Press Release (2003)042 7 May 2003

North Atlantic Council Meeting with the Political and Security Committee of the European Union The North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union will meet at 10:30 hours on Thursday, 8 May 2003, at the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels. On the first agenda item, the NAC-PSC will be briefed by the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1), Mr. Branko Crvenkovski. The NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, the PSC Chairman, Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos and the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski , will jointly take questions from the press at the end of the meeting, around 12:15 hours. 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. News and information will routinely be posted on the NATO website. Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name.

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