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NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, helped reinvigorate talks aimed at ending five months of violence and averting war in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 on a day's visit to the country on 26 July.
Lord Robertson flew to Skopje, the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1, to join other international representatives for a day's intensive negotiations. Together with the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, and the Chairman in Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, Lord Robertson met in turn with the country's president and prime minister, other representatives of the coalition government as well as leaders of key political parties.
Before the high-level visit, the Macedonian peace talks had stalled over a series of delicate issues, including the question of whether Albanian would be recognised as an official language, and continuing violence. At a press conference on the eve of his departure for Skopje, Lord Robertson explained that his message was that the only viable option was a political settlement; that no party could advance its cause through force; and that maintaining the cease-fire was critical to the success of talks.
In the wake of the high-level visit, all parties returned to the negotiating table for talks, which are being jointly brokered by EU Special Envoy François Léotard and US Special Envoy James Pardew.
.) Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.