnia’s wartime Muslim leader Alija Izetbegovic, won 34.24 percent

Macedonia’s and Kosovo government have inked a deal on customs cooperation and mutual assistance. Head of Macedonia’s customs Vanco Kargov and his Kosovo counterpart Naim Huruglica have signed the deal on Friday.

NATO remains committed to admitting Georgia to its ranks, the head of the alliance said Friday, as the pro-Western former Soviet country suffered its greatest losses yet in Afghanistan. Georgia, which fought a brief war with Russia in August 2008, has deployed around 1000

Kosovo’s deputy premier Hajredin Kuci dismissed media reports that Prime Minister Hasim Thaci may also resign days after the country’s president quit his post, RIA Novosti reported. “All such reports are just rumors,” Kuci told journalists.

Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the resolution passed in the U.S. House of Representatives could undermine UN solution process in Cyprus and efforts for rapprochement between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.

Athens/Nicosia – Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias called on the Turkish Cypriots to test the will of the Greek Cypriots for a Cyprus settlement as the south marked 50 years of independence on Friday. In his address to the Cypriot people on the occasion of the Republic of Cyprus anniversary, …

The European Union Delegation in Moldova has presented 2 guides for authorities on law approximation to EU standards. During a press conference on Thursday, the Project’s Deputy Team Leader Richard Moody said the guides are offering strategic support to the Moldovan authorities in public heath and safety at work, and …

Georgia’s accession to NATO and the prevailing situation in the occupied territories of the country were the main topics of discussions at a meeting between the speaker of the Georgian parliament, David Bakradze, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, which took place behind closed doors in parliament today, the …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to begin an official visit to Bulgaria Monday to hold talks with senior Bulgarian officials on issues of common interest. During his stay in Bulgaria, the Turkish PM will hold talks with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov on ways of boosting bilateral relations …

Turkey feels it is becoming a victim of double standards in its EU accession bid, the country’s European Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis said on Wednesday (September 29th). “We don’t want any special treatment, but we don’t want additional burdens either,” he told a meeting titled “Turkey’s Membership Process after the …