Eurasia

Ex RS leader to be free tomorrow

Former President of the Republic of Srpska Biljana Plavšić will be released from Hilsenberg prison as planned, Swedish authorities confirmed. “Biljana Plavšić will be released today,” Swedish Ministry of Justice spokeswoman Janet Matsson said on Monday.

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Kosovo expects no problems in demarcation of border with Montenegro

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Zenun Pajaziti said he expected no problems whatsoever in the process of demarcation of the border toward Montenegro. “Kosovo has its borders. We will manage this process jointly and I expect no problems whatsoever,” Pajaziti said. Pajaziti said that he had no information as to when will …

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Nothing will change in region after opening borders between Turkey and Armenia: Georgia’s former minister of economy

Nothing will change in the South Caucasus region after opening borders between Turkey and Armenia, since the routes of energy supplies will not change without solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Georgia’s former minister of economy, a senior fellow at the Fund for Strategic and International Studies of Georgia, Professor …

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EC to approve allotment of EUR 300 mln compensation for shutdown Kozloduy NPP units

On Tuesday the European Commission (EC) would approve allotment of EUR 300 mln in compensation for shutdown units of Kozloduy NPP. The Bulgarian National Television has learned the proposal on the compensation deposed by the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso has not raised contradictions among EU Commissioners. …

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Karadzic boycotts war crime trial at UN tribunal

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotted the war crimes trial against him at a UN court in The Hague on Monday, Dutch media said.The trial started at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) shortly after 9:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT) with Karadzic’s absence. The presiding judge O-Gon …

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New Ethnic Albanian Party Formed in Serbia

Three Albanian political groups in southern Serbia have joined to form a united political party. The party, dubbed the Democratic Union of Albanians, DUA, was formed when a Bujanovac party with the same name, led by Mejdi Zeqiri, merged with Ramiz Zulfiu’s Citizens’ Group, from the town of Presevo, and …

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Albania to Bolster Ties with Serbia

Foreign Affairs Minister Ilir Meta, declared on Monday that Albania would move to strengthen its ties with Serbia, describing the country as an important partner for regional stability in the Balkans. “The strengthening of our relationship with Serbia is an important priority for our regional policy,” said Meta, speaking during …

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West Eyes Way Forward in Bosnia

Even after its apparent failure, an EU and US initiative to end Bosnia’s political impasse is still fostering confusion and tensions among local and international leaders as they search for a way out of the crisis. With senior EU officials scheduled to meet in Luxembourg to discuss the situation in …

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Americanii, despre R. Moldova, la Bucureşti

„Avem aceeaşi dorinţă ca ţările vecine României, inclusiv Moldova, să continue procesul de democratizare şi reformarea pieţei libere şi ne angajăm să sprijinim aceste eforturi” (Joseph Biden, vicepreşedintele SUA, 22.10.09) Faptul că vicepreşedintele american vorbeşte la Bucureşti despre RM, fără ca întrebarea să-i fi fost pusă explicit în interviul oferit …

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