Russia believes the Russia-NATO summit in Lisbon will completely put an end to the post-Cold War period. The summit will set guidelines toward a strategic partnership, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Acting President Mihai Ghimpu sent a letter to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Anders Fogh Rasmussen, asking him to provide support in the pullout of the Russian troops from the Transnistrian region. In his letter, Mihai Ghimpu says

Romanian President Traian Basescu declared that the procedures leading to Romania joining the Schengen Zone March 2011 are going smoothly. He said that he is optimistic about Romania’ s chances to join Schengen on spring 2011. He is certain that the EU member states will support Romania on her way …