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SG/SM/7459

FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA AND GREECE HOLD TALKS ON 15 JUNE

20 June 2000


Press Release
SG/SM/7459


FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA AND GREECE HOLD TALKS ON 15 JUNE

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The following statement was issued on 15 June by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Pursuant to the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995, representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met on 15 June 2000, under the auspices of the Secretary-General. The Greek side was represented by the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, Ambassador Elias Gounaris. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was represented by Ambassador Ivan Tosevsky. The Secretary-General was represented by his Special Representative, Matthew Nimetz. The parties continued to exchange views in the context of article 5 of the Interim Accord. They decided to meet again on a date to be agreed.

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