Eurasia Press & News

Thousands of Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia to demand the resignation of the country’s government for a 36th day in a row. Close to 2 000 are reported to be already on Independence square

Bosnia’s state security agency on Friday announced the arrest of a Muslim member of parliament suspected of war crimes against

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga has asked for a group of EU observers to monitor the municipal elections that should be held in Kosovo in November. She sent her request to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged the international community, first and foremost the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to move into action for Syria.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will travel to Baku August 15 to attend the summit of Turkic-language states. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be accompanying the Turkish leader on his visit, with a number of official meetings on the President’s agenda.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort.

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius. The meeting was held in the palace of the government in Vilnius.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov appointed Turkmen Ambassador to Romania Shohrat Jumayev extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Croatia, the Turkmen government said today.

Protesters formed a human chain on Thursday around the Bulgarian parliament in capital Sofia on the 35th day of demonstrations against Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski’s government.

The Greek police have banned public protests in Athens on Thursday during a visit by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble.