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Former commander of Muslim units in Srebrenica and former Hague indictee Naser Oric will be extradited to Bosnia-Herzegovina, N1 is reporting.

The decision was made under shortened procedure, the federal justice office of Switzerland has confirmed for this outlet.

Former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric will to be extradited from Switzerland to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he is under investigation for war crimes, despite Belgrade’s plea for him to be sent to Serbia.

Turkey became Europe's 10th cheapest country in terms of goods and services in 2014, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) said in a written statement on June 25. 

The comparisons were made between prices in the 28 EU member countries, Switzerland, Iceland, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Bosnia Herzegovina. 

Award-winning Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan performed a concert on June 23 outside the Akdamar Church on the historical Akdamar Island in the eastern province of Van.

The concert on Akdamar Island was "vigorous," said Tamar Nalc?, the project coordinator at Anadolu Kültür (Anatolian Culture), a non-profit cultural institution that organized Hamasyan's concerts in Turkey.

The committee organising the 20th anniversary commemoration of the 1995 massacres said on Tuesday that it will postpone the planned July 11 ceremony until Oric, the wartime Bosnian Army commander in Srebrenica, is released from detention in Switzerland.

Swiss Ambassador to Bulgaria Denis Knobel and Bulgarian Social Minister Ivaylo Kalfin signed agreements with the municipalities of Burgas, Ruse and Sliven that will be aimed at stimulating the social inclusion of Roma and other vulnerable ethnic groups.

Azerbaijan allocates a significant portion of its budget to boosting its image in the international arena. It?s much wiser to do so rather than dedicating its budget to military spending. No matter how much Baku spends on its army, it cannot match that of Russia, which it would face in the event of an armed conflict with Armenia to get back its territories under Armenian occupation. 

Award-winning Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan performed a concert on June 21 in the historic ruins of Ani, located on the Turkish-Armenian border. 

The Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina has asked Switzerland "to return Naser Oric to Bosnia" - that is, not to extradite him to Serbia.

Oric is a former wartime commander of the Muslim forces in the Srebrenica area who is wanted in Serbia on war crimes charges, and was detained in Switzerland earlier this month.

Serbia’s justice ministry has formally requested the extradition of Naser Oric, the former commander of Bosniak forces in Srebrenica, who was arrested in Switzerland this month.