Eurasia

Karadzic calls Srebrenica massacre “a myth”

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says the mass killings of non-Serbs in Sarajevo and Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict are a “myth”, and denies any responsibility for them. During day two of his opening statement at the UN war crimes

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Serbian Minister for Kosovo to meet with EULEX chief

EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, Chief Yves de Kermabon will be meeting in Belgrade on Wednesday with Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović. The EULEX Chief will also meet with other Serbian legislative officials. Bogdanović said that the topics of discussion with de Kermabon will include everything that falls within the …

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Croatia to join South Stream pipeline project

Russia and Croatia on Tuesday signed an agreement for Croatia to join South Stream, a Moscow- backed pipeline project rivaling the EU-sponsored Nabucco project, Russia informs. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and Croatian Economy, Labor and Entrepreneurship Minister Djuro Popijac signed the agreement in the presence of Russian and Croatian …

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Serbia successfully implements ITA

The members of the Committee for the Implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU say Serbia has been successfully implementing it. Serbia unilaterally started implementing the agreement, which is part of the suspended SAA, 14 months ago. This is a great success for the Serbian government and its …

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NATO says Albania’s elections were legitimate

A NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation, led by Sergio De Gregorio, said in Tirana on Monday (March 1st) that no one in the Alliance doubts the legitimacy of the current government and parliament. NATO monitors said the June 2009 general elections were a well organised process, noted De Gregorio after meeting …

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PACE official says Albanian parliament returning to normal

The Socialist Party’s (SP) return to parliament after a six month boycott is the first step towards normalising parliamentary work, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Mevlut Cavusoglu, said in a statement Monday (March 1st). Cavusoglu described contributions by all parties as essential, adding …

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Russia PM Putin Congratulates Bulgaria ahead of National Holiday

Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has congratulated Bulgaria ahead of the country’s national holiday on March 3. Putin sent a telegram to Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov Tuesday in which he expressed his heart felt congratulations to Bulgaria for the national holiday, the government press service reported.

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