Vano Noniashvili resigned after being appointed Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan in 2009. The diplomat resigned for personal reasons, Georgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Iya Makharashvili said. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili approved the ambassador’s appeal. Georgia has not yet appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan. Parliament approved Noniashvili’s candidacy to the post …

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an official two-day visit on Friday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the latter’s press office has announced. While in Turkey, Borisov will also have talks with President Abdullah Gül and will meet with …

All border checkpoints on the Bulgarian – Greek border have been open and traffic is normal. At the present there is no problem with crossing the border but is expected border checkpoints to be blocked again later in the day, head of the District Border Service Commissary Todor Georgiev said. …