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Secretary
General's Statement on Depleted Uranium
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In the wake of public interest in possible environmental
health risks associated with the use of depleted
uranium in the Balkans, the North Atlantic Council,
NATO's highest decision-making body, met on Wednesday
10 January.
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Visit
of Yugoslav official to NATO HQ
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A Yugoslav minister visited NATO for the first time
since the defeat of Slobodan Milosevic's regime in
democratic elections and its ouster in popular demonstrations
last autumn. Goran Svilanovic, foreign minister since
Yugoslavia's democratic transition, visited NATO HQ
on 10 January and met with Lord Robertson and NATO
Ambassadors.
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NATO
Science grant for Russian university
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The Vladivostok
State University of Economics and Services has
won a NATO Science grant to develop a computer network
in Primorye Territory. This project will create
a regional network infrastructure linking the educational
and scientific centres of Vladivostok, Nakhodka,
Ussuriisk and Artyom. It also plans to maintain
links with the University of California, with which
it set up the project, by purchasing a satellite
communications ground station.
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NATO
Secretary General in Sweden
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson visited Sweden,
current holder of the Presidency of the European
Union, on 11 January. In discussions with Swedish
Foreign Minister Anna Lindh and Defence Minister
Björn von Sydow, Lord Robertson underlined
his determination to establish a robust link between
NATO and the European Union in the area of crisis
management.
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Kouchner
Tribute
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KFOR Commander Carlo Cabigiosu paid tribute to Bernard
Kouchner (photo), outgoing United Nations Special
Representative in Kosovo for his peace-building efforts
in the province. Dr. Kouchner, who served in Kosovo
for 18 months following NATO's air campaign, left
on 13 January to be replaced by former Danish Defence
Minister, Hans Haekkerup.
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