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Bulgaria's Neynski 'In Talks over Turkey Mission'
Nadezhda Neynsky, a former Bulgarian Foreign Minister (1997-2001), has said she has entered talks to take over Bulgaria's Embassy in Ankara.
Neynsky told the Bulgarian National Television on Thursday that she could not comment on the procedure, but added she was "ready to work for the Bulgarian national interest".
PM Gruevski Safe After Macedonian Govt Plane Makes Emergency Landing
The Macedonian government plane carrying Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Skopje from Strasbourg has made an emergency landing in Zurich over an unspecified malfunction, MIA news agency reported on Thursday.
The prime minister and the other passengers on board are safe, MIA quoted government spokesman Aleksandar Gjorgiev as saying.
Germany Backs Probe Into Macedonia Bloodshed
Steinmeier told a joint press conference with his Albanian counterpart, Ditmir Bushati, in Berlin that Albania's call for an international probe was justified.
"Last week's incident scared Europe. We hope the situation will not escalate and the authorities in Macedonia will make efforts towards a full and transparent investigation," he said.
NATO's Stoltenberg admits error in 'Macedonia' reference
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has, according to diplomatic sources, assured Greek officials that he did not consciously refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as ?Macedonia? in comments made before a meeting European Union foreign and defense ministers earlier this week.
UN Human Rights Chief Visits Crisis-Torn Macedonia
Ivan Simonovic's visit is the first to Macedonia by a senior UN human rights official since 1999 and he will be joined by colleagues from the UN Department of Political Affairs.
Simonovic will be meeting the country's embattled authorities "and other stakeholders on the current political situation as it relates to relevant human rights considerations," a press release reads.
Events in Macedonia "orchestrated from outside"
Moscow believes the events in Macedonia are being "orchestrated from outside," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Speaking before the Federation Council, Lavrov said the reason could be the desire to influence the Macedonian government over its refusal to join anti-Russian sanctions, and the decision to support South Stream, and then Turkish Stream pipelines.
Albania PM Threatens to Block Macedonia's NATO Accession
Albania could impose a veto on the NATO membership candidacy of Macedonia if the country continuously fails to respect the rights of its ethnic Albanian minority, PM Edi Rama has said.
Real Negotiations Have Not Started Yet, Macedonia's Zaev Says
We are currently in the process of negotiating. The talks, however, have not started yet in the words of opposition leader of the Macedonian social democrats Zoran Zaev.
He made the statement upon arriving in Skopje after the ten-hour negotiations with Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski in Strassburg.
Bulgaria Rejects Russian Allegations of Macedonia's Partitioning
Suggestions that a partitioning of Macedonia between Bulgaria and Albania is allegedly being discussed are "extremely irresponsible", Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Wednesday.
Russia Claims Macedonia Crisis Managed from Abroad
Russia on Wednesday blamed the political crisis in Macedonia on 'outside' forces trying to exert influence on Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski over his refusal to back Western sanctions against Moscow.
Skopje provocations in ruling party rally
Flags bearing the 16-beam Vergina Sun and maps of the so-called “Great Macedonia” were held by governing party VMRO-DPMNE supports in Skopje, during an anti-rally held and attended by PM Nikola Gruevski. The Skopje hands of the attending crowd pointed to the Skopjan “dream”. Three fingers for Vardaris, the Aegean Sea, and Pirin, and the “O” from the word “Obedineta” which means United.
Families of Kumanovo Gunmen Rally in Kosovo
Several hundred people gathered in Pristina on Wednesday to protest against the way the Kosovo government has reacted to the crisis in Macedonia after the shootings in Kumanovo.
The protesters included family members of the Kosovars who were killed or arrested in the police raid on Kumanovo two weeks ago.
Macedonia's Gruevski, Zaev Fail to Reach Agreement in Brussels Talks
Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski and opposition leader Zoran Zaev made on Tuesday and Wednesday another attempt at solving the political crisis into which the country plunged earlier this year.
This time, talks were held in Strasbourg, with the EU's regional policy commissioner Johannes Hahn and MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vaigl and Eduard Kukan acting as brokers.
No End to Macedonia Crisis After Strasbourg Talks
Hours-long talks in Strasbourg between Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and opposition Socal Democrat leader Zoran Zaev ended at 3.30am Wednesday without resolution to Macedonia's political crisis.
The three MEPs that facilitated the dialogue said they heard frank discussions from both leaders and extracted a commitment to meet again, however.
Greek coast guard rescues 38 migrants off western coast
The Greek coast guard rescued 38 migrants Tuesday found on a small boat off the country's western coast in the Ionian Sea, following a search and rescue operation launched after one of the passengers called authorities for help.