Eurasia Press & News
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and Bishop Vasilije Kacavenda have agreed to remove a church that was built in the yard of a Muslim woman who lost 22 relatives in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
Read More »UN cites immunity in Srebrenica case
NEW YORK, United States — UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe acknowledged on Friday (June 8th) that the world organisation has received legal papers in connection with a suit filed by relatives and victims of the Srebrenica massacre.
Read More »Schwarz-Schilling begins talks with BiH leaders on constitutional reform
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling has begun consultations with the leaders of the BiH political parties on the issue of constitutional reform.
Read More »Bucharest denies PACE rapporteur’s report on secret detention centres
BUCHAREST, Romania — Bucharest on Friday (June 8th) rejected a new report by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s rapporteur, Dick Marty, that suggests Romania hosted secret CIA detention centres from 2003 to 2005.
Read More »Kostunica, Putin meet in St Petersburg
ST PETERSBURG, Russian Federation –Russia’s position on Kosovo is well-known and has not changed, Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica in St Petersburg on Saturday (June 9th).
Read More »President Bush visits Albania, backs Kosovo independence
President Bush visits Albania, backs Kosovo independence TIRANA, Albania — US President George W. Bush arrived in Tirana Sunday (June 10th) to an enthusiastic welcome, with thousands turning out in the capital’s main square to greet him.
Read More »Three small bombs rattle Athens, no injuries reported
ATHENS, Greece — Three hand-made bombs went off in Athens early Friday (June 8th). One damaged a bus belonging to a German-Greek school.
Read More »Romania to boost dialogue with Russia
BUCHAREST, Romania — Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu says Romania will boost dialogue with Russia to dispel concerns over the deployment of US bases in Bulgaria and Romania.
Read More »World powers delay vote on Kosovo resolution
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — The major Western powers have agreed to delay a vote on a resolution on the future status of Kosovo, international media reported on Thursday (June 7th).
Read More »EU to resume SAA talks with Serbia
On Thursday (June 7th), European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso invited Serbia to resume talks on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), considered a key step on the road to eventual EU membership.
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