Foreign Relations
Turkish Cypriot, Greek Cypriot leaders agree on single sovereignty, citizenship
03/07/2008
Rival Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders agreed "in principle" on the key issues of the decades-long Cyprus standoff, raising hopes for a comprehensive settlement soon.
Macedonia, Kosovo border to be marked by summer's end
03/07/2008
The disputed 150km-long border between Macedonia and Kosovo has posed a problem since Macedonia's independence in 1991.
United States ready to provide $400m in financial support to Kosovo
03/07/2008
WASHINGTON, United States -- Washington is ready to provide $400m in financial support to Kosovo at a donors' conference in Brussels late next week,...
Russian president criticises Ban over UNMIK restructuring decision
03/07/2008
MOSCOW, Russia -- New President Dmitry Medvedev criticised UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his unilateral decision to reconfigure UNMIK, thus al...
France's Sarkozy urges Macedonia to resolve name dispute with Greece
03/07/2008
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is urging Macedonia to intensify efforts to resolve its long-standing name dispute with Greece....
Serbia dismisses second official in United States for helping suspected criminal flee
03/07/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- The government dismissed the Serbian consul general to the United States, Slobodan Nenadovic, on Wednesday (July 2nd) amid eviden...
Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot leaders agree in principle on single sovereignty
02/07/2008
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- President Demetris Christofias of the Greek Cypriot community and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat agreed in principle Tues...
US demands extradition of Serbian basketball player who fled after attack
02/07/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- US Ambassador to Belgrade Cameron Munter officially requested on Tuesday (July 1st) the arrest and extradition of Miladin Kovacev...
Skopje hosts forum on Balkan security
02/07/2008
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- A regional forum titled "Balkan Security: NATO after the Bucharest Summit" opens on Wednesday (July 2nd) in Skopje. Participants...
Macedonia, Kosovo formally start border demarcation
01/07/2008
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Macedonia and Kosovo posted a triangular sign on Monday (June 30th) to mark the formal start of demarking their 150km-long bilat...
Kosovo deputy minister dismissed after heated parliamentary debate
01/07/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Prime Minister Hashim Thaci sacked Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Naser Osmani on Monday (June 30th), saying the constitut...
Serbia's Tadic urges African Union members to reject Kosovo's independence
01/07/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- President Boris Tadic is asking African countries not to recognise Kosovo's independence. Addressing the African Union summit Mon...
Diplomatic Diary: BiH faces "important challenges" for transition
01/07/2008
High Representative Miroslav Lajcak was in Brussels last week. Also in diplomatic news: Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou is in China and Croatian President Stipe Mesic is in Spain.
Kosovo Serbs convene parliament; Pristina, international authorities object
30/06/2008
Kosovo Serbs defiantly formed their own parallel parliament in Kosovo at the weekend, but the parties that will spearhead the new government -- the Democratic Party and G17 Plus -- did not participate in the inaugural assembly.
Athens, Skopje want progress in name dispute talks, Nimetz says
30/06/2008
UN envoy Matthew Nimetz met with Greek and Macedonian representatives late last week to discuss the ongoing name dispute. The envoy is expected to hold another round of discussions by July 9th.
