Foreign Relations
UNMIK's Zannier says no one will impose six-point plan on Kosovo
03/12/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier said on Tuesday (December 2nd) the international community will not impose implementation of the six...
Serbia asks NATO to lift restrictions on buffer zone along Kosovo
03/12/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Chief of Staff General Zdravko Ponos says Serbia has asked NATO to lift movement restrictions in a 5km buffer zone along Kosovo,...
NATO says Macedonia's entry hinges on resolving name dispute
03/12/2008
Macedonia will be able to join NATO as soon as it resolves its long-standing name dispute with Greece, the Alliance's foreign ministers said on Wednesday.
Croatia, Slovenia move to improve relations
03/12/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Croatia and Slovenia took a step forward Tuesday (December 2nd) in overcoming long-standing disagreements. "We are very close to...
Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot leaders hold another round of talks
03/12/2008
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met again on Tuesday (December 2nd) in a bid to reunify...
Balkan interior ministers agree to boost co-operation against organised crime
30/11/2008
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The interior ministers of BiH, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia agreed on Saturday (November 29th) to boost c...
UN Security Council approves Ban's six-point plan
27/11/2008
The UN secretary-general's blueprint for EULEX's deployment has won unanimous backing from Security Council members. Pristina has voiced serious reservations but says it will co-operate with the international community.
Greece backs Cyprus in oil exploration row with Turkey
27/11/2008
ATHENS, Greece -- President Karolos Papoulias met on Wednesday (November 26th) with visiting Cypriot counterpart Demetris Christofias and said neithe...
Turkey signs Albania's NATO membership protocol
27/11/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The government signed the protocol for Albania's membership in NATO on Wednesday (November 26th), a day after parliament ratified i...
Russia to scrap visas for Serbian nationals
27/11/2008
MOSCOW, Russia -- Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic says likely that Russia will introduce a visa-free regime for all Serbian citizens before...
UN chief presents report on reconfiguring international presence in Kosovo
26/11/2008
NEW YORK, United States -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a report Tuesday (November 25th) on reconfiguring the international presence in...
Macedonia to open embassy in Norway next year
26/11/2008
OSLO, Norway --Macedonia will open an embassy in Oslo in the first half of 2009, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski announced on Tuesday (November 25th)...
Turkey hits back in oil exploration dispute with Cyprus
26/11/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The government on Tuesday (November 25th) accused a Greek Cypriot oil exploration mission in the Mediterranean of violating its ter...
Turkey, Armenia discuss normalising relations
25/11/2008
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Monday (November 24th) his country is ready to launch diplomatic relations an...
Cyprus accuses Turkey of obstructing oil exploration
25/11/2008
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- The government on Monday (November 24th) accused Turkey of violating international law by obstructing its oil exploration activiti...
