Press Release (98)92 20 July 1998

NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana to visit Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1) The Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, will visit the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1) on Wednesday, 22 July, and Thursday, 23 July 1998. He will meet the President, Mr. Kiro Gligorov, in Ohrid, on the afternoon of 23 July. Before that, in Skopje, he will meet the Prime Minister, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, the Foreign Minister, Dr. Blagoj Handziski, the Defence Minister, Dr. Lazar Kitanovski, and parliamentarians. MEDIA ADVISORY A Press Conference will be held at 14:30 on Thursday, 23 July, at the Villa Biljana in Ohrid. The Secretary General's schedule is subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service in Brussels, tel: (32)2 707 50 41, fax: (32)2 707 50 57. Footnotes Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.