ZAGREB, Apr 7 (Hina) - The Croatian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said in a statement Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader would head a delegation at a special European Union (EU) Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday.
The meeting will gather foreign ministers of countries neighbouring Yugoslavia and will be a continuation of the dialogue the EU began with Yugoslavia's neighbours in Petersberg near Bonn last week with aim to coordinate efforts directed at alleviating the refugee catastrophe of ethnic Kosovo Albanians. It was agreed in Petersberg to set up a foundation to assist Albania, Macedonia, and the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro, which were hit the most with the refugee wave. Also pointed out was the urgency of coordinating all relevant international organisations, individual countries, and non-government organisations in offering and distributing humanitarian aid to the
ZAGREB, Apr 7 (Hina) - The Croatian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday
said in a statement Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader would head a
delegation at a special European Union (EU) Council of Ministers
meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday.
The meeting will gather foreign ministers of countries
neighbouring Yugoslavia and will be a continuation of the dialogue
the EU began with Yugoslavia's neighbours in Petersberg near Bonn
last week with aim to coordinate efforts directed at alleviating
the refugee catastrophe of ethnic Kosovo Albanians.
It was agreed in Petersberg to set up a foundation to assist
Albania, Macedonia, and the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro, which
were hit the most with the refugee wave. Also pointed out was the
urgency of coordinating all relevant international organisations,
individual countries, and non-government organisations in
offering and distributing humanitarian aid to the refugees.
Last week's conference gathered the foreign ministers of the
European Troika - Germany, Austria, and Finland - and their
colleagues from Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia,
Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Slovenia, and Hungary.
Also in attendance were European commissioners Emma Bonino and Hans
van der Broek, the United Nations commissioner for refugees Sadako
Ogata, and chairman of the Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe Knut Vollebaek.
The Thursday meeting in Luxembourg will also be attended by
representatives of international financial institutions.
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