Georgia: Visiting EU Delegation Offering Support, But Little Else

                   
rferl.org: EU -- Foreign Ministers Of Sweden, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania 11May2008 rferl.org
rferl.org     May 12, 2008            

The foreign ministers of Slovenia, Sweden, Poland, and Lithuania have begun a visit to Tbilisi, the second high-profile EU visit to the Georgian capital in less than a week. While Georgia interprets the visits as clear EU backing in its escalating standoff with Russia over the breakaway regions... [read full story]                

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Lithuania cuts deal to lift its veto on EU-Russia talks

earthtimes.org     May 12, 2008          

Vilnius - The Baltic nation of Lithuania agreed to lift its veto on the launching of a new European Union partnership agreement with Russia, local media reported Monday. Solidarity, demonstrated by the 27 EU nations and the European Commission, is n...                

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Lithuania drops objection to EU-Russian talks

people.com.cn     May 12, 2008          

The European Union has got a green light from Lithuania to launch the planned talks with Russia on forging a new strategic partnership, after Vilnius agreed Sunday to drop its objections to the talks. Foreign ministers from Sweden, ... ... The European Union has got a...                

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Lithuania Cuts Deal to Lift Veto on EU-Russia Talks

newslookup.com     May 12, 2008          

The Baltic nation of Lithuania agreed to lift its veto on the launching of a new European Union partnership agreement with Russia, local media reported on Monday, May 12. ... "Solidarity, demonstrated by the 27 EU nations and the European Commission, is not an empty...                

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Ukraine, Lithuania call on Russia to reconsider its support for separatist Georgian regions

iht.com     May 12, 2008          

The presidents of Lithuania and Ukraine on Monday called on Russia to reconsider its policy of strengthening ties with two breakaway regions in Georgia. ... Russia recently announced it would cooperate more closely with the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South...                

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Agreement on start of negotiations for new agreement with Russia

nieuwsbank.nl     May 12, 2008          

[ Maandag 12 mei 2008 | Sloveens voorzitterschap EU 2008 ] "We have reached a good agreement, which respects the needs of Lithuania while also taking into account the interests of the EU as a whole." This is how, in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on 11 May, the                

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Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister

iht.com     May 14, 2008          

The Kremlin rolled out the red carpet Wednesday for Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, the first foreign official to hold talks with President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin since they took up their new positions last week.                

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