December, 2011

• 15 December

  Georgia hopes for non-use of force agreement with Russia

  The document on prevention of tension in the Caucasus, drawn up by the co-chairs of Geneva Talks, contains proposals on reaching an agreement on the issue; within document framework, all parties, including Russia, agreed to sign

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• 15 December

  UN Peacekeeping troops presence Cyprus extended for 7 Months

  The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus until 19 July 2012, and called on the leadership of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities to accelerate the pace of talks aimed at reunification. 

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• 14 December

  Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia to co-operate on wartime missing persons

  At a meeting on Mt Vlasic, representatives of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia discussed the future of the search for and identification of missing persons, and agreed to continue co-operation. Representatives of the International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP, Bosnia’s Institute for Missing Persons, INO, the Commission for Detained and Missing …

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• 14 December

  Bosnia arrests three Muslims over war crimes

  Three Bosnian Muslims, including two active police officers, were arrested Wednesday accused of involvement in the torture of ethnic Croats during the country’s 1992-1995 war, prosecutors said.

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• 14 December

  Skopje makes effort for NATO entry

  The authorities in Skopje launch a diplomatic battle for NATO membership. The government’s strategy was to present the member states with the situation after the ruling of the International Court of Justice. Macedonia will seek support for its NATO entry to be included on the agenda of the NATO summit …

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• 14 December

  Serbia cannot recognize Kosovo to enter EU, says Boris Tadic

  Serbia has been asked to recognize Kosovo in order to obtain an EU candidate country status, but it has refused, said Serbian President Boris Tadic. Commenting on Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic’s statement that Serbia had to recognize Kosovo to get a candidate country status, Boris Tadic said a similar …

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• 14 December

  U.S. backs Bosnia’s unity

  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that the U.S supported united Bosnia-Herzegovina and wanted to see the country make progress next year. She met with Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Željko Komšić in Washington. The U.S. secretary of state said the U.S. believed that Bosnia-Herzegovina would make progress in 2012 …

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• 14 December

  18th Round of negotiations on Caucasus to start in Geneva

  Next, the 18th round of discussions on security in the Caucasus will be held in Geneva on Dec. 14. A Georgian delegation headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze is already there. The negotiations in Geneva format on prevention of tension in the Caucasus will be held with the …

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• 14 December

  The Netherlands will keep blocking Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen entry

  The Netherlands is firm on vetoing Bulgaria’s and Romania’s Schengen entry if there is a vote on the matter, according to Gerd Leers, Dutch Minister of Immigration and Asylum Affairs. Leers has spoken Tuesday, before the last for 2011 meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA). According to …

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• 14 December

  EULEX checks Russian trucks in North Kosovo

  A Russian convoy of about 20 trucks transporting humanitarian aid to Serbs in northern Kosovo has been stopped and checked on the Kosovo-Serbia border at Jarinje. European police and customs officers in Kosovo stopped a convoy of about 20 trucks allegedly transporting humanitarian aid from Russia to the Serbs of …

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