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NATO's 19 Permanent Representatives, the Secretary General, Lord Robertson, and the Chairman of the Military Committee, Admiral Guido Venturoni, all travelled to the Balkans between 17 and 19 July. The aim of the visit was to witness the progress made toward normalisation in Kosovo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to meet with officials in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.
They were briefed by representatives from KFOR, SFOR, the UN and other international organisations working in the region. When meeting with locals from different ethnic groups, they emphasised the need to look beyond past tensions, especially in the context of the upcoming elections in Kosovo this Autumn.
Among the many activities and appointments spread across these three days, the members of the North Atlantic Council attended the inauguration ceremony of SFOR's new headquarters at Camp Butmir. This has been viewed as one of the signs that the general situation has improved in the region: SFOR's move from camp Ilidza to camp Butmir in May 2000 (see NATO Update 17-23 May 2000) meant that the municipality of Ilidza could, from then on, be managed by local authorities.
This is the second visit of NATO Ambassadors to the Balkans. The first took place in October 1999, soon after Lord Robertson had taken up his functions as Secretary General.
.) Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.