Eurasia Press & News
Skopje – Macedonia’s negotiators in the UN-sponsored talks over the “name row†with Greece, are leaving for New York to convey Skopje’s view on the latest settlement plan.
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October, 2008
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28 October
Macedonia, Russia to Scrap Visas
Skopje – Macedonia and Russia on Tuesday in Moscow have signed a deal to scrap visas for visitors to each other’s countries, local media report.
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28 October
Albania Government Won’t Budge on Justice
Tirana – Albania’s Justice Minister, Enkelejd Alibeaj has rejected calls by interest groups, US diplomats and Albania’s President to review a series of bills that aim to reform the justice system.
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28 October
UN: No Administrative Partition of Kosovo
Pristina – The UN Mission in Kosovo has denied reports that the mission’s envoy for talks with Belgrade, Andrew Landley, proposed the administrative partition of Kosovo.
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28 October
Ammunition Found in Kosovo Officer’s Home
Pristina – Arms, ammunition and other military supplies from the old Yugoslav army were confiscated during a raid on a Kosovo police officer’s home.
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28 October
Germany Backs Kosovo’s Territorial Integrity
Pristina – Germany is against Kosovo’s partition and fully backs the blueprint for Kosovo’s independence devised by ex-UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari, says Germany’s Defence Minister.
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28 October
Hundreds of Iraq Christian families return: MP
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Hundreds of Christian families who fled Iraq’s northern city of Mosul in fear for their lives this month have returned home in the past few days, a senior Christian lawmaker said Tuesday.
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28 October
Turkey bombs PKK targets in N. Iraq
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish separatist targets on Tuesday in northern Iraq with the backing of artillery fire from Turkey, the military said.
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28 October
Hamas says W. Bank arrests could harm unity talks
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas said Tuesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s security forces had arrested 170 of its members in the West Bank in the past four weeks in a campaign that could hamper Egyptian-sponsored unity talks.
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28 October
France hopes for pact progress at EU-Russia summit
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – The European Union will discuss a timetable for resuming partnership talks with Russia at a summit next month, France’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday.
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