May, 2009

• 6 May

  US Congressmen Petition For Macedonia

  Fifteen US Congressmen have sent a letter to the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton calling for a speedy and just resolution of the long running name row between Athens and Skopje. The congressmen urge the US administration to review Macedonia’s role in contributing to the stability in the southern …

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• 6 May

  Serbs Urged to Return to their Kosovo Homes

  Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, has urged Kosovo citizens, particularly ethnic Serbs, to return to Kosovo. Along with the Minister for Return and Communities in Kosovo’s government, Sasa Rasic, Thaci invited Serbs to return to Kosovo and re-start their lives in the “Kosovar system of living”. “The government of the …

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• 6 May

  Bosnia, IMF Agree €1.2 Bln Stand-by Deal

  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has agreed to support Bosnia’s struggling budgets with €1.2 ($1.61) over the next three years, as long as the country reins in its public spending. “Consideration by the (IMF’s Executive) Board will follow the implementation of a number of measures mainly on the fiscal front …

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• 6 May

  Afghans: US bombing run kills dozens of civilians

  KABUL – Afghan officials said U.S.-ordered bombing runs killed dozens of civilians taking shelter Tuesday from a battle with Taliban militants, and villagers took several truckloads of bodies to show the provincial governor. The U.S. promised a joint investigation. A provincial councilman said he saw about 30 bodies, many of …

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• 5 May

  Rušenje SIPA

  Author: Mirza Čubro Državna agencija za istrage i zaštitu (SIPA) zbog apsurdnih zakonskih odredbi na može zaposliti nove djelatnike iako svakom odjelu unutar ove agencije nedostaje orgoman broj policajaca i istražitelja. Vlasti BiH u produciranju afera i nelogičnosti često nadmaše same sebe, što je zaista teško. Jasno je da politički …

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• 5 May

  Russia`s Lavrov Drops NATO Talks Over Expulsions

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dropped plans to attend a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council this month in protest at NATO’s expulsion of Russian diplomats, Russia’s NATO envoy said on Tuesday. NATO said it regretted Russia’s decision and hoped a new date would soon be agreed for the talks. …

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• 5 May

  Belgium Asks Russia When Expelled Diplomats to Go

  The Belgian government has asked Russia when two diplomats expelled by NATO over a spy scandal will be leaving their posts, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday. NATO, whose headquarters are in Brussels, expelled the two men on Wednesday, the same day the military alliance held its first formal …

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• 5 May

  Montenegrin president starts consultations on new government

  ODGORICA, Montenegro President Filip Vujanovic was to begin consultations Monday (May 4th) with Montenegro’s political parties regarding the formation of a new government. The talks, however, are being boycotted by two opposition parties — the Socialist People’s Party and New Serbian Democracy.

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• 5 May

  Armenian opposition leader backs efforts to normalise ties with Turkey

  YEREVAN, Armenia Former president and opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian said on Friday (May 1st) that his Armenian National Congress Party will back reconciliation efforts towards Turkey.

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• 5 May

  Turkey assumes command of counter-piracy naval force in Aden Gulf

  ANKARA, Turkey Admiral Caner Bener, of the Turkish Navy, has assumed command of an international naval task force established to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. He succeeds US Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. Turkey is the second nation to command the UN-led Combined Task Force 151, …

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