Press Release (97)42 17 Apr. 1997

NATO Secretary General and Ambassadors Visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 April 1997 The Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Dr. Javier Solana, and the members of the North Atlantic Council in permanent session will visit Sarajevo on 18 April 1997. They will be accompanied by the Chairman of the Military Committee, General Klaus Naumann and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General George A. Joulwan. They will meet with members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Heads of several international civilian agencies, including OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, IPTF, and Ambassadors of troop contributing nations stationed in Sarajevo. They will visit SFOR troops at Rajlovac and Zetra, and will receive briefings by General W.Crouch (COMSFOR) at the SFOR HQ at Ilidza. MEDIA ADVISORY Two Photo Opportunities are planned. One is foreseen at 14.40 hours at the Zetra stadium and one at 16.05 at the Museum in Sarajevo(after meeting with the Presidency). A Press Conference will take place at 16.30 hours at the Press Center, Holiday Inn Hotel. The programme may be subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press Service in Brussels (tel:+ 32-2.707.50.41), SHAPE Public Information in Mons (tel: + 32-65-444119), or the SFOR Chief of Public Information in Sarajevo (tel: + 387-71-455382).