Cyprus said on Friday that it has approved the establishment of a support base on the Mediterranean island for chemical weapons inspectors deployed in war-hit Syria. “The Council of Ministers has ratified the agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the UN-OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) for the

European integration is a major engine of positive change in the Balkan region, said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev at EU-Balkan Summit. European integration has brought unprecedented peace, friendliness and understanding to the region of Southeast Europe, said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev on Thursday at a gala-dinner for the opening of EU-

Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler has denied statements that his country is constructing a wall along its border with Syria. Guler has clarified that fences are being constructed on the Turkish- Syrian border