Police in Kosovo arrested two Serbs on Saturday and they will appear in court on Monday after spending 48 hours in police custody. The Police said the two violated people’s equal rights by
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Borislav Mikelic set for retrial
Borislav Mikelic will be retried at the request of his lawyer after being sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in 1993 in absentia. A pretrial hearing will be held on April 23
Read More »Allegations of armed Kosovo Albanian groups in northern Kosovo to be investigated by Police
Kosovo Police said it investigates rumors regarding armed Kosovo Albanian groups in the northern Serb-run part of Kosovo. On Friday, Mitrovica’s Chief Prosecutor Shyqri Syla pledged to act if any evidence is found. Syla said the prosecution office is working closely with the Kosovo Police, who are working on the …
Read More »Kosovo Deputy PM to attend forum in Sofia
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Bukoshi is to deliver a public lecture titled ‘Euro-Atlantic Orientation of Republic of Kosovo’ in Sofia on Friday at 4:00 p.m. local time. The meeting is to be attended also by Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Musa Xhaferi.
Read More »Bosnia begins trial of eight Muslims for war crimes
Eight Bosnian Muslim wartime officials went on trial on Thursday accused of the torture and abuse of Serbs in detention camps near the Serb-besieged capital Sarajevo, 20 years after the start of the 1992-95 war.
Read More »Albanian President visits Skopje amid tensions
Albanian President Topi on Thursday started a visit for two days to Skopje after tensions raised towards country’s Albanian minority. “Each nationalistic or ultra-nationalistic reflex or a climate of prejudice harms relations between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians in Macedonia as well as regional relations,” Topi said. Topi urged people to …
Read More »Georgia and Turkey have an excellent relationship, says ambassador to Turkey
Turkey and Georgia cooperate very well in political, economical, energy and other fields. This is according to the Georgian ambassador to Turkey, Tariel Lebanidze. “There is outstanding cooperation between our two countries,” he said.
Read More »NATO and Russia are not on the same line on Georgia, says Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels on Thursday that there are “fundamental differences” between the NATO and Russia over Georgia. He said he stated this issue during a NATO meeting with Russian
Read More »Bulgaria PM emphasizes energy importance during talks with Moldovan counterpart
Boyko Borisov, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, stressed the importance of gas interconnection projects for energy security after a Thursday meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat. “I hope that we shall be able to achieve the much desired diversification in the region
Read More »Romanian FM says the country has the same position on Kosovo and will not recognize it’s independence
Romanian Foreign Minister Christian Diaconescu said in Brussels on Thursday that Romania has the same position on Kosovo and will not recognize it’s independence. He further noted that Kosovo did not meet the requirements of the international law to be a state. “For our part, we clearly expressed our position, …
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