PRISTINA, Kosovo UNMIK will keep its legal office operating despite the staff reduction due to the reconfiguration process, local media reported on Sunday (June 21st). Before the February 2008 declaration of independence, the legal office supervised all laws approved by parliament.

The Obama administration on Monday reaffirmed support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity while it pursues better relations with Russia — Georgia’s adversary in last year’s military conflict. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will visit Georgia next month after President Barack Obama’s summit visit to Moscow.  

WASHINGTON US Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Georgia and Ukraine next month for talks on boosting the former Soviet republics’ economies and supporting democratic reforms, his office said Monday. Both trips involve political sensitivities with Russia, and the visit would come shortly after US President Barack Obama travels …