Afro-Eurasia

During the second Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Greece Ekaterina Zaharieva and Nikos Kotzias confirmed the strategic feature of the bilateral relations, stating their will for the deepening of the latter.

Serbian diplomats have been instructed to use every opportunity on the international scene to inform world officials about the true role of William Walker.

Walker is the former head the OSCE verification mission in Kosovo.

AP PHOTO/ RONALD ZAK - Jan. 25 1999

Serbian Prime Minister and President-elect Aleksandar Vucic commented to Sputnik on the recent remarks of former head of the OSCE verification mission in Kosovo William Walker that he "has a project to unite Albanians," saying that the 'Greater Albania' project was used as a pretext for NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia.

Serbia will ask the OSCE to urgently take a stance on the role of William Walker, the former head of its verification mission in Kosovo.

The Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting on Thursday.

Belgrade will address the UN because of a statement made by the former head of the OSCE verification mission in Kosovo.

This comes after reports that William Walker spoke about his work on a project of creating the Greater Albania.

After the former head of the OSCE mission in Kosovo said he is working on a project to unite Albanians, Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic accused him of lobbying for a ‘Greater Albania’.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said yesterday one of its staff was killed after an observer mission patrol vehicle hit a landmine in rebel-held east Ukraine.

It marked the first loss for the security body's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine since Europe's only war began more than three years ago.

Turkey slammed a recent report by international observers on the April 16 constitutional referendum, calling it "biased" and "unacceptable" on April 17.

Turkey's Supreme Election Board's (YSK) decision to deem unsealed ballots valid in the referendum had lifted significant assurances and that it was against the law, according to international observers. 

The United States has urged Turkish authorities to "ensure political freedom," free speech and the independence of the judiciary, the U.S. State Department spokesperson said on April 11, responding to a question on the upcoming charter referendum in Turkey.