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"Russian Church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute"

"Russian Church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute"

BELGRADE -- Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev has said that Moscow wants to mediate in the church dispute between Belgrade and Skopje.

This is according to the Religious Information Agency (VIA), which referred to him as "the second most senior official" of the Russian Orthodox Church.

PM Davutoğlu sees Turkey as transit hub for region

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has stressed on late Dec. 23 Ankara’s ambition to make the country a transit hub for all energy in the region.

“All energy will flow through Turkey just as all roads lead to Rome,” he said in a conference of ambassadors in the Macedonian capital of Skopje.

Turkey-Macedonia economic ties should boost on heels of shared culture: Turkish PM

Close cultural ties between Turkey and Macedonia are valuable for business and the two countries should elevate their economic relations to the level their historic partnership deserves, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said while visiting Macedonia.

Brawl Reported at Macedonian Party Congress

Albanian-language media in Macedonia have reported an exchange of punches between two rival groups at Tuesday's congress of the DUI in the town of Struga, which apparently left one man in hospital with head injuries.

The party itself has stayed silent. Its spokesperson, Bujar Osmani, was not available for comment on Wednesday. The police said no incident was reported.

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