May, 2011

• 27 May

  Georgia-OSCE cooperation discussed in Tbilisi

  Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze met with OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek. The sides discussed the priority issues of cooperation between Georgia and the OSCE, the situation in the occupied territories and the Russian-Georgian relations. OSCE High Commissioner also visited Sukhumi on May 24-26 within the visit …

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• 27 May

  Albanian President meets with Kosovo’s Petrovic

  Albanian President Bamir Topi met on Wednesday (May 25th) with Kosovo Local Government Minister Slobodan Petrovic, praising efforts for an independent, multiethnic and democratic new country. Kosovo’s efforts to

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• 27 May

  BiH files new charges against Veselin Vlahovic

  The Prosecutor’s Office filed new charges Wednesday (May 25th) against Veselin Vlahovic, known as the “Monster of Grbavica”, for war crimes against Bosniak and Croat civilians committed during the 1992-1995 conflict.

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• 26 May

  Croatian President hails Ratko Mladic’s arrest

  Ratko Mladic’s arrest is good news for the region, said Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. “I, as well as the whole international community, expect a fair trial,” he said.

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• 26 May

  Dodik: Serbia fulfills its Dayton Agreement duties

  Ratko Mladic’s arrest is fulfillment of Serbia’s international duties under the Dayton Agreement, President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik. “The institutions of Republika Srpska have never defended someone who committed war crimes,” said Dodik.

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• 26 May

  European Parliament President welcomes Mladić arrest

  President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek welcomed on Thursday the arrest of former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army Ratko Mladić. Mladić’s arrest is a proof of Serbia’s efforts in

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• 26 May

  Catherine Ashton to visit Serbia, Kosovo

  EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet with top Serbian officials on Thursday in Belgrade, before heading south to Pristina. She will meet with Serbian President Boris Tadic, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, the head of Belgrade’s team in the dialogue with Pristina, Borislav Stefanovic, and

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• 26 May

  Ratko Mladic was arrested

  Ratko Mladic has been arrested, Serbian President Boris Tadic has confirmed. Serbian President Boris Tadic said that Mladic was arrested in Serbia on Thursday, and that the extradition process is underway.

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• 26 May

  EU watches election developments in Albania

  The outcome of the May 8th local elections is being closely watched by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele. In a

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• 26 May

  New contempt charges filed against Seselj

  The UN war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (May 24th) it has filed contempt of court charges against Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj for the third time.

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