Press Release (99)019 17 Feb. 1999

NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana, to visit Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) and Bosnia-Herzegovina The Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, will be visit the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) and Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Thursday, 18 February 1999. He will be accompanied by SACEUR, General Wesley K. Clark. In FYROM (1), the Secretary General will meet the President, Mr. Kiro Gligorov, the Prime Minister, Ljubco Georgievski, and the Minister of Defence, Mr. Nikola Kljusev. The Secretary General will visit the NATO Extraction Force headquarters in Kumanovo. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Secretary General will meet with the members of the Presidency, the High Representative, Ambassador Carlos Westendorp, COMSFOR, General Montgomery C. Meigs, and representatives of international organizations. MEDIA ADVISORY FYROM (1) 11.00-14.00 Arrival in Skopje and meetings with President Gligorov, Prime Minister Georgievski and members of the government 12.15 Joint point de presse with Prime Minister, Mr. Georgievski 14.30-16.00 Visit to the Extraction Force in Kumanovo Bosnia-Herzegovina 17:45 Arrival in Sarajevo 18:00 Meeting with representatives of the Standing Committee on Military Matters (SCMM) at the "Marin Dvor" 18:45 Meeting with Ambassador Carlos Westendorp and representatives of international organizations 20:00 Working dinner with the members of the Presidency The Secretary General's schedule is subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service in Brussels, tel :+32 (0)2 707 50 41, fax: +32 (0)2 707 50 57. Footnotes Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.