NATO Secretary General to visit Kosovo on Friday, 14 March 2008

The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Kosovo on Friday, 14 March 2008 and will meet with COMKFOR,  Lieutenant General Xavier de Marnhac and visit KFOR troops.

The Secretary General will also meet in Pristina with President Fatmir Sejdiu and  Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, with the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Joachim Rücker,with  the International Civilian Representative and European Union Special Representative (ICR/EUSR), Mr. Pieter Feith and  with the EULEX Kosovo Head of Mission, Mr. Yves de Kermabon. The Secretary General will also visit Mitrovica and meet with leaders of local communities.  

Media Advisory
12:25	The NATO Secretary General meets President Sejdiu and Prime Minister Thaci – Photo Opportunity – Film City - Pristina
17:55	The NATO Secretary General meets the press – Airport - Pristina

The programme of the visit is subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service at tel: +32 (0) 2707 5041, fax +32 (0)2 707 5057 or KFOR Press Office, Pristina, at tel: + 377 44 501 031 or +377 44 504 914

Tel: +32 (0)2 707 50 41 - Fax: +32 (0)2 707 50 57
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