December, 2007

• 10 December

  Kosovo talks officially end

  Today marks the official end of the four-month Kosovo status negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will submit a report given to him by the mediating Troika to the UN Security Council. The report on the Kosovo talks states that Belgrade and Pristina promised to …

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• 10 December

  Turkey and Turkmenistan agree “to work harder” to boost ties

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbangly Berdimuhamedov have agreed to make an extra effort to boost relatiosn betwene the two countries, they disclosed in a joint press conference on Thursday.

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• 10 December

  Afghan, NATO forces battle for Musa Qala

  12-10-2007 Afghan and NATO troops fought to within a mile (two kilometres) Monday of the southern town of Musa Qala in a major offensive against Taliban insurgents holed up inside, defence officials said.

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• 9 December

  Turkey eyes law to get PKK members to quit: report

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s government is considering a new law to encourage members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to leave the separatist guerrilla group, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Sunday.

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• 9 December

  EU to agree Kosovo talks over

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders are expected to agree this week that efforts to reach a negotiated solution to the Kosovo problem are exhausted, and offer to take responsibility for security and justice in the breakaway Serbian province.

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• 9 December

  Bosnian Serbs vote for new president

  BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Citizens of Bosnia’s Serb Republic voted on Sunday in an early election for the mainly ceremonial post of regional president after the sudden death of President Milan Jelic.

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• 9 December

  Regional Cooperation Cemented by Ahmadinejad’s Doha Visit

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian president’s participation in the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit in Doha, Qatar strengthened security cooperation in the region, Bahraini foreign minister said.

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• 9 December

  Iranian VP to Leave for Damascus

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi is due to leave for Syria on Wednesday.

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• 9 December

  Talks Continued to Remove US Sanctions on Iranian Aviation

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Talks are continued by Iran’s Aviation Organization and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to remove US sanctions on Iranian aviation industry, head of IAO said.

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• 9 December

  Parliament Mulling Impeachment of Minister

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A number of Iranian MPs are collecting support for impeaching Agricultural Jihad Minister Mohammad Reza Eskandari, an informed source said here on Saturday.

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