Bulgaria to brief EU on bus bombing probe results February 10, 2013 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bulgaria's Foreign Minister says he will brief his EU colleagues on the results of the probe that linked the Shiite group Hezbollah to last year's bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver, the Associated Press reports. The findings, announced on Tuesday, Feb 5, brought renewed pressure on the European Union from the U.S., Israel and Canada to designate the group a terrorist organization and to crack down on its fundraising operations across Europe. The EU, which regards Hezbollah as a legitimate political organization, has resisted such a move. Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov says that in the Feb 18 meeting Bulgaria's position will be made clear. Partner news  Top stories U.S. officials say they want to advance efforts to start talks between the Syrian government and opposition leaders. The international conference, backed by Russia and the U.S., aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament.   Partner news |  Latest news Yerevan to host NOFI Festival of Non-commercial Films  The jury includes renowned experts of noncommercial cinema and representatives of Union of Cinematographers of Armenia.Armenian lawyers to stage protest against court of cassation Judicial strike is aimed against the principle of the court of cassation to have the case undergo legal procedure and further reject.Russian envoy presents credentials to Armenian President President Sargsyan hailed the cooperation in the fields of politics and economy as well as partnership with CSTO and CIS.Swiss envoy awarded with Foreign Ministry's Medal of Honor Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Switzerland’s outgoing ambassador Konstantin Obolensky. |
