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2 Oct	The WEU Council decides to end the Danube Embargo Enforcement Operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
7 Oct	Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, General Alexander Lebed, visits NATO Headquarters. Additional information: NATO Speeches: Press Conference of Secretary General and General Lebed at NATO Headquarters High resolution photos of the visit to NATO by General Aleksander Lebed
16 Oct	President Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania visits NATO. Additional information: NATO Speeches: Address By H.E. Mr. Algirdas Brazauskas, President Of The Republic Of Lithuania at the North Atlantic Council High resolution photos of the visit to NATO by Algirdas Brazauskas, President of Lithuania
17 Oct	Visit to NATO by President Michal Kovac of Slovakia. Additional information: NATO Speeches: Address by H.E. Michal Kovac, President of the Slovak Republic at the North Atlantic Council High resolution photos of the visit to NATO by Michal Kovac, President of Slovakia
19 Oct	Russian President Boris Yeltsin replaces his recently-appointed Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Lebed by the Speaker of the Duma Ivan Rybkin.
29 Oct	Malta announces its intention to withdraw from the Partnership for Peace Programme.