Eurasia

OHR reacts to RS govt. conclusions on Srebrenica

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) said the final RS government conclusions represent another outrageous attempt to deny the Srebrenica genocide. OHR said that the government in Banja Luka deliberately distorted determined historical and legal facts by presenting wrong and false information with the intention

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Croatian President Ivo Josipović and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor have met

Croatian President Ivo Josipović and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor have met after a period of high tension in the past several days. The government’s brief announcement issued in Zagreb stated only that Kosor and Josipović had met and talked about “current topics in the country and agreed on further cooperation”.

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EULEX chief discusses role in Kosovo

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon said that EULEX gives technical advice in Kosovo for political discussions that are led “on a higher level”. He said that he was ready to stay for another mandate when his current expires on June 15, and when a decision on the extension of the …

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Turkish PM mulls US-style presidential system

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks regarding a change in the nation’s presidential system has prompted new debate about the aftermath of the 2011 general elections. Speaking to a group of journalists Sunday (April 18th), Erdogan said the country might discuss a US-style presidential system if next year’s

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Kosovo must meet conditions for visa-free regime

Kosovo faces a series of technical requirements before the process of lifting its visa regime with EU countries begins, reforms that include “reintegration and repatriation”, Khaldoun Sinno, chief of the Political, Economic and European Integration Section at the European Commission (EC) Liaison Office in Pristina said on Monday. The EC …

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MAE: Nu l-am invitat pe Dalai Lama in Romania. Tibetul apartine Chinei

Autoritatile romane nu au formulat invitatii catre Dalai Lama sau reprezentantii sai pentru a vizita Romania, iar Bucurestiul recunoaste existenta unei singure Chine, din care face parte si Tibetul, a comunicat, marti, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe (MAE), raspunzand unei solicitari Mediafax. MAE precizeaza ca Romania “recunoaste principiul existentei unei singure Chine, …

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EU Parliament member: Lifting visa requirements for BiH by December 19

The liberalization of the visa regime with the EU is likely to enter into force at the end of the year, EU Parliament member Jelko Kacin said. “I think it is right to say that lifting visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina might enter into force on December 19

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UN to set a date for new round of name talks between Greece and Former Republic of Macedonia

UN works on setting new date for the next round of name talks between Greece and Former Republic of Macedonia, UN Spokesman Martin Nesirky said at last night’s press briefing in New York. Previously, UN mediator Matthew Nimetz was said to meet with negoatiators Zoran Jolevski and Adamantios Vasilakis towards …

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