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Updated: 07-Mar-2002 Week of 18-24 June 2001

18-29 Jun 2001
Exercise Clean Hunter 2001

A live-flying NATO exercise called Exercise Clean Hunter 2001 is taking place, 18-29 June, over northern Europe and northern France. This annual event aims to exercise Allied Air Forces North Headquarters, based in Germany, and its subordinate combined air operations centres, maintaining their professionalism in planning and conducting co-ordinated live air operations.

19-20 Jun 2001
Lord Robertson in the United States

Lord Robertson travelled to Chicago and Washington, 19-20 June, before attending the annual seminar organised by the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT), Norfolk, Virginia, 21-22 June, which focused this year on NATO military capabilities.
20 Jun 2001
Skopje requests NATO assistance

The North Atlantic Council issued a statement on 20 June responding to the request of President Trajkovski of the former Yugloslav Republic of Macedonia (1), that NATO assist his government in demilitarising the National Liberation Army (NLA) and disarming the ethnic Albanian extremists operating on the territory of this country.
21 Jun 2001
President of Poland at SHAPE

Aleksander Kwasniewski, the President of the Republic of Poland, paid an official visit to the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, in Mons on 21 June.
21 Jun 2001
Award of 33 NATO-EAPC Research Fellowships

NATO announces the award of 33 NATO-EAPC Research Fellowships to citizens of EAPC member nations, the award of two Institutional Fellowships to citizens of the Mediterranean Dialogue member states, and the award of the 2001-2003 Manfred Wrner Fellowship.

22 Jun 2001
Statement by Secretary General deploring renewed hostilities in the former Yugoslav Rebublic of Macedonia (1)

Statement by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson deploring renewed hostilities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) and emphasising NATO's preparedness to assist in receiving and destroying arms once a political agreement hab been reached.

  1. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.