The start of the EU-sponsored gas transit pipeline Nabucco should be given with the construction of of a gas network connection between Bulgaria and Turkey within one year, according to Bulgarian Economy Minister Traikov.

The UN Security Council is set to meet to discuss Kosovo, as Serbia seeks to contest the territory’s independence. Serb foreign ministry officials said UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the security situation in Kosovo is stable, but he warned about the situation in the country’s north, according local media. Instability in the north should not be underestimated