Eurasia

Putin sets out new strategy for N. Caucasus

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has outlined new initiatives to boost economic development in the restive North Caucasus. Russia is fighting a growing Islamist insurgency in the region fueled by poverty, unemployment and corruption. Speaking in Kislovodsk, in Russia’s southern Stavropol region, Putin called on

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Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister: Serbia appreciates Romania’s support

Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić says Serbia highly appreciates Romania’s backing to the country’s territorial integrity and EU integration. Dačić, who is visiting Bucharest today, stressed the significance of the support for Serbia since Romania is one of the EU member states which have not recognized the …

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Man indicted over Srebrenica

The Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecutor’s Office issued an indictment against former member of the Republic of Srpska Army (VRS) Marko Boškić. Boškić, who is citizen of both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, was arrested at the international airport in Sarajevo on April 28 last year, after he was deported from the United States.

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SIPA uhapsila Arape zbog praćenja Dodika

BANJALUKA, SARAJEVO Pripadnici Državne agencije za istrage i zaštitu (SIPA) uhapsili su dvojicu državljana Saudijske Arabije, koji su u Lukavici špijunirali kretanje najviših funkcionera iz Republike Srpske. Kako saznaju “Nezavisne”, 28. juna privedeni su Saudijci Alguasem Ahmed Ibrahim i Aldaood Ibrahim Abdulaziz, koji su tokom saslušanja izjavili da su pripadnici …

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Ex-Bosnia leader challenges extradition to Serbia

LONDON The extradition hearing of former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic got under way in London on Monday, with lawyers acting for Serbia stating he was guilty of a “clear war crime” and must face justice. Prosecutor James Lewis detailed Serbia’s claims that in 1992, Ganic helped mastermind attacks on a …

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IMF mission due in Romania end of July

A mission of the International Monetary Fund will visit Romania starting July 26 to review reforms and discuss the 2011 budget, the IMF representative in Bucharest Tonny Lybeck said Monday. “The IMF review mission will evaluate Romania’s recent economic performance and discuss with the authorities the economic objectives for the

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Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister to meet with Romanian counterpart

Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić will confer with his Romanian counterpart Vasile Blaga in Bucharest on Tuesday. Dačić will also visit the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) regional center for combating trans-border crime, the Serbian Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

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Slovenian, Croatian presidents to meet Tuesday

Slovenian President Danilo Turk will meet his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic at a meeting of Slovenian and Croatian business executives in Croatia’s Buzet on Tuesday. This is to be the first meeting between the two presidents, after the citizens of Slovenia voted in favor of the arbitrage border deal. Presidents …

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UN Security Council to discuss situation in Kosovo

Following a deterioration in the situation in the north of Kosovo, the UN Security Council is set to take up the matter at its meeting today. Serbian President Boris Tadic and the head of the UN Mission in Kosovo Lamberto Zannier are planning to attend the session in New York, …

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