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Bulgarian Transport Minister to Hold Talks with Protesting Greek Farmers

Bulgarian Transport Minister is traveling towards the Kulata checkpoint at the border with Greece in order to hold talks with the protesting Greek farmers.

The farmers have staged blockades on crossings along the Bulgarian-Greek border in the past weeks.

Until now, Greek farmers have refused to hold talks with Bulgarian authorities, private bTV station informs.

PM: London conference produces no united position on Syria

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that he met with over 30 European and world leaders at the Syria donor conference in London.

However, he added, he "did not hear a united position on a solution to the Syrian crisis," noting that Serbia was "shown great respect for its solidarity with refugees."

WikiLeaks' Assange to demand freedom as wins backing from UN panel

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will demand that he be allowed to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London a free man, after a U.N. panel ruled on Feb. 5 he was detained arbitrarily there.

Assange, who enraged the United States by publishing hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables, has been holed up in the embassy since 2012 to avoid a rape investigation. 

More Blockades at Bulgarian-Greek Checkpoints Expected as Farmers' Protests Continue

The protests of Greek farmers are expected to continue obstructing passage through checkpoints along the Bulgarian-Greek border on Friday.

The Bulgarian interior ministry informed on Friday morning that cars and buses are allowed to pass through all checkpoints along the border with Greece.

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