Press Release (2006)056 22 May 2006

Visit to the North Atlantic Council by Dr. Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Jovan Manasijevski, Minister of Defence, of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1), on Monday, 22 May, 2006 Dr. Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Jovan Manasijevski, Minister of Defence of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will visit NATO Headquarters on Monday, 22 May 2006 in the framework of the Membership Action Plan. They will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and will exchange views with the North Atlantic Council. There will be no media opportunity. 1. Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.

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