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The Serbian government has resolved to reinstate its diplomatic missions in all countries that recognized Kosovo as an independent state, the governmental press service said on Thursday. 
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate for the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) by four months, until February 15, 2009. 
Russia has officially notified the EU that it has completed the full withdrawal of its peacekeepers from buffer zones adjacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. 
The U.S. defense secretary vowed Thursday to support Georgia's bid to join NATO at the alliance's meeting in December, his Georgian counterpart said after the two met in Budapest, Georgian television reported. 
Russia is concerned about recent Ukrainian policies towards Russia's Black Sea Fleet, which the Foreign Ministry said Thursday were aimed at stoking tensions over its presence on the Crimean peninsula. 
North Korea warned Thursday that repeated violations of its waters by South Korean warships are raising the prospect of a military clash in the Yellow Sea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. 
Ukraine hopes to play a role in the completion of the Arab Gas Pipeline intended for natural gas deliveries from Egypt to Europe via Syria and Turkey, Ukraine's UNIAN news agency reported Thursday. 
South Ossetia's acting interior minister expressed his concern on Thursday over the build up of Georgian police in buffer zones close to the region's border following the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers. 
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday he could lead an electoral coalition at snap parliamentary polls fixed for December 7, the UNIAN news agency said. 
The Russian president said Thursday that he sees positive dynamics in relations with Kyrgyzstan, including in the energy sector, as bilateral trade between the countries increased by some 60% year on year. 
Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] has no plans to buy back its stock due to the ongoing global financial crisis, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Thursday. 
The United States has notified Japan that it will remove North Korea from its list of terrorism sponsoring states later this month, the Kyodo news agency reported Thursday. 



