Croatian Ambassador Ivan Kujundjic has become a Doyen Ambassador to Macedonia, Croatian foreign ministry said in a statement. “For a small country such as the Republic of Croatia, it’s a great recognition to be first among the representatives of the international community in certain country,” Kujundhic said. He serves as …

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha extended an invitation to Serbian President Boris Tadic to visit Tirana. Berisha met with a delegation of Kosovo Serbs, who embarked on a historic trip to Albania, and told them that he invited Serbian president to visit Albania, local media reported.

Georgia and Russia said Thursday they had agreed to re-open their land border to traffic, in the first sign of a thaw in relations after their bitter war last year. The two countries reached a deal under Swiss mediation to re-open the Upper Lars checkpoint, which was closed in 2006, …