More than 10,000 persons still missing in Balkan region

Belgrade, 15 August 2017 (MIA) - There are still 10,600 persons listed as missing in the Balkan region from the period of the conflicts in 1990s, President of the Serbian Commission for Missing Persons Veljko Odalovic said on Tuesday.
Time is not an ally in solving the issue, he said, pointing out that the problem of the missing is becoming increasingly difficult to solve, as there is less and less new information and readiness to share it with governmental bodies involved in this job.
'This issue is societal and humanitarian, but also a significant political matter, which should be resolved for the sake of stabilizing the region. There are about 10,600 missing persons in the region – the size of a town – and it is an obstacle to start the normalization of relations in the full capacity. Behind those 10,600 missing persons are tens or hundreds of thousands of family members, those who are directly interested in their fate,' Odalovic said. lk/19:10
###



Greece asks for EU help to fight forest fires north of Athens
Athens, 16 August 2017 (MIA) - Greece turned to the European Union for help after a series of forest fires have enveloped north of Athens.
Some 60 firefighters from Cyprus were dispatched to help 400 Greek colleagues and soldiers who are actively fighting the major fire. Specialized planes and trucks are used to protect homes 45 kilometers north of Athens. So far 20 houses were burnt down, but fortunately no injuries have been reported.cc/10:22
###



Turkish FM Cavusoglu disputes Lausanne Treaty
Athens, 16 August 2017 (MIA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has disputed the Treaty of Lausanne, which set out the modern borders between Greece and Turkey, saying that Ankara will not accept “de facto situations” in the Aegean Sea, Greece's Kathimerini reported.
Speaking before Turkey’s National Assembly, Cavusoglu said that a number of interconnected problems remain in the Aegean between the two neighboring countries.
“Among these problems is the question of sovereignty of certain islets and rocky formations, and the fact that there are no sea borders which are set by an international agreement between Turkey and Greece,” he said.
The Turkish foreign minister said the problem concerns the interpretation of articles of the Lausanne Treaty of 1923 and the Paris Treaty of 1947, adding that issues are currently discussed within the context of existing channels of communication between Ankara and Athens.
“Our country wants to find a fair solution to all problems within the framework of international law and taking into account its basic rights and interests,” Cavusoglu said.
“In this context, we have announced that we shall not accept de facto situations that Greece may attempt to create in geographical areas with disputed [territorial] status,” he said. ba/13:05
###



Turkey says Aegean Sea border remains an open issue with Greece
Ankara, 16 August 2017 (MIA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the Aegean Sea border issue and the ownership of a number of islands and islets remains an open issue between Turkey and Greece.
Cavusoglu told the Turkish Parliament that the core of the problem is that Greece and Turkey don't have a clearly defined Aegean border agreed in one internationally accepted treaty, and that there are problems in defining clauses in the 1923 Lausanne Treaty and the 1947 Paris Treaty.
Greece usually reacts anxiously whenever Turkey raises the issue of the disputed Aegean islets and the islets in the sea off Crete. A total of 18 islands and islets are disputed between the two countries.



Прочитајте: затвори
Spain wants involvement in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue: paper
NATO starts Montenegro air patrols
Turkey, U.S. agree roadmap to avert crisis in Syria's Manbij, few details
Anti-migrant party tops Slovenia election
IDIVIDI Сервиси
Пребарување
Пребарување по клучен збор во содржина
webmail
IDIVIDI Речник
Powered by MagnumPRO
Download