News archive of April 2017

BELGRADE - Following a French court's decision to reject a Serbian extradition request for Ramus Haradinaj - a former "Kosovo Liberation Army" commander wanted by Belgrade for war crimes against Serbs - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic sent a letter to French counterpart Francois Hollande, noting the decision was political and that it further solidified a belief there was no justice for Serb

BELGRADE/COLMAR - The appeals court in Colmar, France, which on Thursday rejected a Serbian extradition request for Ramus Haradinaj, cited Belgrade's failure to meet procedural requirements as the reason behind the decision.

While noting that the Serbian request was not political, it said not all formal requirements had been met for it to be accepted.

Turkish and Indian leaders stressed the importance of trade and direct investment during a business summit in New Delhi on May 1.    

Speaking at the Turkey-India Business Forum, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said meetings held during his official visit to India would mark a new era for business ties, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to further improve bilateral relations with India ahead of his official visit to the country on April 30.

Both in his remarks to the Indian channel WION and a media briefing in Istanbul on April 30, Erdoğan vowed to boost relations with India. 

Manchester United FC legend Arthur Albinston awarded on Saturday in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, Central Bulgaria, the winners in the football tournament for disadvantaged children, BNR announced.

Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats said Sunday they would push ahead in forming a government with ethnic Albanian partners, following an eruption of violence when protesters who oppose them stormed parliament, AFP reported.

In this day and age, the young and beautiful live and die on social media. And it's been a sudden and ugly death for the ill-fated Fyre Festival, a multiday music, art and culture party that promised "an invitation to let loose and unplug with the likeminded" on the Bahamian island of Exuma.

In an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Caretaker Minister of Labour and Social Policy Galab Donev described the formation of a parliamentary commission for analyzing the problems connected with unpaid salaries by different companies as a positive step.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday divorce talks with the European Union would be difficult, responding to the tough stance taken by EU leaders over the upcoming Brexit negotiations, Reuters reported.

The number of visitors to the Ivan Vazov House Museum in Sopot has reached 40 000 people after the creation of the tourist route "In the Steps of Vazov and his Heroes". This was said by Stefan Filchev, director of the museum, for FOCUS Radio - Plovdiv.