On April 8, Georgian Parliament unanimously approved Irakli Kavtaradze as an ambassador of Georgia to Azerbaijan. He served as a Secretary on Foreign Relations of the ruling United National Movement Party

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Paris on Wednesday that he hopes French President Nicolas Sarkozy will change his stance on EU membership for Turkey.

EU President Herman van Rompuy on Wednesday confirmed the bloc’s commitment to providing financial assistance to Greece if the country fails to raise the money it needs from bond markets.